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All-Go, No-Slow as Phuket Property Projects Win Approval

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.

Phuket Resort’s New Beach Bar May Have to Be Demolished

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.

Phuket Property Set for 51 Percent Land Tax Jolt

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.

Phuket Should Chase Cashed Up Retirees, Says Professor

Latest After the floods, retirees in Bangkok are looking at Phuket as a second-home destination, says an economics associate professor from Chalulangkorn University.

Boost for Greater Phuket Marina Shopping Resort Brings Dangers, Too

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.

Curtain Up as Billion Baht Venture Becomes a Genesis for Bangla Family Entertainment

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.

Phuket Drilling Dispute May Pump Water Prices Higher

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.

Long Resort Pier ‘Guaranteed’ to Protect Phuket Eco Island

Latest A Phuket official has ”guaranteed” that a 317 metre concrete pier will protect an east coast island’s sensitive environment from damage.

BAD SANTA Please Banish Xmas E Cards

It’s getting close to Christmas and a my email mailbox is overflowing not only with spam, Nigerian lottery offers and Viagra promotions, but now an onslaught of androgynous holiday E cards.

Phuket Property Dispute ‘Just the Tip of Iceberg,’ Says Consul

Latest A dispute involving a Patong condominium involved Australians, Swedes, Danes and an Australian in a property fraud, honorary consuls have heard.