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Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Cabbies protest legal Grab? ASEAN World Cup bid? Tuk-tuk drivers vs motosai! || June 24

Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Cabbies protest legal Grab? ASEAN World Cup bid? Tuk-tuk drivers vs motosai! || June 24

Heavy rains hit Phuket as weather remains in force

Heavy rains hit Phuket as weather remains in force

Paris court to hear case over 2007 Phuket plane crash

Paris court to hear case over 2007 Phuket plane crash

Tourism still wounded one year on from Phoenix disaster

Tourism still wounded one year on from Phoenix disaster

Phuket non-profit turning the tide on plastic with reusable bottles and youth education

Phuket non-profit turning the tide on plastic with reusable bottles and youth education

News and reveals from 2019’s Electronic Entertainment Expo

News and reveals from 2019’s Electronic Entertainment Expo

USA and Sweden reach quarter-finals as women’s World Cup heats up

USA and Sweden reach quarter-finals as women’s World Cup heats up
Blazing Saddles: How jumping in the saddle can take our love lives up a gear
Blazing Saddles: How jumping in the saddle can take our love lives up a gear
Saturday 1 June 2019, 03:00PM
Ask any advertising executive and they’ll tell you that using the words “sex or sexy” in an article will increase an ad’s readership by almost 100%. In fact, the article you are now perusing could well become the most widely-read in the long-running Blazing Saddles series, and you may well be one of many who has never previously read a Blazing Saddles article and indeed has very lit­tle interest in cycling!
Back on board with record-breaking sailor Yassine Darkaoui
Back on board with record-breaking sailor Yassine Darkaoui
Saturday 1 June 2019, 10:00AM
The name Yassine Darkaoui might ring a bell. That’s because the Moroccan sailor, entrepreneur and Phuket expat graced the Life cover in January this year, sat in lotus on the bow of a boat against the backdrop of Phang Nga.
Surf’s up in Khao Lak
Surf’s up in Khao Lak
Saturday 11 May 2019, 03:00PM
Typically around this time of year, we begin to experience the Southeast Asian version of the changing of the seasons. From the consistent northeasterly winds of the dry season, a change starts to occur. The first sign of the change is welcome rains signalling the end of tourist high season.
Art for good with Tote the travelling artist and humanitarian
Art for good with Tote the travelling artist and humanitarian
Monday 6 May 2019, 10:00AM
One of the perks of operating a guest house in Phuket is interacting with all of the dif­ferent walks of life that trav­erse the globe.
Blazing Saddles: A lesson from Brisbane
Blazing Saddles: A lesson from Brisbane
Monday 29 April 2019, 11:00AM
Queensland’s capital city of Brisbane has a population of 2.4 million people, some four times the official figure for Phuket island. Yet driving around Brisbane, as I recently did, you would be forgiven for thinking you were in a quiet country town. The traffic flows efficiently and there’s rarely any bot­tlenecks or congestion with which to con­tend.
Pet-sitting: travel for animal lovers with a sense of adventure
Pet-sitting: travel for animal lovers with a sense of adventure
Monday 15 April 2019, 03:00PM
There are plenty of established ways to travel the world. Backpacking, couchsurfing, volunteering, sailing, road-tripping, taking a cruise… But pet-sitting? That’s a new one on me. (And one I wish I was familiar with before I, fresh off the boat, was met with a bill for five rabies injections after attempt­ing to befriend a street cat.)
To E, or not to E? A time and a place for the electric bike
To E, or not to E? A time and a place for the electric bike
Saturday 30 March 2019, 03:00PM
Like many cycling enthusiasts, I have long held a prejudice against electric bicycles. Somehow the whole idea of adding a motor of any kind into the primal equation of man, muscle and machine seemed just plain wrong and indeed a bit akin to, well, cheating.
Happy Holistay: Make a splash on a Phuket staycation
Happy Holistay: Make a splash on a Phuket staycation
Sunday 17 March 2019, 02:00PM
We can all find ourselves guilty of failing to see what’s right in front of us. So quick are we to look beyond Phuket for city or beach breaks that we by­pass the expert hospitality available on our very door­step.
Phuket’s Tourist Triad
Phuket’s Tourist Triad
Saturday 16 March 2019, 02:00PM
You don’t really know a place until you have lived there. That’s what they say, anyway. For visitors or those new to Phuket, a lack of local knowl­edge can sometimes lead to serious problems.
Journey of a lifetime: Turkey’s most-travelled man is putting Phuket on the map
Journey of a lifetime: Turkey’s most-travelled man is putting Phuket on the map
Monday 25 February 2019, 02:00PM
A Turkish man walks into an office with an ornamental cat, a coin purse, a torch, a bag of coffee, a compass and a framed picture of a boat… There’s no punchline. That’s what happened last week at The Phuket News.
Staying afloat: children and cheap ‘floaties’ just don’t mix
Staying afloat: children and cheap ‘floaties’ just don’t mix
Saturday 16 February 2019, 02:00PM
Whether you call Phuket home or are a first-time visitor, our beaches are a prime visit-and-repeat at­traction. They are a great place for kids to swim, play on the sand or just relax with the family.
Blazing Saddles: Cycling to 70
Blazing Saddles: Cycling to 70
Sunday 20 January 2019, 03:00PM
I have in my hand a slightly dog-eared, black and white photo of a smiling three-year-old me looking optimistically into the camera. I am sitting among blooming flowers in the back garden of the house in which I grew up in the English Midlands. Just out of frame is my first bicycle, red and yellow with a bashed mudguard. It seems that even at this tender age I’d already mas­tered the noble art of riding into things.
Snorkelling: safe or dangerous? It’s up to you
Snorkelling: safe or dangerous? It’s up to you
Saturday 19 January 2019, 02:00PM
Ocean snorkelling is a staple activity amongst tourists vis­iting Phuket, and for good rea­son. The surrounding waters contain dozens of beautiful islands and reefs, perfect for a beautiful day with the fishes. So, fully-stocked beach bag in hand, you climb aboard the van that will whisk you away to your next Phuket fantasy trip. Beautiful and ex­otic sea life awaits.
Bicycling with an Angle: The great outdoors with two wheels and a collapsible rod
Bicycling with an Angle: The great outdoors with two wheels and a collapsible rod
Sunday 6 January 2019, 02:00PM
My passion for cycling arrived at about the same time as my passion for trout fishing, when I was a slip of a lad of 10 summers or so. I was lucky enough to find myself growing up in a family of keen anglers and spent many happy boyhood hours with my grandfather, father and sundry Scottish uncles trying to entice trout onto the end of a line and subsequently into a frying pan.
Quirky accommodation: Something for the more adventurous traveller
Quirky accommodation: Something for the more adventurous traveller
Saturday 5 January 2019, 01:07PM
Thai seniors, aged 60 and older, are Airbnb’s most active users. Usage of the home rental site Airbnb has rapidly increased among Thai seniors, leading them to be the most active users in the world, according to Airbnb’s analytics.
A Design for Life: An unforgettable stay at TreeHouse Villas on Koh Yao
A Design for Life: An unforgettable stay at TreeHouse Villas on Koh Yao
Sunday 23 December 2018, 01:00PM
As the boat leaves the quay at Yacht Haven Marina you can sense the expectation among my fellow passengers. Sunglasses are down, Samsonite luggage secured, as we are whisked off across the blue waters to what looks like, based on all the promotional images, the remote tropical paradise Robinson Crusoe would have found if he’d been lucky enough to have been shipwrecked on an island owned by Bill Gates, who had employed Philippe Starck as an art director.
From Customer to Community - Julian Lowry, Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort
From Customer to Community - Julian Lowry, Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort
Saturday 15 December 2018, 10:00AM
Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort is an island institution. Opened in 1987 under the architectural supervision of Mom Tri Devakul, the imposing design of this 40-acre and 470-room resort, combining both traditional and nautical themes, sits comfortably on a secluded tropical bay between Karon and Patong.
Andaman Embrace - A charming and surprisingly peaceful hideaway in the heart of Patong
Andaman Embrace - A charming and surprisingly peaceful hideaway in the heart of Patong
Friday 14 December 2018, 12:02PM
A trip to Patong can seem a daunting affair for a less-than-patient and rather cantankerous middle-aged expat. We’ll scoff at the behaviour, deny having been there for months, knowing full well by midnight we’ll be howling in the karaoke bars and heading to the neon underbelly like a moth to the flame.
One with the ocean - A day underwater with We Freedive
One with the ocean - A day underwater with We Freedive
Saturday 1 December 2018, 10:00AM
The magnetic beauty of the oceans and exploration of the mysterious life within has captured the human spirit since the very earliest of times. From the first use of diving bells, which was recorded by the Greek philosopher Aristotle in the 4th century BC, the ocean has hypnotised humans to return from whence we once came.
Bangkok in a day
Bangkok in a day
Monday 19 November 2018, 10:00AM
Bangkok. It’s always a challenge, when you have out-of-towners come to stay, as to where to go and what to visit? You try to give visitors a unique and authentic view of ‘daily life’ in and around the metropolis, so new ideas are always welcome.
Laguna Property
MontAzure
Dan About Thailand
La Boucherie
Baan and Beyond
JW Marriott Phuket
Thai Residential
HeadStart International School Phuket
tile-it - Phuket’s Quality Tile Boutique
MYLANDS
Express Carpet and Decor
Two-Time World Acrobatic Pizza Champion
MACNELS SHIPPING PHUKET