Phuket News ++: May 2011

happy hour at Top of the Reef

I am interested - the Pizza Company delivers for a 'smart phone purchase' - a reason to buy a new phone... BUT they will not deliver to my home...

The lifeguards warn us of the Rip Tides in Phuket!
- isn't that the red flags?
The traffic direction in Patong is going to to be changed back... who is going to change all the maps?


Then I read, see and hear the rain and wind...


"Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Cape Panwa taxi drivers and tour operators who use the Phuket Deep Sea Port" - I hope that it all works out.


3G in Phuket is a problem - this is why and this is where 3G is.


After the recent blockades at the Deep Sea Port there is a 
Police raid for counterfiet goods in Patong 
- just when I wanted to go shopping...


There is a problem with illegal taxi drivers in Bangkok - come to Phuket.


Coral is recovering until... high season?


A tourist is incarcerated at Bang Jo Correctional facility for 
stealing a camera for 7 days
Phuket Immigration are likely to deport him - unless?


No press freedom in Thailand - 138th... then the Internet.

Deaths in Phuket - RIP

A local dies through drowning.

A Japanese tourist hit by boat - responsibility?
BUT not all are questioned... yet...

A British Tourist dies in the Rawai water.
A Local artist is swept off Phromthep Cape whilst fishing.
A Brit on a motorbike crashes into a Tuk - Tuk at 4 a.m. in the morning

Teen gang violence in Phuket.

Crash on Big Buddah Hill!!

Miss Thailand Beach Babes - visit postponed

- are they even Thai...?

Phuket tourists are beaten and cursed - 

this is just Patong?

Phuket Vendors allege corruption and extortion
business as usual then...

Tablets (knock off) for the students (Pheu Thai Party) - 
and this was tried by Thaksin (but nothing happened)...

Thaksin promises to return this year 2011.
Then Thaksin promises lower taxes ?...
only in Thailand.


A Thai Nun is seen abusing somebody but cannot be prosecuted?


I love the Culture Ministry....
Bare boobies at Song Kran... a national disgrace....
But a nun who encourages "sexual touching" to adjust people's karma.... No action against the nun....but threaten those who posted videos of the "bizarre" rituals with violation of the Computer Crimes Act.
Glad to see they have their priorities straight

JFCHANDLER

Death at Siam Water Park in Bangkok - unfortunate but clearly there is a need to find blame, I would not let my child out of my sight...


I spoke too soon - Nuclear Power for Thailand - 
after looking at the paperwork of the Japanese Plants?


Confirmed (again) - overhead wires in Phuket Town to be removed 
by November - watch this space

What was this? Police raid on counterfeit goods in Patong -
just when I visited... police vowed to end piracy...


Big Buddah road widening - 'slow but steady'..


More people arrested with drugs - i know that the tourist numbers are down 
BUT there are more people from ******


Then a Chinese Firm to look at building a light railway...

Then they want to change the one way system in Patong again -
my advice - don't drive in Patong.