Artikel erschien Mai 2018

  • 5 things to check about your social media in 2018

    5 things to check about your social media in 2018

    Social media is going though some upheavals, affecting your numbers, especially the big ‘F’. Alex Runhaar, The Thaiger’s social media svengali, explains the things we need to focus on in 2018 as the social media washing machine swirls around us

  • Changes to visa applications at the Thai Consulate-General in Penang

    The Royal Thai Consulate-General in Penang has announced changes to its acceptance and delivery of visas. Penang, Malaysia, has been a popular destination for expats and tourists to head to, particularly from Phuket.

  • Soi Dog Saturday Opening Tours – come and meet your future best friend

    Last Saturday, May 5, Soi Dog Foundation welcomed Phuket’s media to visit the Gill Dalley’s Sanctuary located in Mai Khao. The day was held to promote the extended visitor times to allow weekday-work people to experience one of Phuket’s most popular attractions – meet and mingle with small dogs, cats and kittens. The tour starts at 9.30-10.30am and led by bi-lingual (Thai and English) volunteer coordinators who show you around the sanctuary with dogs divided into different ‘runs’ by categorising them by their breeds, temperament, health and size (sort of a doggie triage)

  • Bangkok bus engulfed in flames

    Early morning traffic was held up as a Bangkok bus was engulfed in flames on the busy Sukhumvit Road today. No one was injured in the incident.

  • One death in Krabi from Dengue Fever

    “From Jan 1 to May 5 there are 266 of Dengue Fever patients which are 57.08 per 100,000 of populations. The numbers of patients are always similar at around this time of the year.” This from the Deputy Director of Krabi Public Heath Office Doctor Chalermpol Osotpromma.

  • Kata Sea Breeze Resort has been awarded Thailand MICE Venue certification

    PHOTO: Kata Sea Breeze Resort represented by Ms.Rutchaneegorn Chalayondeja, Group Director of Business development of AKSARA Collection received the award from Mr.Weerasak Kowsurat Kata Sea Breeze Resort is now a certified Thailand MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, Exhibitions) Venue as certified by Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau for its Sea Sky Conference Room having met the required standards. This opens up a new market for the resort now being able to be showcased worldwide as a 3 star + plus international MICE venue. The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) has developed a Thailand MICE Venue Standard (TMVS) to push forward development of the MICE industry with the aim of creating continuity and sustainability.

  • Tour operators called to discuss accident prevention

    A meeting has been held at the Phuket Tourism and Sports Office this week led by Tourist Police commander Col Tongchai Wilaiprom together with the Director of the Phuket Provincial Office of Tourism and Sports, Sirawee Waloh. Joining them were local Phuket tour operators

  • Spa fire in Koh Sirey under investigation

    The Phuket City Police are still investigating a fire at a spa in Rassada on Saturday (May 5).

  • Phuket-Norway co-operation to promote local use of Electrical Vehicles (EVs)

    A meeting was held yesterday (May 7) at the Phuket Provincial Hall hosted by the Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong and the Thai Ambassador to Norway, Prasittiporn Wetprasit. Joining them were Phuket’s Vice Governor Thawornwat Kongkaew along with a representative from Oslo, Sture Portuik and a representative from private sector, Snorre Sletvold. Mr Prasittiporn says, ”The government are supporting Electric Vehicles (EVs) in order to reduce global warming. The most important factor for global warming is the use of gasoline in vehicles.

  • OPINION: Travelling north – The PM woos his past political foes

    OPINION: Travelling north – The PM woos his past political foes

    Despite his protestations to the contrary, the Thai PM is leveraging himself exactly where he needs to be 9 months out from the scheduled national election. A day in the north-east, courting his former red shirt foes, shows that there’s little integrity in politics, no matter who or where you are. Still, completely straight faced, the PM was marching around Buri Ram yesterday, chatting casually with locals and wooing political officials with a 20 billion baht development budget