For a fine view across Phuket City to Chalong Bay, accompanied by excellent Thai food and good cold beer, head up Rang Hill in the middle of the city and drop in at the Phuket View restaurant.
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Phuket tin mining museum worth a visit
The lttle-known Phuket Mining Museum was supposed to open two years ago, but that hasn’t happened yet. But you can still go there for a fascinating view of Phuket’s pre-tourism history.
Read the rest of this entry »Next Phuket clean-up set for August 6
The next island-wide Keep Phuket Clean effort has been set for Thursday, August 6, starting at 3 pm in 28 different locations around the island.
Read the rest of this entry »Phuket tin smelter at centre of international row
Phuket’s last vestige of heavy industry, the very-low-profile Thaisarco tin smelter on Cape Panwa, has been hurled into the limelight by a report from a major NGO accusing tin producers of buying ore from vicious military groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Read the rest of this entry »Radisson Plaza Resort Panwa Beach opens in Phuket
Phuket’s five-star resort supply expands with the opening of the 211-room Radisson resort.
Read the rest of this entry »The Chedi Phuket special rates for Thai residents
If you’re Thai or live in Thailand, then The Chedi – run by Adrian Zecha of Aman Resorts fame – has a deal for you.
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Phuket is set to be the battleground for two major events in the world of cool-and-sexy-see-and-be-seen, as two leading names in the world of deejay night clubs, Bangkok’s Bed Supper Club and Ibiza’s Hed Kandi, go, er, Bed-to-Hed.
Read the rest of this entry »Agoda offering astonishing hotel deals in Phuket
Prices for accommodation in Thailand must be the lowest they’ve been in a decade, and the way to get the lowest of the low prices is through the online booking sites.
Read the rest of this entry »Laid-back lakeside dining with a jungle view
While the west coast seethes with great restaurants, from Thai to Russian, French to Burmese, the east coast is rather less well equipped. But there are some gems hidden away, one of which is Peang Prai.
Read the rest of this entry »Phuket Fashion Week Photo Report
Phuket Fashion Week took place at Jungceylon shopping center on June 24th to 30th, 3009.
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