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Thai Tourist dies in boating “incident” off Jomtien Beach in Pattaya

PATTAYA: A 36 year old Thai Tourist died in an incident involving a speedboat off the coast of Jomtien beach on Saturday afternoon. Police are unsure if the man had already died before the collision or if the collision with the boat killed him.

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Motorcyclist nabbed after naked joyride in Chiang Mai goes viral

CHIANG MAI: A man who brazenly rode a motorcycle through downtown Chiang Mai while naked has been arrested after detectives were alerted to his antics through a video clip on a social media network.

Poll: Energy Minister Pongsak blamed for Phuket blackout

PHUKET: Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal should be held responsible for the massive blackout in 14 southern provinces on Tuesday, say the majority of respondents to an Abac Poll.

Big waves sink longtails, leave tourists stranded offshore

KRABI: Following the onset of the southwest monsoon, many boats were damaged and sunk this afternoon in Krabi waters (May 25) by big waves and inclement weather.

Honest Phuket van driver returns B120,000

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 1 February 2013, 03:26PM

PHUKET: A 24-year old van driver Sarawut Sompan is being praised for his honesty after he handed in around B132,000 worth of cash belonging to an Indonesian official.

L&H launches Phuket Inizio project

Phuket News / Business

Friday 1 February 2013, 12:52PM

PHUKET: Land and House Park Phuket launched a new housing project, Inizio Koh Kaew last Friday (January 18) on 26 rai of land in a quiet soi behind the Isuzu showroom on Thepkrassattri Rd, aimed, like so many new developments in Phuket, at first-home buyers at the lower end of the Thai market.

Sansiri targets uni market in Phuket

Phuket News / Business

Friday 1 February 2013, 12:51PM

PHUKET: Bangkok giant Sansiri is set to launch its fifth dcondo project on the island, on a site near Phuket Rajabhat University. It will be called dcondo Campus Resort Kuku.

Phuket Property Show ‘is the best so far’

Phuket News / Business

Friday 1 February 2013, 12:49PM

PHUKET: The Phuket Property Show 2013, held at Central Festival Phuket from January 17 to Wednesday (January 23) has been the most successful yet.

Phuket architects celebrate five years of success

Phuket News / Business

Friday 1 February 2013, 12:47PM

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.

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

Phuket News / Business

Friday 1 February 2013, 12:43PM

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?

Phuket resort gets change of manager

Phuket News / Business

Friday 1 February 2013, 12:40PM

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

Phuket: Small capacity ‘crimps deep port potential’

Phuket News / Business

Friday 1 February 2013, 12:38PM

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.

Govt plan for tourism ‘lacking in direction’

Phuket News / Business

Friday 1 February 2013, 12:35PM

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.

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

Phuket News / Business

Friday 1 February 2013, 11:41AM

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

Crackdown begins on illegal foreigners in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 1 February 2013, 09:35AM

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.

'Thailand can be a deadly destination for Australian tourists'

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 31 January 2013, 05:03PM

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

Phuket: Marriott to double in size in Thailand

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 31 January 2013, 04:44PM

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.

Rohingya camp in Hat Yai abandoned before raid

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 31 January 2013, 04:40PM

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.

Rohingya migrants pay B65,000 each, house panel told

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 31 January 2013, 04:36PM

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.

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 News / Phuket

Thursday 31 January 2013, 03:45PM

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.

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 News / Phuket

Thursday 31 January 2013, 10:47AM

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).

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