Phuket News Thursday

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 would be based at the destination as an initial step.

Along with interesting development, Two major new luxury hotels are coming up on the island – St Regis and a Ritz-Carlton which are looking to induce upscale demand.

Moving onto the Phuket Boating and Sailing scene and in particular Yacht Haven Marina in the North of Phuket and the Phuket Gazette reporting that Yacht Haven Marina has opened the first 100 Meter berth in the region fully dedicated to visiting superyachts.

Yacht Haven welcomes boats of all sizes but is widely regarded as the first port of choice for superyachts. With deep-water access and sited 15-minutes drive to the airport, it has become the largest and busiest marina in the region and has seen demand grow sharply for ever-larger berths.

Other Phuket News Thursday

In other Phuket news, Thursday selected by the Phuket gazette editors and this from The Nation, in relation to the investigation into allegedly fraudulent schemes linked to UFUN Co Ltd’s activities.

Anti-Money Laundering Office has now been handed for further investigation from The Consumer Protection Police Division with some 400 officers in charge of receiving complaints to prepare for the 45 or so more complainants that were expected to come forward later yesterday.   The Star reported that UFUN Co Ltd’s executive chairman Daniel Tay has denied allegations that his company was involved in fraudulent practices in all of its businesses and said he would cooperate with the Thai authorities and respect the law following the crackdown.

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