Phuket Latest News
Phuket police commander transferred
PHUKET: The Commander of the Phuket Provincial Police, Maj Gen Patchara Boonyasit, will end his term of service as the island’s top-ranking police officer on Friday (Oct 30).
Phuket’s inaugural Cycling Race
CYCLING: Do you love cycling, or just want to get out and about and see Phuket? Hop on your bike and see Phuket from a different perspective at the inaugural Phuket Cycling Race.
Phuket Food & Hotelex expo targets B120mn industry boost
PHUKET: The FOOD and HOTELEX 2015, to be held in Phuket for the first time at Royal Phuket Marina from November 19-22, is expected to attract more than 3,000 visitors and generate an estimated B120 million for the local industry.
Phuket Beaches Gain 10 Percent Zone From November 24, Says Governor
Latest Phuket’s beaches are to have 10 percent zones staffed by poor vendors working for the government, a meeting hears, with all umbrellas and chairs confined to the same small area.
Phuket Expat Finance: Legends of fact
PHUKET: We all love a good story. We also know that some stories, even ones rooted in historical fact, have a tendency to be embellished so much over time that they become unrecognisable to anyone who remembers what really happened. As the old saying goes: “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”
Genocide of Rohingya Forecast as Burmese Turn to Hitler for Help
Latest London-based researchers have discovered evidence inside Myanmar (Burma) of preparations for genocide as hatred of the Muslim Rohingya is stoked and annihilation a likely ending.
Phuket Business: BCCT delivers an entrepreneurs guide to investing in style
PHUKET: The British Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (BCCT), in collaboration with the Netherlands, French and German chambers of commerce, returned to Phuket on October 22, when expert speakers Richard Intrator, Chief Investment Officer of Hathor Group, and Christopher Gordon, founder of Sunsail Worldwide, spoke candidly on hospitality and investment in Asia.
Yingluck in court today in rice case
BANGKOK: The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions will rule today (29) on the number of witnesses and amount of documents allowed by Yingluck Shinawatra and the prosecution in the rice scheme case against the former prime minister.
Patong Carnival ready to surprise
PHUKET: Patong Carnival 2015, this year’s edition of the annual island festival to usher in Phuket’s tourism high season, gets underway on Sunday (Nov 1), with seafood and surprises to be among the main attractions of this year’s festivities.