Some developer of condominium project in Phuket agreed not to build the top two storey of the apartment as the local’s complaint related to its blocking to the Kata Bay view. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the Kata Royal Condo project on Patak road originally approved for seven storey. Further when locals realized the [...]
Entries from December 29th, 2010
Kata Royal Condo Save Phuket View
December 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Business and Economy, Development and Infrastructure, Travel and Tourism
Tsunami Memory Shone Phuket
December 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Events
Hundreds people following three major tsunami remembrance services yesterday. It began by lying wreaths in Tsunami Wall of Remembrance at Mai Khao. At 8:30 AM Mai Khao Tambon Administration President Sarawut Srisakukarm delivered his speech. While the same service in Tsunami Monument of Kamala began after 11 AM marked by the speech of Kazushi Miyashita, [...]
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Southern Phuket being Medical Tourism Hub
December 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Travel and Tourism
Development and promotion of southern Thailand were being the topic of an international conference last week at Royal Phuket City Hotel. IMT-GT (Indonesia- Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle) cooperative officials participated in “IMT-GT Medical Tourism” meeting that led by Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports Permanent Secretary Sombat Kurupan on December 15th.
Phuket Street Festival Attracted Crowds
December 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Events, Travel and Tourism
Phuket Street Show Festival 2010 brightened evening on Thalang Road with powerful performances by aerial acrobats of Bencha Theater Group. Some of best street performers descended on Phuket Town this weekend for the event that sponsored by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). The festival placed in the old quarter of Phuket Town until Sunday. [...]
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Phuket Rotary Help PPHO in Anti-Polio Effort
December 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Development and Infrastructure
Rotary Clubs on this island joint Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) to decrease polio. Rotarians will join PPHO’s upcoming mobile polio vaccination clinics to hold it across the island as part of National Immunization Day for Polio Eradication on December 15th. On this day, they will give free polio vaccinations at all government hospitals from [...]
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Phuket Placed to the Forefront
December 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Business and Economy
National committee of public sector compensation should get Cabinet approval on Tuesday in raising the wages of all civil servants, MPs and senators for 5-14.9%. Then, it will cost 13 billion baht a year from its tax earnings. This proposal enables Phuket to have the highest minimum wage in Thailand. The provincial minimum wage increased [...]
Top Thai Golfers Play in Phuket
December 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Events
More than 140 Thailand’s best junior golfers will compete in Thai Golf Association (TGA) Junior Regional Championship at Phuket Country Club this week. This four-day competition held for boys and girls ages between 9 and 17 that starts on Wednesday. The final round will play on Saturday when the regional junior champion will be announced. [...]
O’Donnel Won Inaugural 70,3 Ironman
December 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Events
Today Former US Navy lieutenant Tim O’Donnel beat 50 field while he was facing 800 competitors to win the inaugural Ironman 70,3 Asia-Pacific Championship at Laguna, Phuket for under four hours. He was amazed people including Ironman 70.3 Florida title while he was the first in 1.9 km in 24 minutes 34 second.
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