Phuket is not too know well about Halloween celebration although it did not make the resident expat community and their kids had a good time dressing up, trick-or-treating and taking part in other fun activities earlier today. The celebration can be seen by parties held by several schools one day before the actual celebration on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry …

1.5 billion baht project of new 350-room five-star luxury resort will open in the South Patong hillsides of Phuket by the end of 2012 as it was announce by Bangkok-based hotel and resort consultant, Mai-BS (Thailand). The firm is lead by Klaus Rauter, former general manager at Andara Villas and Suites. Read the rest of this entry …

Anxiety perch at some of Phuket’s top tour guides who expressed their concern toward the guides future against the changing of nature in Phuket tourism industry which threatening them to jobs obsolete.
Tour guide Kittitat Chookaew was among the eight Phuket-based tour guides who received a “Kinnaree”, a national award given by the Tourism Authority of Thailand for excellence and contributions to the Thai tourism industry. Read the rest of this entry …

Phuket Land Transport Office (LTO) reported the increasing number of new vehicle registrations each month has been nearly 600% number of growth. Phuket LTO director Kanok Siripanichkorn told the Gazette that 500 to 600 automobiles are being newly registered on the island each month, compared to just 50-100 per month at the same time last year. 10 percent of them are made by foreigners and 40 % by Thais from other provinces. Read the rest of this entry …

Petition keep send to the City Hall by people live at Haad Saen Suk in Phuket Town as they asked the official to rebuild the broken seawall that once protected their home from flooding when there is high tide happened.
Adun Yonjamrun, one of village leaders, said homes in the neighborhood flood every time heavy rainfall coincides with high tide and it will become worst in the morning, he said. Read the rest of this entry …

Global Warming seminar held by Thailand Environment Institute will bringing together the key for Phuket businesspeople and local government leaders to raise their awareness of climate change and its possible consequences for Phuket and its tourism industry. This seminar is organized by the Rockefeller Foundation and will be held at Phuket Merlin Hotel. Read the rest of this entry …