Second annual of Phuket Film Festival is set to take place on the island in June. The event that will be held from June 4 to 13 is hope by the organizers to be bigger and better than the last festival in 2007. Read the rest of this entry …

Five architects have emerged victory in the opening skirmishes of a battle for the right to design a new 300-million-baht historical park commemorating the Battle of Thalang. The new park is expected to become a major tourist attraction displaying Phuket’s colorful history. The committee of this competition consist architecture experts, historians and local politicians have whittled a field of 12 full proposals down to just five. The winning firms will now have until February 20 to produce scale models of their designs. Read the rest of this entry …

Number of visitor come to Phuket in this high season remains high, but the tourists seem to be spending less, it as been said by the industry insiders. Read the rest of this entry …

The mysterious felling of eight pine trees near the West Sands resort project in Mai Khao has undergone police investigation still it does not produce any suspect. Members of a panel set up to investigate the matter met at Phuket Provincial Hall on Wednesday to discuss developments in the case. The felling of the ‘ton son’ pine trees caused local residents to set up a roadblock and issue a number of demands to the provincial government in early December. Read the rest of this entry …

Memorandum of Understanding that is an agreement to charge the constumers for plastic bag is agreed to be done by several retailers in Phuket. Among them, Tesco-Lotus and 7-Eleven remain among the few major of Phuket retailers yet to sign an agreement to begin charging customers a nominal fee for plastic bags. The memorandum was announced during a meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall on Friday, chaired by Phuket Vice Gov Teerayut Eimtrakul and three of the project leaders, was attended by representatives of island retailers that have already signed on. Read the rest of this entry …

A remarkable event is happening on the ever-remarkable Andaman Sea coastline as a big mother leatherback is back. Weighing as much as 300 kilos and stretching to two meters wide, this giant has been coming ashore in the past few weeks at one specific location in Phuket to lay eggs. Read the rest of this entry …

17 million baht has been provided by Phuket Provincial Administration Organization (PPAO) for installation funding of 53 more closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in and around Phuket Town. Read the rest of this entry …