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Thailand: Legalized gambling most promising option to allure tourism

As reported by phuketgazette.net, “The nation’s pre-eminent gathering of tourism and travel-industry experts has concluded that while Thailand looks headed for its best year ever for tourist numbers and revenues, action to legalise gaming, improve infrastructure and attract “quality” travellers is urgently needed ahead as establishment of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) nears.” Read Article

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Thailand: Chinese New Year festival to highly increase tourism

As reported by thephuketnews.com, “TAT Governor Suraphon Svetasreni said, “We expect that more than 2.6 million domestic and foreign tourists will be on the move during Chinese New Year, generating nearly 11 billion Baht in spending. According to the Department of Civil Aviation, special permission has been given for local and foreign airlines to operate […]

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Thailand: Russian tourist injured by runaway truck wheel

As reported by thephuketnews.com, “The wheel came off the truck, rolled, and hit Russian tourist Alexey Babenko who was driving a large motorbike at Baan Lipon, on Thepkrassatri Rd. Mr Babenko was transferred to Thalang Hospital, then Vachira, and finally Bangkok Hospital where today he remained in intensive care with serious head injuries. He is […]

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Southern Thailand plauged by violence, militants kill four

eir.com reported that more than 5,000 people have been killed in Thailand’s southernmost provinces since Islamist insurgency erupted in 2004. Militants have robbed and shot dead four fruit traders in Thailand’s insurgency-plagued south, police say. Read Report

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Thailand: Tensions continue to grow between Russian foreigners and local population

As reported by phuketwan.com, ” With the behavior of Russian visitors a major talking point on Phuket, Russia may soon crack down on boozy flights after a spate of brawls involving drunken passengers. The incident that could trigger the change in approach came after a flight bound for Thailand made a forced landing in Uzbekistan […]

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Thailand: Tsunami drill won’t be announced in Russian

As reported by phuketgazette.net, “Phuket will hold its annual full-scale tsunami evacuation and marine rescue drill at Karon Beach on February 21, but the tsunami warning messages will not be played in Russian, the Phuket Gazette was told today…As previously reported by the Gazette, the tsunami warning message (click play) and the cancellation message (click […]

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Thailand: Danish tourist fugitive arrested in Phuket

As reported by thephuketnew.com, “Wanted Danish man Dennis Knudsen, 24, the intended target of the Soi Sansabai shooting last month, was arrested in Phuket on Sunday…Knudsen was allegedly shot at on January 22 in Patong by Australian biker John Cohen who, along with his partner Mark Shea, had been looking for the Dane following a […]

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Thailand: German tourist attacked by local jet ski operator

As reported by thephuketnews.com, “Police are on the hunt for an anchor-wielding jet ski operator who allegedly swung the heavy anchor at a German tourist, narrowly missing his head. Karon Police Pol Lt Sathaporn Seenun told The Phuket News that the trouble began around 6pm on Monday at Kata beach, when the jet ski operator […]

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Thailand: French tourist killed along with others in crash, many more injured

According to nationmultimedia.com, “Five people including a French tourist were killed when a tour bus overturned Wednesday en route to a beach resort in southern Thailand, police said. Chumphon Police Colonel Narudaet Ingkhajan identified the French casualty as Delphine Jofette Raene Kiesser, 23.” Read Artcle

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Thailand: Andaman Phuket and Simplitel hotels location of recent thefts of Russian tourists

According to thephuketnews.com, the incidents took place in two different hotels – Andaman Phuket Hotel in Patong and the Simplitel at Karon Beach Phuket – details of the cases are almost identical. The money was stolen from hotel room safe boxes while the owners were on one- or two-day trips, and all the victims were […]

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