PHUKET: Thanyapura Health & Sports Resort has appointed Edgar Toral Hernandez as Vice President, Business Development and Hotel Operations, reporting to directly President and CEO Philipp von Graf Hardenberg.
PHUKET: Quick action by firefighters prevented a possible explosion as a tour bus engine burst into flames in Phuket Town late yesterday afternoon (Sept 29).
With thousands of runners and hundreds of thousands in charity money, the HeartBreak Hill Phuket Mini-Marathon was a smashing success! Check it out here….
Kata Rocks Superyacht Rendezvous 2017 (KRSR) returns this year from December 8 to 10 with international yachting giants queuing up to support Asia’s leading superyacht event after its incredible success last year.
PHUKET: Patong Police Chief Col Tassanai Orarigdech has confirmed that alcohol sales will be banned on Oct 5 as required by law to honour Wan Org Pansa, which marks the end of Buddhist Lent, but says that he has yet to receive any notices to enforce a ban on the sale of alcohol on any other days in October.
MEXICO: With protective goggles fitted under her furry ears and boots on all four paws, Frida wags her tail as she scales the mountains of rubble left by this week’s devastating earthquake in Mexico.
PHUKET: Department of Special Investigation (DSI) Deputy Chief Lt Col Prawut Wongsrinil suspects that a Phuket man’s death “might not have been an accident” amid a B1.4 billion land swindle for a plot with “sea views” on the island’s east coast.
BANGKOK: A video clip on a migrant worker being threatened at gunpoint while peddling steamed peanuts has drawn a debate on weapon possession and misuse, as well as respect for human dignity.
Few people in the world understand Phuket’s unique culture better than Assistant Professor Pranee Sakulpipatana, known to a huge circle of friends and admirers simply as “Ajarn” (teacher) Pranee.