Phuket Immigration launches online hotel guest registration drive

 PHUKET: Phuket Immigration is warning hoteliers they could soon face fines if they fail to register their guests' details though the agency’s new online database.

New tsunami buoys off Phuket by new year: NDWC

PHUKET: Two new Italian-built tsunami direct detection units will be installed off Phuket by the end of the year, the National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC) has revealed. NDWC Director Somsak Khaosuwan said ...

Gov lauds PPAO sponsorship of Laguna Phuket Triathlon

 PHUKET: Ahead of the 17th Laguna Phuket Triathlon this Sunday, Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha has lauded the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization (PPAO) for becoming an official sponsor of the ...

Laguna Sales Surge Brings Phuket Property Promise

A SURGE in sales of properties by Laguna Phuket indicates better times may be on the way for the Phuket property industry. Having sold six properties in a year, the island's highly-regarded property and ...

Phuket's Burmese 'Branching Out Into Businesses'

BURMESE were starting their own businesses on Phuket as a result of the national verification system that gave them passport-style identification, a meeting heard yesterday.

Andaman Reef Deaths Loom as Disaster for Phuket

MARINE experts have reacted with alarm to news that the coral reefs off Phuket and the Andaman have been severely damaged by coral bleaching. One expert at the Phuket Marine Biology Centre has called for ...

The Future of Patong, by a Man with a Vision

PATONG has a future as a big city along the Singapore or Hong Kong model, but with a green environmental outlook, says Preechavude ''Dr Prab'' Keesin, who runs 20 companies and already has 1000 employees in ...

Phuket's Sporting High Season Showdown

PHUKET is about to embark on what's probably the biggest two weeks in sport in the island's history, with the first Phuket Honda Racing Fest revving up, two world class athletics events at Laguna Phuket, ...