Phuket Latest News

Around the region Singapore and Cambodia feel Mers ripples; Vietnam eases visas; Singer performs at Brunei boycott hotel; Philippines growing fast; Malaysia PM under threat.

PHUKET: With the number of tourists visiting Phuket increasing year after year, it has become common knowledge that people from all over the world, at one time or another, have chosen this “paradise island” as their preferred holiday destination. Noticeably in recent years, the number of Chinese tourists has increased, as has the number of Russian visitors.

Le Mans, the world’s biggest race, wrapped up over the weekend. Drivers duked it out for 24 hours against each other, against their machinery, and against exhaustion.

As our lives become more entwined with connected technology our personal data finds itself under constant assault from hackers and data thieves. High profile data security breaches over the past several years such as the ones at Sony and Target have shone a light on the need for better security and data privacy.

Nowadays I see more businesses using Facebook adverts and that is great! Facebook ads are definitely a way to reach potential customers.

PHUKET: With a squad of just five, the swimmers of British International School, Phuket (BISP) brought back nine medals from the recent Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

Thais love lice. They eat lice throughout the day and Thailand exports more lice than any other country. Just ask a Thai person and they’ll tell you so.

DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Phuket is located on the gorgeous Surin Beach and has recently launched a unique Thai dining experience for guests to indulge in every Sunday at Asia Alive, the resort’s all-day dining restaurant.

PHUKET: Six connected drug dealers were arrested over a two-day period in an operation which started with police surveying two small time dealers on June 1.