PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Catholic bishop in California quits after admitting he fathered two kids Phuket Gazette / News Wires The Archdiocese of Los Angeles on Wednesday announced that one of its Catholic bishops has resigned after acknowledging he fathered two children in the past. … [Read more...] about Phuket Media Watch: Bishop quits; Hybrid sharks; Volcano activity; Face failures
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Phuket New Year road toll battered as three die
PHUKET: The Phuket authorities’ goal to keep the road toll this year under the four deaths of last year suffered a severe setback when three men died in motorcycle accidents on Thursday night – the first night of this year’s ‘Seven Days of Danger’ road safety campaign. Polish national Pawel Jack Gilman, 37, died after the limited edition Liverpool FC Honda Scoopy motorbike … [Read more...] about Phuket New Year road toll battered as three die
Gov Tri gets Red Cross Fair underway
PHUKET: Scores of people turned out last night the opening night of the Phuket Red Cross Fair in Phuket Town, with many people among the huge crowd hoping to win the top prize in the popular lucky draw: a brand-new Honda City car . The 11-day fair, being held at the Central Stage Area at Saphan Hin , was declared officially underway by Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha, … [Read more...] about Gov Tri gets Red Cross Fair underway
Wishing all a very happy New Year
PHUKET: One would guess that quite a few of Phuket’s residents were up well past their usual bed times last night as 2011 slipped into history and 2012 dawned. It’s probably likely that for an equal number it was business as usual, with 3am considered a respectable time for turning in. Regardless, what to do now that those long made resolutions have finally come into … [Read more...] about Wishing all a very happy New Year
Ice Age footprints shed light on North America’s early humans
Huw Griffith (AFP) PREMIUM Los Angeles, United States ● Fri, August 12, 2022 Footprints laid down by Ice Age hunter-gatherers and recently discovered in a United States desert are shedding new light on North America's earliest human inhabitants. Dozens of fossilized prints found in dried-up riverbeds in the western state of Utah reveal more details about … [Read more...] about Ice Age footprints shed light on North America’s early humans