Artikel erschien Januar 2012

  • Phuket Video Report: ‚Ae Inside‘ murder re-enacted by suspect

    Phuket Video Report: ‚Ae Inside‘ murder re-enacted by suspect

    PHUKET: Police today staged a re-enactment of the assassination of Phuket reporter Wisut “Ae Inside” Tangwitthayaporn, who was

  • Fire contained in densely populated area of Phuket Town

    Fire contained in densely populated area of Phuket Town

    PHUKET: Three homes in a public housing community in Phuket Town were damaged last night in a fire that took firefighters about one hour to extinguish.

  • Phuket prepares for Chinese New Year

    Phuket prepares for Chinese New Year

    PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Administration Organization (OrBorJor) is preparing an extravagant celebration to ring in the Year of the Dragon with the arrival of the Chinese New Year next week. The celebration is slated to kick off at Sanam Chai (the filed opposite Phuket Provincial Hall) at 4pm on January 23.

  • Phuket Business: Customs: trade thrives in 2011

    Phuket Business: Customs: trade thrives in 2011

    PHUKET: Trade flourished during 2011 in Phuket, with the island’s surplus of exports over imports more than 10.4 billion baht, according to statistics recently released by the Phuket Customs House. The total value of imports to the island during the 2011 Thai Government fiscal year (October 2010 to September 2011) was 2.

  • French cinema fete coming to Phuket

    French cinema fete coming to Phuket

    PHUKET: French film enthusiasts will be in for a treat next month, when the French Thai Cultural Festival „La Fête“ hits Phuket with free showings of five acclaimed movies at the Prince of Songkla University Phuket Campus. The five films, all with subtitles in English, will be: In Mom’s Head (Comedy / 2007 / Directed by Carine Tardieu) Me and My Sister (Comedy / 2004 / Directed by Alexandra Leclère) My Uncle (Comedy / 1958 / Directed by Jacques Tati) Trouble at Timpeltill (Comedy / 2008 / Directed by Nicolas Bary) Mice and Mite Drama (Drama 2004 / Directed by Jeanne Labrune) Now in its second consecutive year, La Fête includes events all over Thailand: Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Hua Hin, Koh Samui, Phuket, and for the first time Khon Kaen

  • Phuket Property Watch: Stand up and deliver

    Phuket Property Watch: Stand up and deliver

    PHUKET: Winter has hit the northern hemisphere and somehow the „Occupy Wall Street“ movement looks to have lost momentum.

  • Phuket Video Report: Suspect denies any role in murder of journalist

    Phuket Video Report: Suspect denies any role in murder of journalist

    PHUKET: The man who Phuket Police have arrested for conspiracy to commit murder in the case of

  • Phuket league win slips through Lizard’s hands

    Phuket league win slips through Lizard’s hands

    PHUKET: Two former Island Furniture League champions faced off recently when the Island Cricket Club (ICC) and the Liquid Lounge Lizards took to the ACG for the seventh match of the 2011-2012 season. Both teams looked to secure their first win of the season and gain a degree of confidence moving toward the business end of the season.

  • Phuket Sports: Junjita takes 5th at world golf tourney

    Phuket Sports: Junjita takes 5th at world golf tourney

    PHUKET: Golf is certainly on the up-swing in Phuket, with a wealth of young players from the island now competing at international level.

  • Hotel industry keeps growing in Phuket

    Hotel industry keeps growing in Phuket

    PHUKET: The hotel and retail businesses in Phuket grew significantly and most property firms expanded their investments in the province, according to Knight Frank Phuket. Among the new projects are Patong Promenade, developed by Baan Sukhothai at Patong Beach Co Ltd, on Bangla Road. It will be a shopping, dining and entertainment complex, with room for 150 retail shops over 40,000 square meters, and an underground parking area of 2,000 square meters, capable of accommodating more than 700 cars.