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Phuket airport to Patong bus starts July 1. Definitely

PHUKET: The long-awaited bus service from Phuket International Airport to Patong will launch on July 1, it was confirmed in a meeting this afternoon (June 19) at Phuket Provincial Hall.

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Now it’s Phuket’s Andara under the microscope

PHUKET: The high-profile Andara resort and property development, along with the Parisorn project, currently under construction in Kamala, were this morning (June 19) examined by a high-level and very suspicious team from the Ministry of Interior.

Thousands evacuated after blasts at Russian arms depot

MOSCOW: More than 6,000 people were evacuated in central Russia overnight after a series of massive explosions at an arms depot blew out windows and sparked a fire, the emergency situations ministry said Wednesday.

French floods claim first victim, Lourdes remains closed

TOULOUSE: Flash floods in southwestern France killed an elderly woman as the inundated grotto at the Roman Catholic pilgrimage site of Lourdes remained closed for a second day on Wednesday.

Motorbike accident claims life of Phuket expat

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 01:38PM

PHUKET: A 44-year-old British expat died of wounds he sustained when his motorbike collided with a truck on the main road near Tesco Lotus,Thalang on Tuesday night.

Obama wins re-election, makes history again

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 11:31AM

WORLD: US President Barack Obama swept to re-election Tuesday, creating history again by defying the undertow of a slow economic recovery and high unemployment to beat Republican foe Mitt Romney.

British Consulate in Pattaya closes

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 09:52AM

THAILAND: Following months of speculation, the British Embassy in Bangkok have now confirmed on their website that the British Consulate in Jomtien, Pattaya will close.

Swing states too close to call in early US results

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 09:40AM

WORLD: Poll results in the key swing states that will decide the US presidential election remained too close to call on Tuesday even as Barack Obama and Mitt Romney racked up victories in their heartlands.

Three held in Phuket drug raid

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 09:27AM

PHUKET: Police arrested three Thais yesterday evening (November 6) on drugs charges.

Thai 'wizard' held after 'bulletproof' tattoo brawls

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 11:16PM

THAILAND: A "sorcerer" tattooist has been arrested in northeastern Thailand after several brawls involving his disciples who believed his body art made them invincible, police said Tuesday.

Concrete-hurling Phuket bike gang damage two cars

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 05:54PM

PHUKET: Motorbike gang members tossed concrete paving blocks and hit two cars coming the other way on Saturday (November 3), damaging the windscreens of both. Luckily, no one was hurt.

Myanmar flight links to expand

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 05:01PM

ASIA: More airlines have announced plans to start regional services to Yangon during this winter schedule.

Phuket: LCCs and why they act the way they do

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 04:58PM

PHUKET: AirAsia’s public relations disaster in September scrapping the Phuket-Bali route without warning underlines the precarious nature of the low cost carrier business and its negative impact on customers.

Thailand and Indonesia tie Mice knot

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 04:52PM

THAILAND: Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau says a recently signed Memorandum of Understanding with Indonesia will help to boost events hosted in Thailand.

Online wholesale travel system launched

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 04:08PM

ASIA: Asiatravel.com has launched what it says is Asia’s first online wholesale system with instant confirmation for destinations worldwide.

Asia offers new potential for super luxury palace hotels

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 04:04PM

ASIA: Asia is the most dynamic market for luxury products and services and is the next target for palace hotels under the brand of Dorchester Collection, company chief executive Christopher Cowdray recently said in an interview about strategy.

Thai ‘transgender airline’ grounded over finance issues

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 04:00PM

THAILAND: Months after taking to the skies with Thailand’s first transsexual air crew, fledgling carrier PC Air has suspended services over financial troubles that left passengers stranded in South Korea.

Thailand 2nd in HSBC survey

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 03:55PM

THAILAND: Thailand is ranked second in the world in this year’s HSBC expatriate living survey, just behind Singapore.

Two join Boathouse in Phuket

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 03:50PM

PHUKET: Argentinean Santiago Lopez has been appointed Director of Food and Beverage at Boathouse Phuket and ReKáTa Beach Club.

Crafty property ideas ‘will fail’

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 03:07PM

PHUKET: A lawyer who worked for eight years in Phuket, much of it on land and property issues, has warned that crafty attempts to circumvent Thai property law are most likely doomed to fail – and that a new law on shareholders’ voting rights could shake up the property industry.

Zcape Phuket condos sell out in just three months

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 03:04PM

PHUKET: Tri Property Co celebrated with a party last weekend after selling all 198 units in their Zcape Condominium project in Cherng Talay in less than three months, and announced that construction of the seven-story condo building will begin by the end of the year.

New THAI boss has a giant job ahead

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 03:01PM

THAILAND: Thai Airways International’s new president told local media at his first press conference last week that he would submit a revised business plan for 2013 by the end of this year.

Phuket hotel figures soar

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 02:59PM

PHUKET: Phuket delivered outstanding performances in occupancy rate and revenue per available room (RevPAR) of all destinations in Asia Pacific covered by the August STR Global report.

Thailand ‘a hot target’ for hotel investors

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 6 November 2012, 02:57PM

THAILAND: Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels (JLLH) are tipping Thailand as a hotel investment market to watch.

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