Artikel tagged “phuket privieleges card”

  • Island Investor – eighteen year property cycle

    Island Investor – eighteen year property cycle

    PHUKET: The holiday season is fast approaching and some of us will soon be heading back to colder climes to enjoy the festive period with our loved ones. Many of you will remain in Phuket enjoying your Christmas dinner in a tropical climate, whilst for those of us jetting back to the UK we hope to be able to put aside the economic woes that are sweeping the region and enjoy a well earned break. It has been some time since my last visit to UK shores and things have changed significantly in the past 12 months primarily due to the financial constraints that many are suffering under.

  • Bill Gasson and the origins of Phuket’s King’s Cup Regatta

    Bill Gasson and the origins of Phuket’s King’s Cup Regatta

    PHUKET: With race day four hosted by AIA Thailand and Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket underway, we take a look at one of the personalities that has contributed to the success of the King’s Cup Regatta.

  • Royal Thai Navy 1 leads Phuket King’s Cup Regatta after day three

    Royal Thai Navy 1 leads Phuket King’s Cup Regatta after day three

    PHUKET: The third day of racing at the 2011 Phuket King’s Cup Regatta, hosted by Kata Group Resorts Thailand, set sail in the best weather conditions of the week so far, with winds up to 16 knots providing some exciting racing. In the IRC 2 Class, it was Wiwat Poonpat skippering Royal Thai Navy 1 who triumphed with two wins to jump to the top of the leaderboard.

  • Pardoned: Phuket Prison population to plummet 10%

    Pardoned: Phuket Prison population to plummet 10%

    PHUKET: More than 200 inmates at Phuket Provincial Prison will be back on the streets soon, following the Royal Pardon decreed by HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the occasion of his 84th birthday yesterday. Phuket Provincial Prison Director Rapin Nichanon said prison officials were still reviewing the paperwork and could not give an exact figure on how many inmates would be released on pardon.

  • Phuket news: 26,000 prisoners get Royal Pardons

    Phuket news: 26,000 prisoners get Royal Pardons

    PHUKET: In a show of compassion, HM The King today issued a royal command pardoning some 26,000 prisoners nationwide. The decree, signed by His Majesty, was based on the one initiated last year by the Democrat Party-led government. In a statement published in the Royal Gazette, His Majesty said the convicts should be given a second chance.

  • Phuket marks HM The King’s Birthday

    Phuket marks HM The King’s Birthday

    PHUKET: Thousands of people turned out at Phuket Provincial Hall for the morning service to honor the 84th birthday of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej today.

  • Raelert and Rollison reign supreme at Laguna Phuket Ironman

    Raelert and Rollison reign supreme at Laguna Phuket Ironman

    PHUKET: Michael Raelert’s dazzling performance and character shone through at a wet and overcast Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship for the German to take the 2011 title at Laguna Phuket and in the process demolished the course record. When most consider a cautious approach to navigating Phuket during inclement conditions, the two-time Ironman 70.

  • Phuket marks World AIDS Day

    Phuket marks World AIDS Day

    PHUKET: Phuket has the highest incidence of HIV/AIDS in Southern Thailand and the third-highest per-capita rate of infection in the country, Phuket Public Health Office Chief Sak Tanchaikul announced today. Dr Sak delivered the news at a press conference to mark today, December 1, as World AIDS Day

  • Luxury car imports into Phuket steady

    Luxury car imports into Phuket steady

    PHUKET: Despite global economic turmoil, the luxury car import business continues to perform well in an expanding domestic market. Saksri Kerdphol, General Manager of Phuket’s premier foreign automobile dealer and servicer AutoExpress, speaks exclusively with the Gazette about foreign cars and the import market trends in Phuket. Phuket Gazette: How would you describe AutoExpress clients

  • Thalang turns on the waterworks

    Thalang turns on the waterworks

    PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Office is spending 40 million baht on extending local government water mains from Baan Pon, just south of Thalang Town, to Baan Mak Prok School, located near the eastern end of the runway at Phuket Airport. The project will allow local communities in the north of Phuket to start hooking up their local water networks to the mains and use government water supply in their homes in Srisoonthorn, Thepkrasattri and Mai Khao subdistricts. Connecting with the local water mains network from Ban Jo water treatment plant – which treats water from Bang Neaw Dun reservoir, Phuket’s second largest water source – the new pipes will be laid alongside the southbound lane of Thepkrasattri Road from the 16km road marker to the 30km marker.