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Phuket Airport ready for Chinese influx during the National Day Golden Week
PHUKET: A colourful entourage of officials at Phuket International Airport yesterday welcomed the first of many Chinese holidaymakers expected to arrive on the island this week to celebrate “National Day Golden Week”, an annual festive period that lasts from October 1-7.
Officials arrest Korean man working as illegal tour guide
PHUKET: A Korean man was arrested yesterday (October 1) for working as an illegal tour guide in Chalong.
Thailand slips in world economic index competitive ranking
BANGKOK: Thailands competitiveness ranking fell one notch to 32nd in the World Economic Forums 2015-16 index due to the countrys weak macroeconomic development.
Let's Add Street Stalls in Soi Bangla, Says Patong Entertainment Pres
Latest In a bid to attract more tourists back to Soi Bangla, the walking street in Phuket’s nighttime hub of Patong, a key entertainment figure has suggested adding footpath stalls.
Australian Gold Miner Kingsgate Consolidated Denies Bribing Thai Officials
Latest An Australian mining company with a subsidiary operating in Thailand has denied that it has bribed Thai officials, but Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating.
Phuket Guide App Works for Key Andaman Attractions
Latest A Smart Andaman application offers tourists a guide to the top 10 attractions on Phuket and in each of the region’s key provinces. The idea is in its formative stages.
PhuketWATCH Phuket Parasails Under Fire; Syria Conflict Widens; Internet Gateway Swings
Phuket Updating Digest Conflict widens in Syria; Gunman kills 13 in Oregon; EU waits on fishing in Thailand; Sweden aims for six-hour working day; Navy reviews submarine purchase; Top tennis in Thailand.
Asean Today: Rohingya Persecution Grows Worse; Japan Irked by Rail Choice; Ringgit Tumbles Lower
Around the Region Thailand regions hurting; Burma elections could worsen Rohingya plight; Indonesia chooses China fast rail ahead of Japan; Haze continues to blanket Singapore; Journalist guilty of spying.
Canned Tuna survey concludes Thai domestic brands fall short on traceability standards
BANGKOK: In its first-ever Thailand canned tuna traceability report, Greenpeace Southeast Asia claims that the vast majority of canned tuna on the domestic Thai market does not meet sustainability and equitability standards.