- News
Direct flights from Phuket to India from GoAir.
India budget carrier GoAir is launching its overseas operations with flights from Mumbai to Male in the Maldives as well as Phuket. The airline, owned by the Wadia Group, has been waiting for the delivery of its new generation Airbus 320 Neo planes before starting the overseas legs. GoAir says it will start flights to Phuket in October. It’s the…
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Koh Kho Khao. The vanishing island.
Locals from the Phang Nga province’s Koh Kho Khao, just north of Khao Lak, are urging the Thai PM to help them stem the heavy erosion of their island beaches from encroaching seawater. They say their beach is vanishing as the bay has intruded a hundred meters inland along its 20-kilometer coastline. And they’re saying it’s not just the annual…
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US Embassy in Bangok offers condolences
The US Embassy in Bangkok has expressed condolences to the families and friends of the two Thai students that appear to have been involved in a tragic accident in California. In its two-sentence statement, the Embassy said: “We are closely following the situation and express our heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the two Thai students involved in…
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‘Safety’ mayhem on Phuket’s waters
Editorial by Duncan Worthington Let’s be clear from the off that we’re talking about speedboats, specifically day tour operators who pack in the tourists on an overpowered wooden speedboat and then zip off (at speed) to stop A, B, C and D, with a lunch thrown in along the way. In Phuket’s high season, these overpacked “cattle tours” can be…
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THAIGER TODAY Thursday, August 4
Phra Dhammajayo fled to Europe?, all quiet after Day One of new Patong parking restrictions, salvage attempt for car rented by two Thai students missing in US, Airport Director refutes claims in a FB post and more rain on the way for flood-inundated north and northeast.
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THAIGER TODAY Thursday, August 3 @ Patong
D-Day for Patong’s taxi & tuk tuk drivers, missing Thai girls in California, Thai PM visits northeast and officials looking for a new home for some of Phuket’s monkeys.
- Business News
The Outlook is Bullish
Despite the volatility that occurred early in the session on Thursday and Fintwits’ instantaneous panic, markets remain in a firm position on the weekly charts. The weekly chart of the SP500 still posted a higher high and higher low in relation to last week’s bar, which was bullish follow- through from the prior week’s breakout. The Thursday intraday blip brought…
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Surfers shine @ Kata. Kata Krew Surf Contest at Kata Beach.
Last weekend past saw the first of five planned surf competitions for the region at Kata, one of the best surf beaches on the west coast of Phuket. The event was organised and hosted by Kata Krew and the Karon Provincial Office with major support from Hanuman World, Flying Hanuman, Banana Beach, Seven Marine and SurfHouse Boardriders. The event was…
- Travel
The Silk Road. The road less travelled.
The Silk Road – the ancient trade route linking China to Europe – passes through some of the least-visited and mysterious countries in the world. And if you’re thinking about exploring the road, you should read John Brenson’s guide, Silk Road Traveller: In The Heart Of Central Asia, for his insight and knowledge of the region. The Silk Road passes…
- Food
Top 10 Hamburgers in Phuket
The winner was Thavorn Beach Village & Spa, Phuket Thailand 2. 2nd place Novotel Phuket Karon Beach Resort & Spa (Photo by real Life) 3. 3rd place Pullman Phuket Arcadia Naithon Beach 4. Kata Rocks 5. Renaissance Phuket Resort and Spa 6. Dewa Nai Yang Resort Phuket 7. Diamond Cliff Resort & Spa 8. Two Chefs Bar & Grill 9.…
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Congratulations Mareeya Poonlertlarp, our new Miss Thailand 2017
25 year old Mareeya Poonlertlarp is a half-Thai, half-Swedish model, and has been crowned Miss Thailand Universe 2017 at Siam Paragon Hall in Bangkok. Marayee is 183cm tall, a postgraduate in marketing from the Stockholm Business School and claims to be fluent in four languages – Thai, Swedish, English and Mandarin. She has won one million baht, a diamond tiara…
- Thai Life
Island hopping in The Philippines
I’m never at my best at 5 o’clock in the morning. But here I am, bumping along the streets of Dumaguete in the Philippines, clinging to the seat of an open-sided bus as the sun tries to poke up over the houses and shops flashing by. Why? I’ve been promised leaping dolphins and a community on stilts in the sea.…
- News
Don’t feed the fish. Illegal South Korean guide nabbed.
An illegal Korean tour guide was arrested at Koh Racha Yai yesterday for allowing Korean tourists to feed fish. Kanchit Klingclip, a business operator and conservationist on Racha Island, posted a video clip on line showing the tour guide taking tourists to dive and feed fish, which is a violation of the law under the Department of Marine and Coastal…
- Property
Thailand’s largest property portal
property.thethaiger.com is Thailand’s largest property portal, in six languages, covering the Kingdom’s hot property areas, mainly in Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya, Koh Samui, Chiang Mai and Hua Hin. The real estate market in Thailand, with all its bumps along the way, has proven itself to be robust with genuine growth over the past 20 years, especially in the main property markets…
- Thailand News
What’s different about The Thaiger?
The Thaiger is growing fast, reaching out beyond Phuket to cover the rest of Thailand as well. We will still be posting at least five stories a day for our Phuket readers but will be adding other regions of the Kingdom as well so we become a truly national portal. • In May 2018, alone, we grew our online audience…
- Thailand News
What’s different about The Thaiger
The Thaiger, from it’s inception, was crafted to be a lean, mean media machine. The Thaiger doesn’t have a head office (although we’re based in Kathu, Phuket), instead it is a network of people from around the country who access the platform and post stories for you. All the media is written and designed to be accurate and easily consumed…
