Artikel erschien März 2019

  • Demolition order for illegal balcony at luxury villas in Ao Sane

    Demolition order for illegal balcony at luxury villas in Ao Sane

    PHOTO: Chatchanon Na Thalang A demolition order has been issued for an illegally constructed balcony, which also leads to a pool and spa, at the controversial villas being constructed overlooking Ao Sane beach near Nat Harn.

  • Phuket 1988: Thai expat digs out his old Super 8 movies

    Phuket 1988: Thai expat digs out his old Super 8 movies

    David Barrett gets out his Super 8 projector for another film night – this time we see Patong in 1988, already quite developed even though mass tourism was still more than a decade away. The few high-rise are certainly not cluttering up the skyline at this time.

  • Some airlines ground the Boeing 737 MAX 800 aircraft “as a precaution”

    Some airlines ground the Boeing 737 MAX 800 aircraft “as a precaution”

    Airlines around the world that fly the new Boeing 737 MAX 800 model are starting to ground their fleets of the new next-gen aircraft. China’s aviation regulator have already ordered local airlines to stop flight with the 800 MAX model after an Ethiopian Airlines aircraft of the same model crashed yesterday morning.

  • Bank evasive after 91 year old claims 5 million baht removed from his account

    Bank evasive after 91 year old claims 5 million baht removed from his account

    A 91 year old land owner and farmer in Chumpon claims that he’s had 5 million baht ‘taken’ from one of his bank accounts. Daily News reports that Thon Brahmjan from Tha Kham district had been to the bank, the police and government consumer watchdog Damrongtham Centre at the end of last year after the 5 million baht went missing from an account he had jointly held with one of his five sons

  • Despite the dangers, Thai police chief says ‘OK’ to pickup passengers over Songkran

    Despite the dangers, Thai police chief says ‘OK’ to pickup passengers over Songkran

    SCREENSHOT: GamerGirl566 (video below) Police are not going to impose restrictions for people riding in the back of pickup trucks over the Songkran holidays this April. The national deputy police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul has said it’s OK for passengers to ride in the tray space at the back of pick-ups “as long as they are deemed safe”.

  • Shoppers said ‘no’ to 237 million plastic bags at 7-11 in three months

    Shoppers said ‘no’ to 237 million plastic bags at 7-11 in three months

    More than 237 million plastic bags have been left unused at Thailand’s 7-eleven stores in the past three months – valued at more than 47 million baht. But the media release from CP All, the local franchise owners of 7-eleven, doesn’t announce how many plastic bags were actually used during the same period

  • Body recovered of a man who jumped off Sarasin Bridge last Thursday

    Body recovered of a man who jumped off Sarasin Bridge last Thursday

    The body of a man, who was seen jumping off Sarasin Bridge last week, has been found and recovered off the coast of Rawai in Phuket’s south. Kok Kloi Police in Phang Nga were notified about the man jumping off the bridge that links Phuket to the mainland (southbound) last Thursday. Read more about the man jumping off Sarasin Bridge  HERE

  • Ethiopian Airlines crash – a second new Boeing 737 falters after take off

    Ethiopian Airlines crash – a second new Boeing 737 falters after take off

    PHOTO: A brand new Boeing 737 Max 800 for Ethiopian Airlines All 157 people on board the Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa that crashed yesterday morning have died, the airline has confirmed.

  • Phuket airport numbers soar, despite the sag in the second half of 2018

    Phuket airport numbers soar, despite the sag in the second half of 2018

    “India became the fastest growing source market last year with more direct flights in 2019.” by Bill Barnett of C9 Hotelworks In 2018, Phuket tourism experienced volatile trading. While the first half year achieved a record high 4.8 million passenger arrivals, the second half year dropped unexpectedly due to the impact of the boat tragedy in July when 47 Chinese tourists died in the capsize and sinking of the tour boat Phoenix .

  • Top 5 Phuket (and Thailand) hotel trends for 2019

    Top 5 Phuket (and Thailand) hotel trends for 2019

    by Bill Barnett Moving through high season in 2019, hoteliers are starting to look for strategies for the rest of the year in order to not be reliant only on volatile mass markets. The following is C9 Hotelworks read on key trends for the year