PHUKET: The underpass being built on Thepkrasattri Rd at the turn-off to Phuket International Airport is well ahead of schedule despite concerns from locals that the underpass has not been making progress.
PHUKET: British retail giant Tesco has set up a joint venture with Central Pattana Plc (CPN), the Central Group property and retail developer listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), to co-develop property in the Thai market.
BANGKOK: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched an official WeChat “Visit Thailand” application for Chinese tourists, adding the popular Mandarin Chinese language social-media platform to existing Thailand visitor information services available to mainland visitors.
More than 80 years after the introduction of white chocolate, European chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut has created a fourth type of chocolate: Ruby. Next to dark, milk and white chocolate, ruby chocolate is said to be an intense sensorial delight.
Phuket tourism is no longer just about the beach and the urban push is game on. One leading example is Cherng Talay which is near to the destination resort Laguna Phuket and Bang Tao Beach.
PHUKET: Lifeguards have reminded those enjoying islands in the area to be extra wary when walking on rocks near beaches after a Russian tourist sustained bad scratches all over her back from slipping at Yanui Beach yesterday (Sept 6).
PHUKET: A newly arrived female Chinese tourist was injured in the early hours of this morning after the car she was travelling in was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle in Thalang. The driver of the vehicle and his other two passengers escaped unharmed.
MUAY THAI: The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MoTS) is ready to promote Muay Thai as a field of tourism that can generate annual income to the country, supporting interested foreigners and tourists who are interested in learning the sport.
PHUKET: Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup is calling for health forms to be completed before allowing any persons to take parasail rides at Phuket’s most-popular tourist beach.