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Phuket's Naka resort receives awards

PHUKET: The Naka Island resort just off Phuket has won two accolades in the International Hotel Awards 2013-14, for Best Resort Hotel in Thailand and Best Spa Hotel in Thailand.

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Thailand sees record income from movies

Thailand earned a record B671.43 million from on-location film shoots in January to April this year, according to a Ministry of Tourism and Sports’ Thailand Film Office Department.

Phuket Business: Structured investment hazards

PHUKET: The past few years have seen an explosion in the number of structured investment products launched by banks worldwide and aimed at expatriates and other international investors in the region.

Big drive for more medical tourists

BANGKOK: Travel agents are calling for Thailand to improve its medical tourism by adding new services and maintaining its high treatment standards.

Abid Butt to head up Banyan Tree

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 7 June 2012, 04:00PM

Air Bagan mulls Yangon-Phuket service

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 7 June 2012, 03:56PM

PHUKET: Air Bagan, a private airline based in Yangon, Myanmar, has reported it will take delivery of more aircraft and will upgrade its online and distribution channels to attract more passengers.

Thailand drops down competitiveness list

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 7 June 2012, 03:52PM

PHUKET: Thailand has dropped three places in this year’s World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) scoreboard, compiled annually by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

First-time home buyers spoiled for choice

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 31 May 2012, 07:05PM

PHUKET: Home buyers in Phuket will be spoiled for choice this weekend when presales open for two major developments by Bangkok developers.

'Brand Phuket' still defies definition

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 31 May 2012, 07:03PM

PHUKET: The American Chamber of Commerce in Phuket (AmCham) and the Phuket PR Network on May 24 held the first of four meetings to try to come up with a definition of “Brand Phuket”.

Superyacht crew school set to open

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 31 May 2012, 06:59PM

PHUKET: A new school opens in Thalang on June 16, offering courses that lead graduates to a life of glamour and high salaries – working on superyachts around the world.

Thai trade deficit narrows in April

Phuket News / Business

Friday 25 May 2012, 06:24PM

Thailand's trade deficit narrowed in April, official figures showed Friday, as the country recovers from the impact of last year's devastating floods.

Bangkok developers launch new condo projects

Phuket News / Business

Friday 25 May 2012, 10:35AM

The rise of the low-end condos built in Phuket by major Bangkok companies continues with the launch last weekend of Supalai Park in Phuket Town.

Myanmar to reopen Death Railway

Phuket News / Business

Friday 25 May 2012, 10:33AM

Myanmar aims to restore a stretch of the infamous “Death Railway” to Thailand which was initially built by Japanese-held prisoners of war and forced labour, the minister in charge of the scheme has told AFP.

TAT looks to revive mothballed Elite Card

Phuket News / Business

Friday 25 May 2012, 10:23AM

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) says it will present a revamped version of the defunct Thailand Elite Card project to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports by the end of this month for Cabinet review after that.

SUCCESS STORY: The publisher

Phuket News / Business

Friday 25 May 2012, 10:15AM

Grenville Fordham is is founder and boss of guide and magazine publisher Image Asia. He is also a leading light in the island's sailing community.

Phuket benefits from China-Philippines row

Phuket News / Business

Friday 25 May 2012, 10:10AM

PHUKET: According to a Chinese news site, Phuket has benefitted from an ongoing spat between China and the Philippines, with mainland Chinese tourists who had planned to visit the Philippines diverting to Bali, Phuket or Cheju Island in South Korea.

New revenue director for Dusit

Phuket News / Business

Friday 25 May 2012, 10:08AM

PHUKET: The Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket has appointed Manish Pratap as its new Director of Revenue Management as of April this year.

Meanwhile, other Phuket hotels doing quite well

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 24 May 2012, 05:43PM

Phuket enjoyed the highest occupancies in Thailand during April according to the latest Thai Hotels Association’s performance report presented at its members meeting Wednesday.

Shell says 'considering options' after PTT bid for Cove

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 24 May 2012, 02:32PM

Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday it was mulling its options over Cove Energy, one day after Thai oil giant PTT trumped its takeover bid for the East Africa-focused group.

Thailand's PTT beats Shell bid for Cove Energy

Phuket News / Business

Wednesday 23 May 2012, 05:47PM

Thai oil giant PTT said Wednesday it had struck a deal to buy East Africa-focused Cove Energy for £1.22 billion ($1.92 billion), trumping a rival offer from Royal Dutch Shell.

'Strong interest' in Thai AirAsia IPO

Phuket News / Business

Wednesday 23 May 2012, 05:46PM

Thai AirAsia's top shareholder has reported strong demand for its shares in an initial public offering that will raise funds for a fleet expansion at the fast-growing low-cost carrier.

Economy rebounds strongly from flood crisis

Phuket News / Business

Monday 21 May 2012, 10:43AM

Thailand's economy posted double-digit growth in the first quarter of 2012, rebounding from the fallout of last year's devastating floods, official data showed Monday.

Myanmar tour agents blast 'greedy' hotels

Phuket News / Business

Saturday 19 May 2012, 02:09PM

Tour operators and foreign-owned hotels are in a stand-off over soaring hotel rates that sky-rocketed almost 300 per cent and threaten the country’s long-term tourism prospects.

University consults Phuket IT

Phuket News / Business

Saturday 19 May 2012, 02:08PM

PHUKET: Six IT lecturers from Walailak University in Nakorn Srithammarat visited Phuket-based IT company Blue D Zine earlier this month to discuss the software and IT trends of the island in readiness of launching its new Master’s degree course in software engineering.

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