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Phuket Bars to Close Tuesday, Wednesday
ALL PATONG bars and clubs throughout Phuket are expected to close for 48 hours from tonight to respect two significant Buddhist holidays.
N Korea Fires July 4 Missiles: Phuket Talks Follow
NORTH KOREA, due to join representatives from 26 other nations for regional security talks on Phuket later this month, test-fired seven more missiles today.
What Pulls Everyone Towards Phuket Beaches
There's a reason why Phuket beaches are so popular. It's because they are some of the most beautiful in the entire region.
Noodle #3 went over the top:) - Kata Beach, Phuket, Thailand
So noodle #1 worked super-hard to find rooms in Phuket and what does noodle #3 do??? She upgrades the room at Mom Tris Boathouse to the suite.
Discounts Abound as Tourism to Thailand Drops
Thai Airways is trying to lure passengers from outside Asia with free domestic flights.
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Woods Bagot Thailand Reforms As The Beaumont Partnership
Leading design firm Woods Bagot Thailand has now become The Beaumont Partnership, as a result of severing ties with the global design firm.
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Airport Authority Earmarks Phuket Airport Expansion
Thailand's Airport Authority has approved a THB 5.79 billion expansion program for Phuket International Airport slated to start by the end of 2010.Works will include a new international passenger terminal, improvements to the existing passenger handling terminal and improved infrastructure including additional taxiways.
Phuket Elite Reject 'Special Economic Zone' Option
A MEETING of Phuket's elite community and business leaders has rejected the concept of the island becoming a special economic zone for now.
Phuket Tuk-Tuk Boss: Aren't You Afraid of Me?
One Phuket tuk tuk chief has his heart set on speedy forward movement, at the right price. Changes have been introduced in Karon to make the tuk tuk more user friendly.
Phuket Holiday Crash Wreck Still on Show at Airport
Phuket airport expansion plans continue but the wreckage of a plane destroyed in a crash landing almost two years ago still lies within sight of passengers.
THAI premier Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Tuesday he would invoke a harsh internal security act to prevent protests at a regional summit in Phuket which US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due to attend.
Phuket Set for Secure Summit, says Defence Chief
SECURITY for the big July Asia Regional Forum on Phuket will be tailored to suit the island's tourism industry, the Defence Minister, General Prawit Wongsuwan said today.
Phuket Half-Yearly Report: All Pain and No Action
HALFWAY through 2009, the future six months for Phuket look every bit as bleak as the past six months have already proven to be.
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Carlsona s Radisson Plaza Debuts in Panwa July 2
The 211 key Radisson Plaza Resort Phuket Panwa Beach is set to soft open this Thursday July 2nd.
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Second Keep Phuket Clean Day Set for July 2nd
After the success of the Summer in Phuket island wide beach clean up on May 28, a second initiative has been scheduled for Thursday July 2nd.
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66% of Leisure Travelers Now Use Internet to Book
According to the US based National Travel Monitor 66% of domestic US leisure travelers now use the internet to plan some part of their trips.
Update: Evason Staff Told to Leave, Says Union
UNION and non-union staffers were among those retrenched at the Evason, a meeting of officials of the Phuket Island Labor Union heard on Saturday.
Phi Phi Riddle: Pursuing the Deaths of Two Tourists
NORWEGIAN police are reported to be keen to pursue the case of the two young tourists who died mysteriously on the holiday island of Phi Phi almost two months ago.
Archery and Bocce Ball??? - Phuket, Thailand
The Noodles arrived in Phuket this afternoon for some R & R. Vacations are rough:) The hotel is f@!&ing huge with daily activities for the older noodles.
Phuket Airport staff sing for victory against swine flu
PHUKET CITY: Sing 'Happy Birthday' to combat swine flu. Bizarre as it may sound, this was one of many pieces of advice given by public health officials during Phuket International Airport's 'Big Clean Day' [sic] yesterday.