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Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut

Phuket In Focus: Outgoing Hon Consul Larry Cunningham

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PHUKET: Australia's Honorary Consul in Phuket, Larry Cunningham has announced that he will resign his post on September 30 after nine years on the job. During his time as Honorary Consul, Mr Cunningham has been a consistent and outspoken critic of the corruption and criminality facing visitors to the island.

In an interview with the Phuket Gazette he said that he was threatened by a government official for his vocal criticism recently, but rather than be intimidated, he has renewed his call for authorities in Phuket to face up to reality of corruption and criminality that is

Venturing into the unknown: reflections by Don Battles

Phuket's ice cream man

A perfect model of island life

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PHUKET: Hailing from another tropical paradise on the opposite side of the globe, Jamaican-born Tracy Dawkins is no stranger to island life. She has achieved some fame in Phuket as a model, actress and erstwhile PR and marketing executive and now calls the island home. In an exclusive interview, we spoke with Tracy about island life, competing to be Miss Jamaica and the difficulties of doing photo-shoots with tigers, elephants and snakes.

So Tracy, how long have you been in Phuket and how did you end up here?

Well, as of the 26th of this month, I will have been in P

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PHUKET: Lynda Woolf is a celebrated seer, clairvoyant and mystic who is currently visiting the Atsumi Health and Wellness Center in Rawai to dispense wisdom to those in need of her extraordinary services.

Hailing from a stunningly beautiful corner of the US, Lake Tahoe, Lynda has called Singapore home since 1996, largely to facilitate her work as a psychic practitioner and healer throughout Asia. Listing royalty, politicians and Hollywood A-Listers such as Demi Moore, Sly Stallone and the late Dudley Moore among her famous clients, Lynda has even deployed her remarkable talents to aid

Profile: Foundation of education


Profile: Hearing lizard voices in Phuket

Profile: Wild ride on hippocampus [video]

Life of a ma song

Profile: The Wizard of Oil

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PHUKET: I first met the artist Watcharin Rodnit in 2007 when I went to prison in Phuket Town.

Perhaps I should explain that a little.

In fact, I visited the Phuket Youth and Child Penitentiary for an afternoon to write a story about a couple of artists who dedicated their time to teaching painting to young offenders behind bars, using their own money and resources to supply all the materials.

It was an inspirational experience to see such eccentric and colorful non-conformists bringing joy and hope to a group of young men who mainly came from broken homes. Many of

Profiile: Legend of Phuket's Green Man

Profile: From penniless to priceless

Profile: Drifting from Australia to Asia

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PHUKET: Anthony Cameron, originally from Melbourne, Australia has led an interesting life compared to most.

Escaping from Melbourne in his early twenties to central Victoria, he designed and built a sustainable house and raised two sustainable children, before finally settling in Phuket in 2012. Over the years, Tony has worked as a sound engineer, fruit picker, tour manager, teacher, factory worker and artist. And most recently he has published his second book, Butterfly on Bangla.

As a creative person, Tony has always managed to find a way to record his experience

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PHUKET: The Aussie meat pie has an almost iconic status within the Pantheon of Australian idiosyncrasies, right up there with kangaroos (flying and earthbound) and Pom-bashing.

How endearingly quirky it is then to find the quotidian Aussie meat pie well established here in Phuket, acting as an exotic taste of distant parts for some, while for others providing a comforting echo of home.

The creator of this unique link between pie and Thai is none other than vivacious Susan Usher, Lady Pie herself.

How did this strange alignment of pie in the Siamese sky arise? ##~#

[Video Report] Profile: Knight from the wrong side of the tracks

Profile: Going against the cultural grain

Profile: Building high-end healthcare from grass roots beginnings

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