Artikel erschien September 2011

  • Phuket minimum wage hike effective today

    Phuket minimum wage hike effective today

    PHUKET: The minimum wage rise to 300 baht per day will be in effect for all government employees in Phuket from today, October 1, a panel of experts revealed yesterday. Senator Anothai Rittiphanyawong broke the news this morning at a seminar at the Royal Phuket City Hotel in Phuket Town.

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    Phuket News: Deutscher überlebt Paragliding Absturz auf Phuket

    Deutscher Tourist verletzt sich beim Paragliding auf Phuket Der deutsche Staatsbürger, Ralph Gunper L. (50), flog mit seinem Gleitschirm über das Erholungsgebiet von Nai Harn Beach und stürtze hinter dem Royal Phuket Yacht Club Ressort in den Dschungel. Glücklicherweise hat sich der Hobby Pilot keine ernstzunehmenden Verletzungen bei seinem Absturz zugezogen. Nai Harn Beach bietet eine […]

  • Phuket lays claim to Thailands biggest musical fountain

    Phuket lays claim to Thailands biggest musical fountain

    PHUKET: Phuket is now home to Thailands biggest musical fountain after a grand opening ceremony and premiere performance at Saphan Hin on Monday night. More than 100 people turned up to see the first show.

  • Officials admit fear of reprisals killing Phuket bus plans

    Officials admit fear of reprisals killing Phuket bus plans

    PHUKET: Top Phuket officials have openly admitted that fear of reprisals by taxi and tuk-tuk drivers is preventing people from launching affordable bus services between Phukets main tourist beaches. Phuket Vice Governor Weerawat Janpen yesterday chaired a meeting at the Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) to discuss strategies to resolve the decades old problem of tourists being cheated by transportation operators in Phuket. Wanta Phummararossukon, who holds the position of Special Scholar at the PLTO, explained that his office is currently open to receive applications to run concessions on three bus routes as follows: 1.

  • Phuket Veg Fest processions hit the streets

    Phuket Veg Fest processions hit the streets

    PHUKET: Day three of the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival today was highlighted by a loud and colorful procession through the streets of Phuket Town by members of the Sapam Shrine in Koh Kaew. Adherents, including many mah song spirit mediums, were up early to prepare for the walk, which took place under relatively dry conditions, given the recent rainfall on the island. After the mah song handlers prepared their charges by donning surgical gloves and piercing their cheeks and faces with a wide variety of sharp instruments, devotees piled into various types conveyances for a motorcade to Satree Phuket School, where the walk through the streets began

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    Phuket News: Platz 3 für Phuket bei AIDS-Rate in Thailand

    Phuket belegt Platz 3 bei der AIDS-Rate in Thailand Phuket steht mit der Provinz Patong auf Platz „Nummer 3″ von gemeldeten Fällen von HIV-Erkrankten in Thailand, das hat das Gesundheitsamt offenbart. Dr. Wiwat Seetamanotch (siehe Bild), stellvertretender Direktor des Gesundheitsamtes, sagte bei einer der letzten Sitzung der Gesundheitsbehörden: „Die aktuelle Statistik der HIV / AIDS […]

  • Phuket News: Phuket Jet-Ski Vermieter bekommen Ultimatum gestellt

    Bewegung im Fall Phuket Jet-Ski Vermietern Geht es den Phuket Jet-Ski Vermietern endlich an den Kragen? Den Phuket Jet-Ski Betreiber aus Patong wurde ein thailändisches Ultimatum gestellt. Der stellvertretende Polizeidirektor Mister Pratya Jansomwong und zwei weitere Polizeibeamte aus Phuket trafen sich am Montag mit etwa 30 Mitgliedern des Patong Jet-Ski Klub und verkündeten das Ultimatum, […]

  • Phuket News: Phuket Vegetarier Festival

    Phuket Vegetarier Festival 2011 Phuket Vegetarier Festival findet jährlich statt Es ist wieder soweit, das Phuket Vegetarier Festival, dass noch bis zum 5. Oktober geht, findet jährlich im neunten Monat des chinesischen Mond-Kalenders statt. Obwohl die Ursprünge des Festes unklar sind, feiert die Chinesische Gesellschaft mit dem Glauben, dass durch eine strenge vegetarische Ernährung (nur […]

  • Aphrodite Cabaret opens tonight in Phuket

    Aphrodite Cabaret opens tonight in Phuket

    PHUKET: The Aphrodite Cabaret Show will hold its soft opening tonight with a special private performance for the media, government officials and other selected guests.

  • Phuket Debacle: Bus Terminal 2 may never open

    Phuket Debacle: Bus Terminal 2 may never open

    PHUKET: As Phuket Bus Terminal 2 approaches its second birthday, the Phuket Land Transport Office [PLTO] is determined to open the facility by the end of the year, despite continued resistance from Rassada Municipality where it is located. The latest discussion about the problems facing the station came at a meeting of the Phuket Provincial Bus Terminal Committee on Monday. Held at the Land Transport Office, the meeting was chaired by Phuket Deputy Governor (Palad) Chaiwat Taephee.