Oligarch’s $300 Million+ Superyacht Sets Sail For Phuket

6 February 2012, 5:07 pm

We’ve enthused in past posts about ‘A’, the eye-popping 390-foot megayacht designed by Philippe Starck for 38-year-old Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko.... Read More »

Knight Frank predicts Phuket surge

6 February 2012, 1:10 pm

The Phuket residential market is surging as wealthy Asians and a growing Asian travel market flock to the resort island, says real estate consulting firm Knight Frank Thailand.... Read More »

Best travel deals of the week

4 February 2012, 5:00 am

ESCAPE offers you some of the best holiday deals this week.... Read More »

4 Swedes, 1 Thai dead in horror smash near Phuket

2 February 2012, 2:22 am

The driver of the fish transport truck fled the scene after the accident. He is now being sought by Phuket and Phang Nga Police. Photo: Narinthorn Rescue Foundation Phang ...... Read More »

Phuket hotel CEO says ‘No more payouts’

30 January 2012, 11:50 pm

PHUKET: The Andaman Beach Suites Hotel in Patong on Phuket's west coast, has confirmed that it will no longer pay any guest who claim their room was robbed without sufficient evidence, after a ...... Read More »

Officials warn of ‘fake monks’ targeting Phuket tourists

30 January 2012, 11:49 pm

PHUKET, Thailand -- The 'monk police’ of Phuket are warning everyone on the island of con men who are impersonating Buddhist monks and tricking locals and tourists into giving them ...... Read More »

Software Park Alliance launched to prepare for AEC

30 January 2012, 9:23 am

Software Park Thailand together with E-Saan Software Park, Korat Software Park and Software Park Phuket officially launched the Thailand Software Park Alliance yesterday.... Read More »

Phuket Local Food Fair starts today

25 January 2012, 9:06 am

Kids pose with one of two mascots based on the appearance of Phuket Provincial Administration Organization President Paiboon Upatising. They are expected to appear at tonight's event. Photo: ...... Read More »

Thailand - Journalist may have been killed for exposing land disputes

19 January 2012, 12:29 pm

A Thai journalist and political activist who often exposed land disputes was shot dead in Phuket, Thailand, report the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), the International Federation of ...... Read More »

Journalist Shot in Thailand’s South

15 January 2012, 1:58 pm

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is shocked by the brutal murder on January 13 of owner and editor of Inside Phuket, Wisut "Ae" Tangwittayaporn, in Thailand’s southern island of Phuket. Wisut, 44, in addition to being the driving ...... Read More »