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Andaman Embrace – new Sino-Portuguese style resort for Patong

Posted on June 8th, 2011 by Alastair Carthew

Andaman Embrace – new Sino-Portuguese style resort for Patong

The Andaman Embrace Resort & Spa, due to open in December, will be Patong’s new Sino-Portuguese resort.

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Patong One Way Road System Would Favour Tourists

Posted on May 18th, 2011 by Alastair Carthew

Patong One Way Road System Would Favour Tourists

Help may be in sight for those tourists wanting an early glimpse of Patong Bay when arriving in the city from the airport as city fathers debate changing its controversial one-way system…again.

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Centara to run new Centra Ashlee ‘budget’ hotel in Patong

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

Centara to run new Centra Ashlee ‘budget’ hotel in Patong

Centara Hotels & Resorts has signed a contract to manage the first property under its new budget Centra brand.

The Centra Ashlee Hotel Patong will open at the end of this year, bringing the total number of properties under Centara management in Phuket to six.

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Illusionist chooses Jungceylon as home for his magic show

Posted on August 14th, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

Illusionist chooses Jungceylon as home for his magic show

Popular illusionist Joe Conrad is heading for Phuket’s Heart of Darkness, Patong. In fact he’s already here quite a bit of the time, overseeing creation of a 700-seat theatre in the Jungceylon complex

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Centara Sawaddi Patong offering very low rate for low season

Posted on June 20th, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

Centara Sawaddi Patong offering very low rate for low season

The Centara Sawaddi Patong Resort Phuket has launched a “Discover Patong Phuket – Introductory Sale” with rates starting from just B1,200++ per room-night (two people).

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More comedians? This is no laughing matter

Posted on June 20th, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

More comedians? This is no laughing matter

There’s another lot landing here on June 22 (a Tuesday) for a one-night stand-up at the Mercure Hotel in Patong.

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Boy George heads for Phuket

Posted on May 12th, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

Boy George heads for Phuket

Heads up all you 40-somethings: androgynous Culture Club icon Boy George will be deejaying in Phuket on May 26, at Seduction disco, just off Soi Bangla.

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B-Lay Tong – new place to stay and party in Patong

Posted on April 29th, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

B-Lay Tong – new place to stay and party in Patong

Names in Patong that come to mind include Club Lime, Climax, BYD Lofts or White Box. Now there’s another to put on your list and in the back of your mind: Beat Club at the new 123-room B-Lay Tong Resort, at the north end of Patong Beach. It’s just opposite the Novotel, close to the junction of the beach road and Phra Barami Rd.

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Jokers are wild in Phuket – again

Posted on April 8th, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

Jokers are wild in Phuket – again

The Phuket Punchline Comedy Club has lined up three more mirth-makers for April 21, at the usual venue, the Holiday Inn in Patong.

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Latin House brightens up Patong’s back road

Posted on March 25th, 2010 by Alasdair Forbes

Latin House brightens up Patong’s back road

It was the ultimate Patong opening: lip-synching ladyboys galumphing around the stage, tiny skirts (on girls and boys alike) and big fronts (on the ladyboys, mostly), volume cranked up, crowds of passers-by rubbernecking to see what was going on, free drinks, balloons, flowers and an opening ceremony presided over by the deputy mayor and the deputy police chief of Phuket’s Big Play Pen.

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