For romantics who enjoy jazz, French group Jazz Cool Band (JCB) will play a one-night gig in Phuket Town on February 14 – Valentine’s Day

Nineteen boats are so far signed up for the “fun” regatta – the annual Phang Nga Bay Regatta, which goes under the gun on February 4.

Thailand has always been a sponge, soaking up outside influences. Watch Thai TV any day and and you’ll see ads full of references to Western culture and, to a growing extent, Japanese and Korean influences.

Stereo Lab, the disco on the sand at Surin Beach, which earlier brought Hed Kandi to the island for the first time, has scored another hit, booking Brooklyn-born deejay Todd Terry for a night on December 2.

The 2010 Phuket International Marine Expo (PIMEX) is expected to attract over 75 local and international exhibitors and over 4,000 visitors.

Twenty Belgian beauty queens added glamour to a pre-opening dinner at the soon-to-open Blue Elephant restaurant in Phuket Town.

Niche Cars are coming back for two days, this time parking their extreme machines at the Royal Phuket Marina.

The Laguna Phuket resorts complex has been chosen as the venue for the climax of the new annual Asia-Pacific Ironman 70.3 Event Series, starting next year and attracting top triathletes from around the world.

The Phuket Community Foundation (PCF) has announced that its income from the Race Day it organised on November 7 totaled around 288,000 baht. PCF Director Janyaporn Morel remarked, “We are delighted with the financial result. This is the first time we have organised such an event. It is also the first time that a Rubber [...]

A few months ago, Patrick Cotter, Phuket’s “Mr Rugby” was bemoaning the lack of local official support for the game in Phuket. Today he’s beaming with delight after the signing of a memorandum of understanding that will see an international-standard rugby academy set up in Phuket and a world-class pitch made available for the game.