The Phuket Weather at Christmas can be unpredictable. Phuket, located South of Bangkok, Thailand’s capital, has been a choice tourist destination for many years, experiences two distinct seasons. A tropical monsoon rainy season and a short dry season. The Monsoon rainy season begins in April through to October. The highest rainfall usually occurs in the…
Double Olympic champion Charlotte Dujardin set a new world record as she won Grand Prix gold at the Olympia Horse Show in London. Dujardin, who won two world titles in August and was fourth in the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year, scored 87.740 for her routine with Valegro. It beat the previous mark of 87.129,…
Marine safety was the number one priority for Phuket this high season, Governor Nisit Jansomwong told a meeting Tuesday, singling out the Chief of Marine Office 5, Phuripat Theerakulpisut. The governor left the gathering about road and marine safety briefly but when he returned he said: ”Phuripat, no more accidents. I am not concerned about…
Lewis Hamilton Sports Personality of the Year award, with golfer Rory McIlroy in second and athlete Jo Pavey in third place. Lewis Hamilton F1 Champion. Hamilton secured his second Formula One world championship last month after edging a battle with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. The 29-year-old, who has twice finished second in the running for…
A Phuket Tourist Bus on its side. Five people were seriously hurt when a bus carrying Chinese tourists flipped onto its side while failing to take a dangerous curve north of Phuket Sunday. Ten people from the 24-seat bus, which set out from Phuket, were taken to hospital. The An Xin Tour bus failed to take…
At the world premiere of 20th Century Fox’s film “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb” held at New York’s Ziegfeld Theatre on Thursday, the cast honoured the life of the late Robin Williams, who makes his final screen performance in director Shawn Levy’s third instalment of the popular franchise. Williams’ widow, Susan Schneider,…
Phuket Countdown will be “Colourful Phuket Countdown 2015” and will be held at the Sanam Chai field opposite Phuket Provincial Hall, with concerts and stage entertainment, floral and light decorations, and a countdown fireworks display. Around the rest of Thailand, the main venues are Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai (Mae Sai), Chon Buri (Pattaya), Songkhla (Hat…
Jenson Button is to partner Fernando Alonso at McLaren next season writes Andrew Benson BBC Chief F1 writer. The team are to announce their driver line-up at a news conference at their factory in Surrey on Thursday. But BBC Sport has learned they have decided to retain Button after weeks of leaning towards Kevin Magnussen. Button, the…
The first of 62 people who are to be charged over alleged illegal commerce on Phuket’s Patong beach fronted the local police station yesterday to deny any wrongdoing. One of the beach vendors who responded to the summons to Kathu Police Station said yesterday, on condition that she not be named: ”We have done nothing…
A State of Trance Armin van Buuren release news of some exciting live broadcasts for next year. Armin van Buuren will be holding a series of ‘A State of Trance’ festivals around the world and the first one will coincide with ASOT 700. Meanwhile this week on Thursday as usual at 10pm A State of…
Transitions this week with Bill Patrick guest mix. John Digweed show this week on 91.5FM Phuket FM radio includes the following playlist: Trentemøller – Always Something Better (DJ Tennis & Mind Against Remix) [Poker Flat] Davi – The Gates of Babylon [Crosstown Rebels] Henry Saiz – Haunted Girl Canyon (Original Mix) [Suara] Ghost Culture –…
Stephanie Moseley and her boyfriend, rapper Earl Hayes, shot her and then killed himself. Neighbours called police after hearing a woman screaming and gunfire in a Los Angeles apartment. Two Bodies found The bodies of a woman and man were found shot and killed inside a swanky Los Angeles apartment near the Grove, following reports of…
Sam Smith, Beyonce Lead The Pack in the 2015 Grammy Nominations. Photo Credit to variety.com Nominated in the song of the year category (a writer’s award) was “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)”, (by Smith, James Napier, and William Phillips, “All About That Bass” (by Trainor and Kevin Kadish), “Chandelier” (by Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin),…
Director Sam Mendes has announced the 24th James Bond movie, which begins filming next week, is to be called Spectre. Picture credit: Rex James Bond ‘Spectre’ Just after 11 am in the chilly and cavernous interior of the 007 stage at Pinewood Studios, director Sam Mendes revealed the next Bond film will be called Spectre…
Tijs Michiel Verwest, aka Tiesto, was born in Breda, Netherlands on 17 January 1969. In 1994, he began releasing material on Noculan Records’ sub-labels Chemo and Coolman and signed by the general manager of the massive Rotterdam-based Basic Beat Recordings. three years later Tiesto founded his own label, Black Hole Recordings, with Arny Bink and…
Nicole Moudaber is a music producer and DJ born in Nigeria who studied in the United Kingdom and then became a pioneer of dance music in Lebanon. From ground-breaking parties to superstar collaborations, she is surely making a name for herself. Nicole begun as a promoter and held several events including the “Trashy Renaissance” party…
A group of 19 Cambodian monks collecting alms around Phuket were today exposed and disrobed and will be deported soon. The monks have rounded up about 6 pm and taken to Mongkonnimit temple in Phuket City after officers from Vichit and Kathu raided their jungle camp. Under an agreement with Cambodia, as unwanted aliens, they…
Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam hinted yesterday that the next Thailand election might be held in early 2016. The deputy premier who is in charge of legal affairs said he believed the charter draft would likely be completed in September 2015, and the organic laws would need another three months to draft. The latter process…
Phuket Kings Cup starts with the 5th Phuket Dinghy Series offers a taste of action to come in 2014 PKCR. The Phuket Kings Cup Regatta Organizing Committee, led by its President, Kevin Whitcraft, joined with PTT Global Chemical (sponsor of the Phuket Dinghy Series) to offer congratulations to young sailors in all of the Regattas…
Transitions this Tuesday at 10pm on Phuket Island radio… with a guest mix from DJ Wild. Interpol – My Desire (Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Re-Animation) [Promo] NTEIBINT feat. Birsen – Riptide (Dub Mix [Promo] Villanova – 5 O’Clock In The Morning feat. Flowers & Sea Creatures (Club Mix) [My Favourite Robot] Marc Miroir – Let…
Carl Cox is Live from Output, Brooklyn this week with a playlist and line up as follows. Toni Moreno & Manu Gonzalez – Old Way [Ibiza Global Records] Trevor Rockclife – Give Up The Funk [Mentor Records] Mark Broom – Gap [Saved] Oliver Deutschmann – Breakdown – Sterac Remix by Steve Rachmad [Caduceus] Marcelo Cuta…
Phuket Island weather outlook today is for mixed clouds and sun with scattered thunderstorms. Expect highs of 29C, and winds will be light and variable from the East. There is a chance of rain 60%. Sunset will be at 6:05 pm Tonight should be variably cloudy with possibly some scattered thunderstorms. Low 24C. Sunrise of…
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Several other places around the world observe similar celebrations. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on…
The road to golf development begins here with the BIS Phuket Golf Academy With our highly experienced academy coach, Mr Oliver Bates, the golf program will create the full golfing experience to prepare students for higher levels of play, aiming to develop an elite group that will pursue tournament play and represent the school in…
Ariana Grande Responds to Those Bette Midler Comments… On Monday, in an interview with the U.K.’s Telegraph, Midler noted, “You don’t have to make a whore out of yourself to get ahead” and “It’s always surprising to see someone like Ariana Grande with that silly high voice, a very wholesome voice, slithering around on a couch…
Roadside Billboards are Banned from Now On, Says Phuket Governor. Governor Nisit Jansomwong announced yesterday that roadside billboards are banned on Phuket from now on – even those that carry his image. Highways department Director Samak Leardwonghat said he was pleased to hear it had been declared as a national policy. ”In the past,…
As we move to the end of November the Weather in Phuket on Tuesday 25th is typical and normal for this time of the year. Expect daytime temperatures into the low 30oC but it may feel a lot higher, and overnight it may get a lot more humid unless we have an evening shower or…
The 4th Asian Beach Games close with a spectacular ending at the Saphan Hin Sports Center in Phuket on November 23 night, with Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul presiding. The Closing Ceremony featured four fantastic shows with more than 800 performers. The ceremony started with the first performance on Magic of Dream Destination, which…
Italy’s Massimo Cigana and Alberto Casadei made an impressive history together at Laguna Phuket Triathlon (LPT) today as they crossed the finish line as one and claimed LPT’s first dual champions in the annual event’s 21-year history. Cigana – champion in 2008, 2010, and 2011 also gave LPT its first four-time champion, and once again…
Governor Nisit Jansomwong has given his approval to the new Phuket Provincial Hall (worth 449-million-baht) hoping that its traditional Sino-Portuguese design will impress visitors. The governor recently made merit at the construction site, located on a 50-rai plot on Phang Muang Sai Kor, opposite Suan Luang (Rama IX or Kings Park) in Phuket Town, and…
Ebola security on Phuket is beefing up with Vachira Phuket Hospital opening the first Designated Receiving Area (DRA) in Southern Thailand in response to the recent Ebola outbreak worldwide and the increasing number of visitors to the island. The DRA is a laboratory fully equipped to quickly and accurately diagnose patients who show symptoms of…
An elephant killed his trainer at a Rawai camp today, the second trampling of a handler in the Phuket region within days. The male elephant named ”Por” turned on its mahout about 10.30 am in a screened compound, minutes before tourists were to begin trekking from the Phuchada Safari. Police were still at the scene…
Phuket to remember victims of road traffic accidents on the island for the first time on November 25, as part of World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Phuket office confirmed today. The event, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2005, is…