A Patong Beach Charity Auction on Saturday the 2nd of May. Something is happening!!! The Absolute World Group has announced the end of an era, with notice that they are concluding their lease of the Absolute Sea Pearl Beach Resort on May 01, 2015. With the completion of Absolute Twin Sands Resort & Spa Phase…
A round-up of the local Phuket News on Thursday 23rd April 2015. We start outside Phuket in what is probably its nearest competitive tropical Island ‘Langkawi’ The Phuket Insider reporting “Malaysia’s Langkawi To Be Aviation Hub”, AirAsia has made public plans to create an international hub on the island. Tony Fernandes recently said five aircraft…
Lewis Hamilton appeared to be in full control of the 2015 Bahrain GP from the start. Some might say Hamilton was in control all weekend at the Bahrain GP. Leading from pole position in the desert night lights of the Sakhir circuit he was in charge with Rosberg driving in his 100th Mercedes GP. Was…
A round up of results from day 3 of the Phuket Cricket Sixes. Thirteen games were played in an action-packed day three of the 12th Annual Phuket International Cricket Sixes 2015. Highlights of the day included Narayananj scoring 119 against Bat 69; and the Sharifally Huzifers The Boss and Babs opening partnership of 76 in…
Soundtraxx Phil Perry – featured in this week’s Soundtraxx show A Better Man. Phil is not only back with new music, but he’s also delivered a smooth soul gem in his brand new album, “A Better Man”. Working with producer Chris “Big Dog” Davis and collaborating with talented folks like Rick Braun and Howard Hewett,…
To mark the 60th anniversary of the death of Albert Einstein we tell the story of what happened to his brain. Einstein’s work is known for its influence on the philosophy of science and he developed the general theory of relativity, considered to be one of the two pillars of modern physics. Graham Easton talks…
Fire it Up with Eddie Halliwell Phuket Radio presents another awesome hour of the finest and latest Electronic Dance Music. Eddie Halliwell presents:- Here’s the track list for tonight’s show Saturday 18th April. Luke Chable – Comet (Original Mix) [ZeroThree]Eric Prydz – Generate (Extended Mix) [Pryda]Rodrigo Deem – Belvedere (Original Mix) [Enhanced Progressive]Marco V –…
Sporthour this week and the program includes World Rugby, Premier League Depression, and the Paralympic Dream. Available on Phuket island Radio from 4 pm (Thai Time) Saturday and broadcast via mobile apps Google Play and iPhone. World Rugby: With just a few months until the Rugby Union World Cup, we look at how the sport…
Top of the Pops is LIVE on a Saturday at Phuket Island Radio and this week features in the UK album charts The Young Fathers. The Young Fathers were christened in 2008, named so because all three have their fathers’ names. The group consists of Hastings, from Drylaw, Edinburgh, Alloysious Massaquoi, originally from Liberia viaGhana,…
Phuket Island Radio and Planet Perfecto Friday with Paul Oakenfold & UMEK Join Paul Oakenfold on Friday nights in Phuket when the first hour kicks of with tracks from 01 Paul Oakenfold feat Angela McCluskey – You Could Be Happy (Paul Oakenfold Future House Mix)02 Elderbrook – How Many Times (Andhim Remix) Black Butter Planet…
Karen, an App That Knows You All Too Well. Click from the BBC reports on Karen, the fictional coach in a software-driven experiential art piece. Part story, part game, is designed by the group Blast Theory to be played over a period of days and offers a deliberately unsettling experience that’s intended to make us…
The Life Scientific Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for mankind. This week he talks to Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London, who’s fascinated by the teenage brain. Until recently, it…
How was your Songkran, here’s today’s Post Songkran Phuket Weather report, if you are not too soggy!!! Phuket has had a number of seasonal thunderstorms and some much-needed rain and the outlook for the week are somewhat overcast with daily temperatures in the low to mid 30C and overnight we should be seeing around 25/26C….
Nick Rotteveel, aka Nicky Romero, was born on January 6 1989, in Amerongen, Holland. He developed an interest in the drums from a young age, and an early career spinning house and r&b records quickly evolved into an unbridled passion for music production. In 2009 Nicky Romero remixed Sidney Samson and Tony Cha Cha’s track…
This week on Phuket Island radio John Digweed and Transitions with a guest mix from Elio Riso. There’s also top mixes from Petrichor – Amor FatiGeddes – Baby (Alex Kid Remix) [No Fit State] Rampa – Potty [Saved] Marco Bailey – Lost Souls (Joey Beltram Remix) [MB Elektroics] Ellen Allien – Freak The Night Radio Slave…
Millions of us – adults and children – play games like rugby and football every week. But the concern is growing that the dangers of concussion, traumatic brain injuries, aren’t taken seriously enough in contact sports. New evidence that head knocks and headbangs could be causing early onset dementia called CTE, or Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy,…
The Thai New Year weather is here and traditionally the Songkran Water Festival takes place thought Thailand from the 13th to the 15th of April. Over the coming days, the Relative Humidity normally starts to rise and continues through April. Relative Humidity The relative humidity typically ranges from 55% (mildly humid) to 97% (very humid) over the course of a…
Today at 4pm Thai Time Sportshour Saturday includes 6o minutes from the Sporthour team at the BBC in London . Sportshour Saturday this week:- Footballer Turned Pop Star: We meet Kevin Walker who made his debut for top flight Swedish football side Djurgardens at the weekend. He also happens to be the winner of Swedish Pop…
This week on Top of the Pops we talk to the electronic dance trio The Prodigy who are back with their first album in six years. The Prodigy latest album. THE DAY IS MY ENEMY OUT NOW! and available in major stores. We also hear from Finnish symphonic rock band Nightwish who, after some lineup…
This week A State of Trance Armin van Buuren This week, A State of Trance Armin van Buuren brings the world of trance to the Phuket Island Radio with a touch of his classic Dutch magic. He’ll be spreading that legendary Armin essence we all know and love throughout Phuket this Thursday, and with the…