Uber in Phuket has officially launched! We think it’s a fabulous time to launch in Phuket because people there, and millions from around the world who visit the island every year, are clamoring for a great new transportation alternative. People want safety, they want incredible reliability and they want accountability. Mike Brown, Uber regional general…
Amari Phuket has been welcoming guests from all corners of the world for three decades, crafting countless memories for families, couples, and friends. Comprising 148 rooms, divided into one and two-bedroom suites with extra space for living including a kitchen and dining areas, the new expansion will bring the total inventory of Amari Phuket to…
The streets of Phuket will be taken over by puppets on November 16, giving island residents the chance to experience the magical world of puppeteers. Following the Harmony World Puppet Carnival 2014, held in Bangkok from November 1-10, which featured 160 troupes of puppeteers from 80 countries around the world, Phuket will be granted a…
Carl Cox Mendoza, Argentina live this week on 91.5FM Phuket Island radio and the show is live from Mendoza, Argentina Carl says “let’s kick off the week the only way we know how”. Global Radio 607 live from Mendoza, Argentina Tune in to 91.5FM Wednesday night from 10pm or follow Carl on Facebook.
Nightclub owner and Phuket businessman Prab Keesin called tonight for a sensible approach to problems in Patong that could be fixed by extending hours rather than a three-day strike by venue owners. ”We should have an agreement with officials to open an extra hour until 3 am to try to make money,” Khun Prab, son…
In an unprecedented move, Marine 5 Chief, Phuripat Theerakulpisut, has declared that speedboats and longtails in Phuket venturing to sea in today’s predicted bad weather are banned. It’s the first time in modern memory that the Marine 5 chief has restricted the movement of boats for safety reasons. ”We will cancel the license of any…
The Phuket Highways Office director has admitted that the underpass at the Darasamuth Intersection will not be ready for the Asian Beach Games next week. He did, however, vow that the underpass, located beside the Central Festival Phuket shopping mall on the bypass road, would be complete by the end of the year. We expected…
Loy Krathong in Phuket was celebrated at Saphan Hin in Phuket Town and played host to swarms of island residents and top-ranking officials wanting to take part in what is known as the Festival of Light celebrations last night. Students from Phuket City Municipality, dressed to the nines in traditional Thai garb, paraded to Saphan…
Finswimming at Thanyapura is happening this week as a part of the 14th Asian Championships & Asian Junior Finswimming Competition. The event will continue until the 9th of November and you can find all the information on their website: https://www.thanyapura.com/event/finswimming-asian-championship/ Finswimming is an exciting sport and there was even a new world record set recently…
British International School Phuket (BISP) is proud to host for the thirteenth consecutive year, their BISP Soccer 7s football tournament on 7th and 8th of November. Again this year they are expecting well over 1,000 young football players from all over Asia, and are looking forward to another year of exciting competition. The action starts…
Department of Fisheries officials from Bangkok examined the hotly contested Phuket Dolphinarium today. Five officers came to inspect the facility and question the owners, Suchart Youngsup, acting chief of the Phuket Fisheries Office told the Phuket Gazette. A direct connection between five wild-caught dolphins bound for the dolphinarium and the annual slaughter of thousands of…
Phang Nga’s Similan Islands National Park ordered the Similan and Tachai islands to be closed until Friday as a precaution for tourists’ safety from storms and high waves. Park chief Nat Kongkesorn warned that tour companies and tour boats were advised to stay ashore until the weather conditions improved. “If a tour boat sneaks into…
Loy Krathong Phuket starts tomorrow. Tourists and island residents don’t have far to go to explore the wonders of Thailand’s rich cultural heritage as one of the country’s most romantic, tranquil and beautiful holidays is just around the corner. Loy Krathong, the Festival of Light, takes place on the full moon of the 12th lunar…
Immigration police have arrested a co-founder of The Pirate Bay, a torrent index site and tracker, while he was trying to cross the border from Laos into Nong Khai. Hans Fredrik Lennart Neij, alias TiAMO, was arrested at 12:30pm on Monday while driving through the border checkpoint with his Laotian wife, immigration police said. The…
A Russian tourist passed away yesterday after he fell and struck his head on a rented jet-ski he was riding in strong surf at Patong Beach. He rented a jet-ski at about midday, said Maj Weerapong Rakito of the Patong Police. He fell and hit his head on the jet-ski while riding large waves. Patong…
With only four weeks until the Laguna Phuket Triathlon (LPT), Phuket is preparing to host hoards of athletes including Australian Belinda Granger. Despite winning 15 iron-distance championship titles across the world, Belinda rates LPT as her all-time favourite. She first raced LPT in 2001and has returned every year since then except 2004 and 2006. During…
A flash flood and landslide warning have been issued for Phuket after heavy rain caused minor flooding and traffic tailbacks at many locations on the island this morning. Flash flooding forced traffic to a standstill in Chalong in front of the TOT office on Chao Fa West Road, where floodwater was about 50 centimeters deep….
Lewis Hamilton caught and passed Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to win the United States Grand Prix and extend his World Championship lead. Hamilton took his 10th victory of the season thanks to a late and brave move down the inside of Rosberg at Turn 12, after erasing the German’s lead. The result extends Hamilton’s lead…
Gloomy Halloween in Phuket today there is a considerable cloud with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm and this evening we can also expect times of rain. You can expect a high of 31 and a low of 25 degrees a bit later on as well as a differentiation of winds between N 7km/h…
Several new sports will be added to the 4th Asian Beach Games being held in Phuket this month, making them the biggest Games ever in terms of the number of sporting events. The additional sports will include Muay Thai, extreme sports, jet-ski sports, beach wrestling, and Kurash, a form of Turkish wrestling. This year’s Games,…
A tourist was run over by a vehicle towing a jet-ski trailer on a Phuket beach on Tuesday, prompting jet-ski management and a safety meeting this afternoon. The Phuket Gazette was notified of the incident by a foreign man, who asked not to be named, who witnessed the incident on Kata Beach. A woman was…
A Chinese man who donated 34 million baht to a Phuket temple in July has been arrested along with two other Chinese nationals for their roles in a pyramid scheme that reportedly duped people out of a total of 9 billion baht in China and Malaysia. In making the arrests, police seized cash and assets…
A Phuket resident was given a fright when he discovered a meter-long baby crocodile riling his dog in his garden last night. Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers were called to Soi Hatchananiwetate, behind the Phuket Provincial Administration Organization (OrBorJor) Hospital, at 7:30 pm to deal with the troublesome reptile. Rescue workers searched the area for more…
This morning it was overcast with a couple of showers. This evening we can also expect some periods of rain in Phuket. In relation to temperature, you can expect a high of 31 and a low of 24 degrees. The wind is currently travelling E 7km/h and shall vary to ESE 6 km/h at night….
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has commenced daily non-stop flights between Abu Dhabi and Phuket, the airline’s second destination in Thailand. The inaugural flight EY430 departed Abu Dhabi International Airport at 8:40 am local time on Sunday, October 26, and touched down at 6:00 pm the same day at Phuket…
A Prince of Songkla University seismology expert urged the Thai public not to panic over yesterday’s 5.3-magnitude earthquake, with its epicenter was in the sea off northern Sumatra. Its slight tremors could be felt in Phang Nga and Phuket provinces. Paiboon Nuannin said this 7.02 am quake wasn’t in the same area that caused the…
More than 200 ancient relics and artifacts were discovered by chance, scattered on the floor of a cave in Krabi province, across Phang Nga Bay from Phuket, on Saturday. Found by a local man in Kuan Wei Dang Cave in Khlong Thom district, south of Krabi Town, the pieces included ancient ceramics, axeheads, and stone…
A bearded Caucasian man found on the beach at Karon appears to have been the victim of a head injury is in a Phuket hospital while the holiday island’s top policeman heads an investigation to find out what happened. The man, aged 35 to 40, was discovered on the beach at Karon, south of Patong,…
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Phuket residents and tourists have been invited to join a three-day Phuket tin-mining festival in Srisoonthorn to celebrate Loy Krathong and honor the island’s tin-mining history. The event will be held at the Bang Maruan Lagoon, which is located next to the site of the old Bang Maruan Mine in the center of the island,…
The arrival of the 150 rai Phuket Luxury Mall and scheduled to be open in 2017 under The Mall brand is expected to attract the world’s leading international brands and out-do Siam Paragon in Bangkok. Space is much bigger, with room for a five-star resort, an exhibition and conference centre for thousands, and an adventure…