Tag: Phuket
Public Health Ministry steps up preparation in 16 disaster-prone provinces
BANGKOK, 7 June 2012 – The Public Health Ministry is speeding up preparations for the natural disasters in 16 at-risk provinces. ...
Mother, child, die in flood, storm havoc in South
TRANG, June 7 -- Strong winds and three-metre waves caused seawater to surge into more than 80 fishing village households in Kantang district...
Phuket braces medical staff with earthquake drill
PHUKET, 24 May 2012 - The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office has held an earthquake drill to ready residents and medical personnel for...
PM pledges to tackle rising consumer product prices
NAKHON PATHOM, May 19 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday pledged that her government will speed up solving the problem of rising...
Tsunami drill held in Phuket
PHUKET, 10 May 2012 - The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) is holding a tsunami alert and response exercise in Phuket...
Andaman Poll showed more than 90% of Phuket visitors don´t believe...
PHUKET, 29 April 2012 – A public poll showed that most visitors to Phuket are not buying the rumors, which suggested that this...
Travellers flock to Phuket despite rumours of it sinking
PHUKET, April 28 - Travellers flocked to this resort province on Saturday despite rumours it is sinking, according to its governor Tri Akaradecha. ...
Phuket won’t sink from earthquakes: Mineral Resources Department
PHUKET, April 27 - A team of experts from Thailand’s Mineral Resources Department affirmed today that this idyllic Andaman Sea resort province will...
Special Report: The Columbia Trail Masters 2012
Next month, Phuket will lend its lush tropical setting to hosting its first off-road adventure race – the second edition of the Columbia Trail...
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Tourism’s new compass: why meaning, community, and human connection are now leading the way
BANGKOK, Thailand - Tourism has entered an age of restless reinvention. Across the global industry, from UN Tourism to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and international networks...
Französischer Wohltätigkeitsleiter besucht HHN Foundation – zehnjährige Unterstützung für thailändische Kinder setzt sich fort
PATTAYA, Thailand – Les Amis de L’Ophelinate de Pattaya, eine seit vielen Jahren engagierte französische Wohltätigkeitsorganisation, hat diese Woche erneut ihre langfristige Unterstützung für...
Foreign tourist found dead in Pattaya Beach incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials and police from Pattaya City Station responded to reports of a foreign man found drowned near the entrance...
Pattaya tightens city regulations following fireworks festival vendor complaints
PATTAYA, Thailand – Deputy Mayor Wuthisak Rermkijakarn chaired a meeting with the Pattaya City Administration Division to evaluate progress on prior directives and address...
Pattaya’s traffic has hit a breaking point
PATTAYA, Thailand – Spend enough time behind the wheel in Pattaya and you eventually confront a blunt truth: this city does not run on...