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  • Chalong Marina ready in 2012

    Chalong Marina ready in 2012

    PHUKET: Work on the 70-million-baht Chalong Bay Marina project is now about 90% complete and should be finished early in the new year, officials say. Phuriphat Teerakulpisut, Chief of the Marine Department Region 5 office in Phuket Town, said opening of the 44-slip facility will improve the island’s ability to accommodate the growing number of yachts that port in Phuket or visit the island

  • Phuket parties as Patong Carnival gets underway

    Phuket parties as Patong Carnival gets underway

    PHUKET: Heavy downpours stopped just in time last night as thousands of people lined the streets of Patong to watch the parade and opening ceremonies of Phuket’s annual Patong Carnival. The colorful parade comprised of floats from 23 Phuket organizations along with countless more people who joined in the celebrations at the last moment. “Phuket has many beautiful tourist attractions and the Patong Carnival is the official way to let the world know that the high season for tourism in Phuket has already started, and will run for the next six months,” Governor Tri Augkaradacha said during the opening ceremony after the parade.

  • Phuket businesses agree to minimum wage hike: survey

    Phuket businesses agree to minimum wage hike: survey

    PHUKET: More than 70 per cent of business owners in Phuket agree to the minimum wage being raised to 300 baht per day, according to a recent survey by the Phuket Provincial Labor Office. The news was announced today at a high-level meeting of Phuket officials to discuss the rollout of the minimum wage hike.

  • Phuket police defuse hostage situation

    Phuket police defuse hostage situation

    PHUKET: After a 30-minute standoff, Phuket Police on Tuesday rescued a woman held hostage by a knife-wielding glue addict at a local gas station.

  • Thailand golf championship – a symbol of strength for Asian tour

    Thailand golf championship – a symbol of strength for Asian tour

    This week’s inaugural US$1 million Thailand Golf Championship reflects the growing strength of the game in Asia, say the world stars who have gathered for the Asian Tour’s season finale which starts on Thursday. A starry line-up has gathered at the magnificent Amata Spring Country Club on the outskirts of Bangkok and will feature this year’s Major champions Darren Clarke and Charl Schwartzel, world number three Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia, Kim Kyung-tae, Simon Dyson, Ryo Ishikawa, Charley Hoffman and the region’s top stars including Order of Merit champion-in-waiting Juvic Pagunsan and local heroes Thongchai Jaidee and Thaworn Wiratchant

  • Phuket Sports – Village lead the league, Tigers flatter to deceive

    Phuket Sports – Village lead the league, Tigers flatter to deceive

    PHUKET: A second win for the Village in the Phuket Island Furniture League ensured a leap frog into first place after a demolition of league newcomers, Thanyapura Tigers at the Alan Cooke Ground (ACG) on Sunday. Compared with previous seasons when the Village were more a social side, this season their squad shows a good balance of experienced batsmen and effective strike bowlers.

  • Phuket Property – Andaman Bay aims to remain green

    Phuket Property – Andaman Bay aims to remain green

    PHUKET: Andaman Bay is a multi-faceted and sophisticated ocean-front community, designed both to enjoy the natural benefits of its location and to demonstrate the real ability of such communities to care for and maintain the natural beauty of its setting. So says Jack Le Breton, Project Design Manager at the Andaman Bay, Phang Nga Resort Destination.

  • Phuket’s Happy Air relaunches services

    Phuket’s Happy Air relaunches services

    PHUKET: Boutique carrier Happy Air will resume services today with flights from Bangkok to Ranong, but the airline still has not set a date to resume its Phuket – Haad Yai service.

  • Manhunt launched for Phuket MMA brawler

    Manhunt launched for Phuket MMA brawler

    PHUKET: American Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Junie Browning is the subject of an island-wide manhunt following two brawls in Phuket on Sunday and his subsequent escape from Patong Hospital. The manhunt was launched following local media reports that an unnamed American man had been involved in a brawl at a bar in Karon. The man then continued fighting with several foes at Patong Hospital, where all the people involved in the fracas had been sent for treatment.

  • Phuket speedboats to pay for upkeep of Racha pier

    Phuket speedboats to pay for upkeep of Racha pier

    PHUKET: Speedboats on day trips from Phuket that dock at the floating pier on Racha Yai Island will be charged a mooring fee from January 1 to help fund the cost of repairs to the facility. “The Racha Hotel provides the pontoon and allows everyone to use it, but they never ask for money to maintain it,” committee president Sarit “Bung Mad” Jundee, 50, told the Phuket Gazette. “The money collected will go towards the upkeep of the pier.