Latest Island-hopping can be the preference of tourists but an island-hopping property title has provoked a dispute involving the DSI off Phuket's coast.
Latest A Russian woman who advertised a Phuket condo for sale on Facebook at a price lower than what the owner was asking found herself arrested for having no work permit.
Latest Concrete walls and ''Private Property'' signs around an extremely valuable five-star Phuket beachfront strip should be torn down, a vice governor tells a meeting.
News Analysis The takeover of Starwood by Marriott creates the world's biggest resorts and hotels group and that is likely to mean quickening development on tourist island destinations.
Latest The Swedish furniture and household goods brand Ikea is opening Asia's first Pickup and Order Point on Phuket later this month, according to reports.
Latest A joint-venture from the United Arab Emirates is to build a US$60 million resort along a clifftop along Phuket's east coast, Phuket's governor is told. More »
Latest Switching from a property development to a resort is not easy, especially when there are 700 units involved. Centara is the brand with a big task at West Sands. More »
Latest Six of seven projects to be presented to the Phuket Governor's Special Committee on the Environment win approval as the island's building boom continues. More »
Latest After the floods, retirees in Bangkok are looking at Phuket as a second-home destination, says an economics associate professor from Chalulangkorn University. More »
Latest An increase of 51 percent in Phuket property valuations is expected from January 1 to match the increase in the value of property sales on Phuket over the past four years. More »
Latest Lines in the sand are meaningless unless approved for construction first by Phuket's Land Titles Office, management of a soon-to-open Phuket resort has learned. More »
Latest A Phuket official has ''guaranteed'' that a 317 metre concrete pier will protect an east coast island's sensitive environment from damage. More »
Latest A decision to change the system by one man is being blamed for potential water shortages at new resorts and villas and a possible water price rise this high season. More »
Latest Magical nightly performances are expected to broaden the entertainment choices of tourists in Phuket's nightlife heart of Patong as Soi Bangla gains a purpose-built theatre. More »
Latest The backing of a senior Government official brings fresh hope that a multi-billion baht project north of Phuket can spread development to a pristine coastline. More »
Have heard that OCTOPUS has reopened in the Talang District, does anyone know where?
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