Archive for August, 2010

  Patong, Phuket – 2010
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The mother of a decorated U.S. Marine veteran who was brutally stabbed to death in Phuket this weekend says local authorities are not doing enough to find her son’s killer and pleaded for harsh punishment for the fellow Thai boxer who allegedly ended Dashawn Longfellows life. "I want them to kill the guy that...
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Of the 22 markets listed in a new property report targeting wealthy property buyers in Europe looking for a residence abroad, Phuket and Mauritius are the real deals at 3,000 euro a square meter.  A used home in Monaco costs on average of 45,000 euro a square meter, or about $57,000, making the principality...
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A Danish soldier who lost his leg in Afghanistan was hit by a motorbike in Krabi this week. His prosthetic leg was smashed in the accident, but his insurance company refused to pay for him to change the ticket. Benjamin Kragsskjold lost his leg in Afghanistan in 2008 when he was serving as part...
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Luxury resorts operator Banyan Tree has sunk deeper in the red for the second quarter, more than doubling its losses on-year to 9.2 million Singapore dollars (214 million baht). The Phuket property, which was sold this week, helped keep the  revenues up. China is the next growth market for the resorts operator where it...
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Two hotels from the Andaman region is making it to the annul best list from Travel & Leisure. Another from Krabi is on the watch list. The two hotels from Phuket are the Amanpuri (#13) and JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa on number 15. Phuket’s Amanpuri is the very first Amanresorts property and,...
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AirAsia achieved another world record, this time by selling more than 500,000 seats in 24 hours. Air Asia sold a record-breaking 538,000 seats on Wednesday, the first day of its Mind Blowing Fare campaign, which offers 10 baht airfares for domestic and international flights. AirAsia bested its previous record of 390,000 seats sold in...
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The situation of dengue fever outbreak is still a worry in provinces along the Andaman Coast. The number of infected patients continues to soar. Minister of Public Health Jurin Laksanawisit says the overall situation of the dengue fever spread was still considered critical. This year, the number of infections is 83% higher than last...
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Phuket Tourism: Is it Sustainable for Phuketians? Long one of Thailand’s island gems, Phuket is the gateway to many holiday destinations in the Andaman Sea. Restaurants, hotels & resorts, tour operators and real estate companies have expanded so rapidly that they far outstrip the demand of Thai and foreign tourists during the low season....
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One of the first five star hotels built in Phuket in the mid 1980s has been sold. Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket, one of the anchor hotels in the Laguna complex, has been sold for 2.62 billion baht today. Luxury resorts operator Banyan Tree Holdings says one of its subsidiaries is selling a hotel asset...
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