Phuket
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'Patong Taxi Federation' formed in Phuket
PATONG, PHUKET: -- More than one thousand tuk-tuk, motorbike and car taxi drivers are banding together to form a new 'Patong Taxi Federation'.
Phuket governor calls evacuation drill a success
MAI KHAO, PHUKET: Five years after the tsunami that devastated parts of the Phuket coastline, authorities set out to prove that the island is ready to cope if a similar tragedy occurred today.
Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket welcomes International Media Participants in Thailand Trip
Sheraton Grande Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort, Phuket and Laguna Phuket Resorts and Hotels provided a warm welcome to International Media Participants of the Thailand Maximize Campaign by Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau.
JJ in new Phuket jet-ski dispute
PATONG, PHUKET: New footage has emerged showing Phuket’s infamous jet-ski man, Winai ‘JJ’ Naiman, in another dispute with marines – this time from the US Navy.
Phuket jet-ski operators face insurance scheme
KATHU, PHUKET: Phuket’s jet-ski operators will soon have to insure their craft for damage, the Phuket governor told a crowd of industry representatives at a crisis meeting at Patong Municipality offices yesterday.
Phuket Storm Blackouts, But Surfers Power On
STORMS caused some blackouts on Phuket overnight, but the hope is that the Island Crown surfing title at Kata beach will go ahead without problems on Saturday and Sunday.
Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket Tops the Travel Polls
Sheraton Grande Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort, Phuket has been awarded a Top Conference Hotel for Asia by Smart Travel Asia Poll.
Phuket Job Fair returns to HomeWorks
WICHIT, PHUKET: The Department of Employment in Phuket and HomeWorks have once again joined forces to help Phuket job seekers back into the ranks of the employed.
Almost half of Phuket’s hotel projects delayed
PHUKET: Up to 48 percent of all new hotel developments in Phuket are experiencing major construction delays due to the global economic downturn and concerns over Thailand’s political stability, an authoritative report has found.
Phuket's Burma Workers in Mass Registration
ABOUT 90,000 Burmese work illegally on Phuket, stretching the island's health and education systems, says Thanawan Tongsukchote, Chief of Phuket Provincial Employment office.
Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket welcomes Ministry of Defence for ASEAN planning meeting
Lyndon Ellis, Hotel Manager of Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket welcomes General Prawit Wongsuwan, Minister of Defence for a security planning meeting in preparation for the ASEAN Minister’s Meeting
Businessman kills self amid economic woes
A prominent Phuket businessman was found hanged from a tree yesterday in what police suspect was a suicide possibly driven by the current economic crunch.
Preparations underway for ASEAN summit in Phuket
Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban on Saturday flew to Thailand’s Andaman Sea island resort of Phuket to observe preparations for hosting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit with its six dialogue partners next month.
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he is unworried about the protest planned by anti-government demonstrators before next week's regional health ministers meeting on influenza A (H1N1) to be hosted by Thailand.
Phuket ready to host postponed Asean summit
PHUKET CITY: Phuket is ready to host the postponed Asean +3 and +6 conferences, following the abrupt cancellation of the financial summit in Pattaya over the Songkran holiday after anti-government protesters stormed the venue where it was being held.
Best Brunch on the Island
The Easter brunch at the Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket was promptly sold out within 48 hours in the Phuket local community and endorsed by all leading hoteliers to be the Best Brunch on the Island.
What Next for Phuket? Island's Future Foretold
PHUKET'S future, as foretold by Thailand's leading tarot card reader, is . . . well, let's keep you in suspense for a while, the way a top fortune-teller should.
Songkran Turtle Release
For over 20 years, the Mai Khao Villagers have patrolled the beach during the turtle nesting season from October to February protecting the nests near their patrol station and collecting eggs further along the beach to keep in their hatchery.
Tsunami-scarred group's 'Muslim Spa' venture, reputed to be the first of its kind in the country
A group of southern Muslim women, still scarred by their experiences from the catastrophic tsunami four years ago, has launched a business they are still unfamiliar with but which could help strengthen community ties.