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Diving: Manta rays, whale sharks call Andaman’s best-kept secret home
PHUKET: The world knows of the Similan Islands and the spectacular diving that can still be had there. However, deep in southern Thailand, Hin Daeng, Hin Muang and Koh Haa are perhaps the Andaman’s best-kept diving secrets. Located about 100 kilometers southeast of Phuket, out of reach for most day-trip operators, Hin Daeng and Hin Muang manage to avoid most…
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Phuket Health: Working out the best time of day to train
PHUKET: I’m not going to beat around the bush: the best time to train is in the morning. I wasn’t sure, at first, if I should even cover this topic, as I didn’t want to put people off who can only make time to train in the evenings. However, if at all possible, try switching some of your workouts to…
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Video Report: Skal International’s “Saturday Night Fever… on a Friday!’
SKAL Phuket’s favorite strippers will be back in action on Nov 28 for the charity fundraiser Saturday Night Fever… on a Friday at Nikki Beach Club. Video: PGTV PHUKET: Skal International Phuket and South Thailand will hold its annual charity dinner tomorrow evening. Dubbed “Saturday Night Fever… on a Friday!”, this year’s Skal Beach Charity Party will take place at…
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Phuket’s high life: Amari Residences aim high in Patong
PHUKET: Just when you think that it’s simply impossible to develop Patong further, there comes a company that does just that. And in the case of Amari Phuket, it’s done with style. The Amari Residences complex, rising quickly over Patong Bay, is set to take the game up a notch. “Amari Residences are the only luxury residences in the highly-developed…
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Phuket’s Patong Bay Hill, in the heart of the valley
PHUKET: Mark June of 2015 in your calendars. It might be the very month when Patong begins changing for the better, all due to the launch of the beach town’s much anticipated Patong Bay Hill development. “We are very happy, as everything is going according to schedule. Patong Bay Hill is expected to be completed in May 2015, and after…
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Phuket’s “no plastic bag’ push just the tip of the rubbish pile
PHUKET: At a meeting held at the incinerator in Saphan Hin on October 16, more than 40 representatives gathered to discuss the issue of waste disposal and what type of promotional and educational programs could be implemented to make a positive contribution to recycling and to energy recovery. One clear example already in place is a large notice on the…
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Shanghai Property Expo to showcase foreign investments
PHUKET: If you are looking to buy, sell or rent a property, then make a note on your schedule to visit the 2014 Shanghai Real Estate Expo from December 8-10, and check out the hundreds of properties on offer, all under one roof. The three-day free exhibition, which takes place in Shanghai’s financial district, will feature leading overseas developers, real…
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Phuket boating: Like sailing? Join the club
PHUKET: Often the boats and the lifestyles featured in this boating column highlight how the “other half” lives. Well, not exactly the “one percenters”, but more like the “eight to 12 percenters”. Yet what lies behind all the luxury is the same common ground: the lure of the sea. What many people don’t know, including many long-term Phuket residents, is…
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Make-A-Wish, catch a fish at Exotic Fishing Thailand charity tournament [video]
PHUKET: Just days after the Phuket International Fishing Tournament (PIST) concludes in Chalong this Saturday (click here), Exotic Fishing Thailand (EFT) will be hosting a tournament to raise funds for Make-A-Wish Foundation Thailand. Discover what lurks in the waters of the Phang Nga Fishing Lake. Video: PGTV The the main event is on November 25 from 8am to 6pm at…
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Henning Mankell lets down readers with ‘A Treacherous Paradise’
PHUKET: I picked up Henning Mankell’s A Treacherous Paradise (Knopf, New York, 2013, 360pp) because I was interested in reading a novel about Mozambique. It was only later that I learned that Henning Mankell is part of a coterie of Swedish crime writers who have recently attained international popularity. His Detective Kurt Wallander mystery series has been translated into 40…
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Property: Conundrum of Phuket’s luxury landscape
PHUKET: In the travel and lifestyle industry, certain words are overused to the point where they become little more than verbal gloss; shiny adornments designed to entice people to part with more cash than they would normally choose to spend. The word boutique is one such term, now applied with abandon to everything from a modest eatery to a six-star…
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Video Report: Sansiri targets Phuket’s high-end with Baan Mai Khao condo project
PHUKET: With prices starting from 8 million baht and reaching up to 52mn baht, Sansiri’s latest Phuket development, the Baan Mai Khao seaside condominium in the island’s north, is targeting the high-end of the Phuket property market. “The high-end market begins at prices of more than 100,000 baht per square meter,” explained Uthai Uthaisangsuk, senior executive vice president, Business Development…
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Tailor-made relaxation in Phuket
PHUKET: Mai Khao is not just home to the longest stretch of breathtaking beach on the island, where majestic sea turtles come to nest and beach morning glory creeps out to touch the sand, but it is also home to Mandara Spa, a tranquil world-class spa tucked away inside the JW Marriott Phuket. The atmosphere of the resort without a…
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Phuket body transformation: Turning over a new leaf
PHUKET: It’s been four weeks since I signed up for the Thanyapura Total Body Transformation program – and I now feel better than I have in a long, long time. Long gone are the initial days, the days when I could barely make it through a training session. The change in this particular department is simply incredible. Not only can…
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Phuket Health: Steroids 101 – The good, the bad and the ugly
PHUKET: Steroids can be found and bought over the counter all over the place in Phuket. Most pharmacies stock them, and I have known some gyms to sell them as well. The term “steroid” is commonly – and mistakenly – used to describe any performance-enhancing drug. This simply is not accurate. Steroids are synthetic hormones. For example, diabetics that have…
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Going the distance for children in need
PHUKET: When I started writing the Blazing Saddles column two years ago, I had no idea of the eventful journey upon which it would take me. My two-wheeled companion has led me into many fascinating corners of the Andaman region; none more so than when I found myself a guest of Yaowawit School for underprivileged kids near the small town…
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Video Report: World-class puppeteers to perform in Phuket
PHUKET: 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 glimpse of the spectacular…
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A Phuket Shoppers’ Paradox – Discounts: Friend or foe?
PHUKET: My family grew up in the world of marketing. My dad was the president of a marketing subsidiary of Time Inc and my brother has, for many years, run Growth Engine, a successful creativity and innovation marketing consulting agency in the US. Although I’ve never been directly involved in marketing, I’ve always been interested in trying to understand what…
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Phuket Boating: Cruising like a missile
PHUKET: Range to target: under 3,500 nautical miles. ‘Aye aye, Sir,’ says your skipper and you’re underway. With a long-range cruising capability of 2,000nm at 11 knots, or 3,500nm at 8 knots, the Princess 88 Motor Yacht defines the luxury nautical version of the “great escape”. Having a non-stop range of more than 6,400km in a single trip – about…
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Chasing vampires, running from zombies at Thanyapura Neon Night Run
PHUKET: Nothing provides better motivation to run fast and far than a bunch of bloodthirsty zombies chasing you, does it? Those who showed up at Thanyapura on November 1, could check the effectiveness of this motivational technique for themselves. With a bunch of zombies as well as vampires, witches, ghosts and other creepy creatures hunting the sport center’s grounds, the…
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Phuket celebrates Loy Krathong in full splendor
PHUKET: Saphan Hin in Phuket Town played host to swarms of island residents and top-ranking officials wanting to take part in Loy Krathong or “Festival of Light” celebrations last night. Students from Phuket City Municipality, dressed to the nines in traditional Thai garb, paraded to Saphan Hin, where festival-goers had gathered to release their krathong into the water. Phuket Governor…
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Phuket Health: Is OJ a murderer?
PHUKET: Do you like to start the day here on our tropical island paradise with a glass of orange juice? Before you reach for a glass, here is some food for thought. New research contends that a glass of fruit juice increases the core blood pressure. Oh, and yes, it makes you fat. Researchers from Swinburne University in Australia recently…
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Video report: Phuket realtors align strategy with market slowdown
Among the seminar’s speakers were representatives of respectable developers such as Sansiri and The Mall Group’s Supaluck Umpujh. PHUKET: Realtors throughout Phuket are re-aligning their strategies to counter the slowdown in market activity this year, which has been attributed to saturation. Thanusak Phungdet, president of the Phuket Real Estate Association (PREA), revealed the news after the PREA property seminar in…
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The Mall Group forges ahead with B20bn baht Phuket project [video]
Phuket Today talks with the Mall Group’s Vice-Chairwoman Supaluck Umpujh. PHUKET: Not concerned about the current economic slowdown and full of hope about the changes that Phuket is undergoing, the Mall Group will drive forward with its plan to invest as much as 20 billion baht in a new, multi-purpose retail and entertainment center in Phuket. Speaking during a recent…
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Phuket gears up for Loy Krathong festival
PHUKET: 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 month of the year, falling this year on November…
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Phuket Carnival Jazz Night concert on Patong Beach tonight
PHUKET: Jazz fans are in for a treat tonight, despite Phuket’s wet weather, with a free Jazz Night concert held as part of the Patong Carnival, which began on Saturday. The concert includes local greats the Jun Abe Band, Jazz Shop Funk Addict, Manila Machine, Neung Jakkawai Band and Siam Cubano Band. Vichart Jirathiyut, managing director of event organizer Hitman…
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The Lodge at BB Phuket adjusts to a changing market
PHUKET: It was one year ago when property guru Bill Barnett wrote in the Phuket Tattler, “Foreign buyers have returned to the island in big numbers and what is motivating them is not luxury pool villas but investment-oriented condominium and apartment properties that are hotel managed”. Yet, a lot has happened over the past 12 months and investors, aiming to…
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Absolute World names new head of real estate
PHUKET: Absolute World Group has announced the appointment of Stuart Coakley as director of the group’s real estate division. Based at the property developer’s Thailand headquarters in Phuket, Mr Coakley is tasked with overseeing the group’s real estate division and growing future real estate strategy for the mixed-use resort developers and fractional and vacation ownership pioneers. Mr Coakley has experience…
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Qatar Airways launch direct daily flights from Doha
PHUKET: Qatar Airways non-stop daily flights to Phuket International Airport from its Doha hub began yesterday, with the airline making good on its announcement last month. “The start of non-stop services from Doha to Phuket offers travellers from around the world access to the popular tourist destination in a reduced time, from across our expanding global network,” said Qatar Airways…
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Indigo Pearl Phuket cashes in on big-spending tourists
PHUKET: Indigo Pearl Phuket has added unique products, developed sales channels and worked with quality agents, as part of its strategy to capture the high-spending travel market. The hotel is the flagship property of the long-established, Phuket-based hospitality firm, Pearl Group. Wichit Na-Ranong, owner of the hotel, said that since the group rebranded from Pearl Hotel at Nai Yang Beach…
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