PHUKET OPINION: Speak loudly, but leave ‘big stick’ on mainland

PHUKET: As this week passed, the non-event of the Red Shirt rally apparently planned to be held at Nai Yang Beach last Sunday settled in as a near miss. The timing couldn’t be a coincidence. Yesterday, May 19, 2012, marked the second one anniversary of the violent confrontations in Bangkok between government security forces and the Red Shirt United Front...

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American fugitive in Phuket faces deportation to US

PHUKET: An American man arrested in Phuket on Friday faces deportation to the us, where is needed by the Californian Supreme Court on drugs charges and involvement in lewd shows. Phuket Immigration Police moved in and arrested 46-year-old Michael Anthony Matos at 6pm at an address on Nanai Road in Patong, renowned worldwide as Phuket’s party town for...

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Great Steaks At Churassco

Insider Story Locations Find our latest stories tagged by their locations. Click here for more story locations. Posted: 20 May 2012 | 6:00 am Jungceylon in Patong continues to pack them in with their buzzing restaurant row. One of the newer offerings is the Churassco Steak House which opened in January of this year. Located across from the Irish Pub the...

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Art Dinner At Bliss

Art Dinner At Bliss The source for all Tourism, Hotel and Real Estate news in Phuket. Insider Story Locations Find our most up-to-date stories tagged by their locations. Click here for more story locations. Posted: 20 May 2012 | 10:22 am Think Design Magazine’s series of art dinners continues this week with an event at Bliss Beach Club in Bangtao....

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WEDNESDAY Business Crisis Management Seminar

Insider Story Locations Find our newest stories tagged by their locations. Click here for more story locations. Posted: 20 May 2012 | 10:28 am After Phuket’s recent tsunami and earthquake scares, environmental organization SEEK have arranged Business Continuity Management for Crisis Situations seminar. Speakers include Khun Prakob Petcharuttana...

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FREE AIRPORT Wi-Fi Phuket Locked in Stone Age

Insider Story Locations Find our most up-to-date stories tagged by their locations. Click here for more story locations. Posted: 20 May 2012 | 10:52 am I’m sitting within the budget terminal in Kuala Lumpur looking forward to my flight to Jakarta. Having a couple of hours between flights I quickly look at the Wi-Fi connection. Bingo! It is a strong...

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New Etihad Phuket airlink opens gateway to Europe

PHUKET: The hot weekly direct flights between Phuket and Abu Dhabi, and directly to Germany, launched last month by United Arab Emirates (UAE) national carrier Etihad Airways have transformed the UAE right into a portal for European tourists traveling to and from Phuket and the remainder of Asia. The new service was launched on April 15 after Etihad inked a...

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