Artikel tagged “Phuket Magazine”

  • Phuket’s one-stop yacht center to open next week

    Phuket’s one-stop yacht center to open next week

    PHUKET: Phuket’s one-stop center for arriving yachts is scheduled to open next week. The opening of the facility, on Chalong Pier [map

  • Phuket Hero: Two years at the top

    Phuket Hero: Two years at the top

    PHUKET: A team of young dancers from the Ban Bangneaw Municipal School in Phuket Town won the national finals of the „To Be Number One“ Teen Dancersize Competition held in the events arena at The Mall Bangkapi in Bangkok on January 26 and 27. Competing in the Junior Division for students aged 6 to 9, the HERO team wowed the panel of celebrity judges with their precision and high-energy performance in front of a standing-room-only crowd to win the competition for the second year in a row. The team, sponsored by the Phuket Provincial Health Office, won a cash prize of 30,000 baht, adding to the 20,000 baht they won in their age class at the Southern Regional Championships at Jungceylon in Patong on December 15.

  • Phuket Opinion: Putting the brakes on tourist bike accidents

    Phuket Opinion: Putting the brakes on tourist bike accidents

    Paitoon Sillapavisut, 41, is a Nakhon Sri Thammarat native who graduated from Ramkhamhaeng University in Business Management. He has been the senior manager of the Phuket branch of Road Accident Victim Protection Co Ltd Since 1998

  • Special Report: Donation denial leaves blood in short supply

    Special Report: Donation denial leaves blood in short supply

    Special Report Pim Hoogeveen, a 61-year-old Dutchman, offered his blood to save a life. He responded to an urgent call for A-negative blood donations

  • Phuket shivers: lowest temperatures in five years

    Phuket shivers: lowest temperatures in five years

    PHUKET: Yesterday was the coldest day Phuket has seen in five years, the Southern Meteorological Center confirmed. “The minimum temperature in Phuket was 19 degrees Celsius

  • Phuket Airport staff brings woman home, is found dead in bed

    Phuket Airport staff brings woman home, is found dead in bed

    PHUKET: A young airport employee was found dead in his room yesterday afternoon, the possible victim of a heart attack.

  • Phuket Poll: Patong is island’s trump

    Phuket Poll: Patong is island’s trump

    PHUKET: The famed nightlife of Patong draws more tourists to Phuket than any other single attraction, according to the results of the Phuket Gazette’s latest online poll. With the passing of yet another record-breaking year that saw millions of travellers arriving on our shores, the Gazette asked readers, “What single feature draws the most tourists from around the world to Phuket?” Overall, 34.2% of respondents said it was “Phuket’s unique mix” of beaches; natural beauty; Patong nightlife; and value for money offered.

  • Justice slow to arrive in Phuket child rape cases

    Justice slow to arrive in Phuket child rape cases

    PHUKET: Not one of the four men charged with child rape in Phuket over the past 16 months has been acquitted or found guilty of the heinous crime. One suspect, a Laotian accused of repeatedly raping his handicapped stepdaughter, fled the country and has not been captured.

  • Vandals attack campaign posters for Phuket’s sole election candidate

    Vandals attack campaign posters for Phuket’s sole election candidate

    PHUKET: Seven promotional posters in Koh Kaew and Sapam supporting Jirayus Songyos, the Phuket Pheu Thai candidate for Voting District 2, were found damaged by suspected vandals yesterday morning.

  • Phuket protesters mourn death of Prakong, blame government

    Phuket protesters mourn death of Prakong, blame government

    PHUKET: Protesters will gather tonight at Phuket Provincial Hall (map