Sony Hack

Sony Hack

Despite the FBI declaring that North Korea was behind the devastating Sony Hack or cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, security experts continue to believe that the hack was an inside job, reports The Security Ledger. Security firm Norse claims it has evidence that shows the Sony hack was perpetrated by six individuals, including two based in…

Facebook

Facebook says sorry for the Year in Review feature Facebook has apologized over its Year in Review feature after some users complained about the images chosen to sum up their 2014. Eric Meyer described the feature as “jarring” and “wrong” after he logged on to discover a picture of his six-year-old daughter, who had died…

Joe Cocker RIP

Joe Cocker RIP

“You know, now that I’m getting older, when I do a two-hour show I feel it’s kind of precious,” Joe Cocker said. “As I’m getting to the back end of my career, I feel like there’s something special each time, just going out and doing a show. I never really looked after myself when I…

Thailand Football wins cup

Thailand Football triumphs at the 2014 Asean Football Championship on Saturday night is the latest and most compelling evidence underlining the fact that former national striker Kiatisak Senamuang is the man the country has long searched for to bring back the glory days to Thai football. Few could have predicted when Thailand last won the…

Phuket Boat hits rock

A Thai woman and 12 foreigners were rescued unhurt from Phuket Boat the ‘Electric Blue’ about 11.45 am about one kilometer off the southern Phuket marine hub of Rawai. ”We understand the captain of the Electric Blue missed the harbor channel and struck the rock,” said Rawai deputy mayor Treerapong Taodang. Tourist Boonpeng Hanfarlurn, 42,…

Phuket Gazette

The Phuket Gazette is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Isaac Stone Simonelli to the position of Editor-in-chief. The media world has changed to the point that our readers expect not only the same quality and even-handed presentation of news as the world’s major newspapers but also a bigger-than-average dose of features the faces,…

Phuket Weather at Christmas

Phuket Weather at Christmas

The Phuket Weather at Christmas can be unpredictable. Phuket, located South of Bangkok, Thailand’s capital, has been a choice tourist destination for many years, experiences two distinct seasons.  A tropical monsoon rainy season and a short dry season. The Monsoon rainy season begins in April through to October. The highest rainfall usually occurs in the…

Charlotte Dujardin

Charlotte Dujardin

Double Olympic champion Charlotte Dujardin set a new world record as she won Grand Prix gold at the Olympia Horse Show in London. Dujardin, who won two world titles in August and was fourth in the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year, scored 87.740 for her routine with Valegro. It beat the previous mark of 87.129,…

Marine Safety

Marine safety was the number one priority for Phuket this high season, Governor Nisit Jansomwong told a meeting Tuesday, singling out the Chief of Marine Office 5, Phuripat Theerakulpisut. The governor left the gathering about road and marine safety briefly but when he returned he said: ”Phuripat, no more accidents. I am not concerned about…

Lewis Hamilton wins

Lewis Hamilton Sports Personality of the Year award, with golfer Rory McIlroy in second and athlete Jo Pavey in third place. Lewis Hamilton F1 Champion. Hamilton secured his second Formula One world championship last month after edging a battle with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. The 29-year-old, who has twice finished second in the running for…

Tourist Bus

A Phuket Tourist Bus on its side. Five people were seriously hurt when a bus carrying Chinese tourists flipped onto its side while failing to take a dangerous curve north of Phuket Sunday. Ten people from the 24-seat bus, which set out from Phuket, were taken to hospital. The An Xin Tour bus failed to take…

Night at the Museum

Night at the Museum

At the world premiere of 20th Century Fox’s film “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb” held at New York’s Ziegfeld Theatre on Thursday, the cast honoured the life of the late Robin Williams, who makes his final screen performance in director Shawn Levy’s third instalment of the popular franchise. Williams’ widow, Susan Schneider,…

Phuket Countdown

Phuket Countdown will be “Colourful Phuket Countdown 2015” and will be held at the Sanam Chai field opposite Phuket Provincial Hall, with concerts and stage entertainment, floral and light decorations, and a countdown fireworks display. Around the rest of Thailand, the main venues are Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai (Mae Sai), Chon Buri (Pattaya), Songkhla (Hat…

Jenson Button

Jenson Button is to partner Fernando Alonso at McLaren next season writes Andrew Benson BBC Chief F1 writer. The team are to announce their driver line-up at a news conference at their factory in Surrey on Thursday. But BBC Sport has learned they have decided to retain Button after weeks of leaning towards Kevin Magnussen. Button, the…

Bill Patrick

Bill Patrick

Transitions this week with Bill Patrick guest mix. John Digweed show this week on 91.5FM Phuket FM radio includes the following playlist: Trentemøller – Always Something Better (DJ Tennis & Mind Against Remix) [Poker Flat] Davi – The Gates of Babylon [Crosstown Rebels] Henry Saiz – Haunted Girl Canyon (Original Mix) [Suara] Ghost Culture –…

Stephanie Moseley

Stephanie Moseley

Stephanie Moseley and her boyfriend, rapper Earl Hayes, shot her and then killed himself. Neighbours called police after hearing a woman screaming and gunfire in a Los Angeles apartment. Two Bodies found The bodies of a woman and man were found shot and killed inside a swanky Los Angeles apartment near the Grove, following reports of…

Grammy Nominations

Grammy Nominations

Sam Smith, Beyonce Lead The Pack in the 2015 Grammy Nominations. Photo Credit to variety.com Nominated in the song of the year category (a writer’s award) was “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)”, (by Smith, James Napier, and William Phillips, “All About That Bass” (by Trainor and Kevin Kadish), “Chandelier” (by Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin),…

Tiesto

Tijs Michiel Verwest, aka Tiesto, was born in Breda, Netherlands on 17 January 1969. In 1994, he began releasing material on Noculan Records’ sub-labels Chemo and Coolman and signed by the general manager of the massive Rotterdam-based Basic Beat Recordings. three years later Tiesto founded his own label, Black Hole Recordings, with Arny Bink and…

Nicole Moudaber

Nicole Moudaber is a music producer and DJ born in Nigeria who studied in the United Kingdom and then became a pioneer of dance music in Lebanon. From ground-breaking parties to superstar collaborations, she is surely making a name for herself. Nicole begun as a promoter and held several events including the “Trashy Renaissance” party…

Cambodian Monks

A group of 19 Cambodian monks collecting alms around Phuket were today exposed and disrobed and will be deported soon. The monks have rounded up about 6 pm and taken to Mongkonnimit temple in Phuket City after officers from Vichit and Kathu raided their jungle camp. Under an agreement with Cambodia, as unwanted aliens, they…

Thailand Election

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam hinted yesterday that the next Thailand election might be held in early 2016. The deputy premier who is in charge of legal affairs said he believed the charter draft would likely be completed in September 2015, and the organic laws would need another three months to draft. The latter process…

Phuket Kings Cup

Phuket Kings Cup starts with the 5th Phuket Dinghy Series offers a taste of action to come in 2014 PKCR. The Phuket Kings Cup Regatta Organizing Committee, led by its President, Kevin Whitcraft, joined with PTT Global Chemical (sponsor of the Phuket Dinghy Series) to offer congratulations to young sailors in all of the Regattas…

Carl Cox Live Brooklyn

Carl Cox is Live from Output, Brooklyn this week with a playlist and line up as follows. Toni Moreno & Manu Gonzalez – Old Way [Ibiza Global Records] Trevor Rockclife – Give Up The Funk [Mentor Records] Mark Broom – Gap [Saved] Oliver Deutschmann – Breakdown – Sterac Remix by Steve Rachmad [Caduceus] Marcelo Cuta…