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PHUKET: Phuket architecture firm Able Architects celebrated its fifth anniversary with a “white corporate” event at the Blue Elephant Restaurant in Phuket Town last week.

Friday 1 February 2013, 12:47PM

Phuket: Learning old-school lessons could end in a cold old age

EXPAT MONEY: How many times have we all heard it said that stocks outperform bonds, which outperform cash deposits, which get eaten up by inflation, so you’re losing money just by doing nothing?

Friday 1 February 2013, 12:43PM

Phuket resort gets change of manager

PHUKET: Hotel consulting company Mai-BS (Thailand) took over the management of the Dewa Karon Resort with effect from January 1.

Friday 1 February 2013, 12:40PM

Phuket: Small capacity ‘crimps deep port potential’

PHUKET: If Phuket is to prosper as a cruise site, and not be forgotten amid a booming regional cruise scene, then it needs to seriously bolster local facilities, a recent Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) fact-finding panel was told, according to SeaShipNews.

Friday 1 February 2013, 12:38PM

Govt plan for tourism ‘lacking in direction’

BANGKOK: The private sector is worried over the government’s “directionless” plan to raise the country’s tourism revenue to B2 trillion, saying that it lacks coordination, a concrete action plan and accountability.

Friday 1 February 2013, 12:35PM

Phuket Opinion: Let’s face the facts

Phuket News / Opinion

Tuesday 1 January 2013, 12:29PM

PHUKET: Most of the so-called “Russian” businesses in Phuket are actually Thai-owned and just use Russian people in the front so they can get explain things to Russian customers directly.

Debate examines benefits of Thai culture on tourism

BANGKOK: PATA-organised debate in Bangkok asks 'Is Thai culture good or bad for the development of Thailand's tourism industry?'

Friday 1 February 2013, 11:41AM

Crackdown begins on illegal foreigners in Phuket

PHUKET: Twelve foreigners, including people from Australia, Finland, Indonesia, Myanmar, and the UK, were arrested yesterday (January 31) for working illegally in the island’s tourism industry, police said.

Friday 1 February 2013, 09:35AM

'Thailand can be a deadly destination for Australian tourists'

PHUKET: Thailand is one of Australia's favourite overseas holiday destinations - but the popular family playground has a darker side, writes the Herald Sun.

Thursday 31 January 2013, 05:03PM

Phuket: Marriott to double in size in Thailand

PHUKET: Marriott International last Thursday (January 31) announced the signing of seven management agreements with TCC Hotels Group which will see the US hospitality company operating seven TCC hotels across Thailand, including the Imperial Adamas Phuket Beach Resort.

Thursday 31 January 2013, 04:44PM

Rohingya camp in Hat Yai abandoned before raid

SONGKHLA: Authorities raided a camp in a rubber plantation in Songkhla's Hat Yai district where about 200 illegal Royingya migrants were reported to be hiding on Thursday morning, but found it had been abandoned shortly before they arrived, reports said.

Thursday 31 January 2013, 04:40PM

Rohingya migrants pay B65,000 each, house panel told

THAILAND: Rohingya migrants pay 60,000 baht to 65,000 baht each to smugglers to get into Thailand, Maung Kyaw Nu, president of the Burmese Rohingya Association in Thailand, said Wednesday.

Thursday 31 January 2013, 04:36PM

Years after quake, Haitian homeless feel abandoned

Phuket News / World

Thursday 31 January 2013, 04:32PM

HAITI: Three years after Haiti was devastated by a massive earthquake, hundreds of thousands of homeless people are still at risk from crime, disease and the elements in crowded makeshift camps.

Australian sisters recount horror Phuket boat ordeal

PHUKET: Young Australian tourist Tegan Larin has described yesterday’s (January 30) terrifying speed boat ordeal from her Phuket International Hospital bed, where she remains bedridden with a serious back injury following the boat incident.

Thursday 31 January 2013, 03:45PM

Phuket: 'Bang' your Facebook friends

Phuket News / World

Thursday 31 January 2013, 11:07AM

WORLD: Ever wanted to take your online relationship with a Facebook friend further, but were too embarrassed to take the next step?

Australian remains in hospital following Phuket boating mishap

PHUKET: An Australian woman was this morning still in Phuket International Hospital with a back injury after the boat she was travelling in was hit by a strong wave yesterday morning (January 30).

Thursday 31 January 2013, 10:47AM

Five tourists hurt in Phuket tour boat mishap

PHUKET: Five tourists, including one Australian and one Malaysian, were injured late this morning (January 30) when their boat was hit by a strong wave about one kilometre off the coast of Chalong.

Wednesday 30 January 2013, 06:28PM

Phuket couple arrested for drug dealing

PHUKET: A Phuket couple were arrested on Monday afternoon after a tip-off to police that they were dealing drugs.

Wednesday 30 January 2013, 04:34PM

Fugitive Kamnan Poh arrested in Bangkok

BANGKOK: Fugitive Somchai Khunploem, better known as Kamnan Poh, was arrested on the expressway in Bangkok on Wednesday, according to the chief of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB).

Wednesday 30 January 2013, 03:02PM

Phuket: A warning to Malaysian men: Be wary of Thai marriages