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Phuket Updating Digest 15kmh is the average city traffic speed; Thais warned to avoid Myanmar; Ranong prefers safety to tsunami prayers; Arsenal defeated again.

Around the Region Attacks kill 14 in Philippines villages; Pilot of an MAS flight from NZ is surprised at the route; 2004 tsunami remembered around region; Brunei ‘‘unfairly blamed.’‘

PHUKET: The American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) Greater Phuket Chapter will hold a tourism seminar led by Grace Kang of Greeview Hospitality from Singapore at the Keemala Resort on Friday, February 5.

PHUKET: As promised, the Accident and Emergency Department of the yet-to-be-built Chalong Hospital will open on Monday (Dec 28), ready to stabilise and provide emergency medical treatment to patients before having them transferred to better-equipped hospitals.

New Year’s Eve is just around the corner and Phuket is one of the most exciting places to bring in the new year. With so many choices, it can be difficult to decide where to go. But we’ve just made this decision simple for you.

Editorials, they always seem to be related to a major news story or ‘headline of the week’, so as the year 2015 comes to a close let’s hit a slightly lighter note and talk about culture, or in fact cultural differences.

Gov Chamroen delivered the call to get moving on the proposed projects at a meeting the Phuket Land Office on Thursday (Dec 24). “Both projects would bolster infrastructure and support tourism as Thailand enters the Asean Economic Communi…

PHUKET: Ceremonies to mark the 11th anniversary of the 2004 Asian Tsunami began this morning (Dec 26) with a multi-faith service at the Tsunami Memorial Wall near Mai Khao Beach.

PHUKET: Thailand’s tour companies will need to issue daily job orders for every tourist they handle, according to a Department of Tourism directive.