Phuket Wan - Entertainment

Phuket Regatta Hits Rock With Full Moon Party

Paweena Petyoi — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:25:08 +0700

Roy Fest royplay Phuket's traditionally staid King's Cup Regatta sails into uncharted waters with a full moon party on Karong beach that is likely to wreck a few crews.

Phuket Sport's Parting Volley: Photo Special

Phuketwan Reporter — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:05:10 +0700

Photo Special The professional competitors in the women's beach volleyball series take time out to relax with friends and family on Phuket, with the competition continuing to Sunday's final.

Natural Restaurant (Thammachat) Phuket City

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:36:28 +0700

Phuket Dining Once it may have been appropriate to mention Tarzan and Jane but these days, for a new generation, having dinner here is probably more comparable to an episode from 'Survivor.'

Womens' Volleyball, Phuket: November 3-8

Chutima Sidasathian — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:05:55 +0700

Phuket Latest Brazil is expected to be among the top contenders when Phuket takes to the sand for this year's world women's volleyball series at Karon.

Phuket Rubber Duck Race Day, November 7, Laguna

Chutima Sidasathian — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:46:54 +0700

Latest Possibly inspired by the weather, a new Phuket festival is coming . . . for ducks. Islanders are expected to take to Rubber Duck Race Day like . . . well, a duck to water.

Phuket's Warriors All Set to Eat, Then Run

Alan Morison — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:03:36 +0700

Photo Album As with every important event on Phuket, food plays an important role in tonight's explosive end to the Vegetarian Festival as warriors hot foot it through Old Phuket Town.

Loy Kratong on Phuket, November 1, November 2

Phuketwan Reporter — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:59:53 +0700

Festival Phuket This year the traditional Loy Kratong Festival is being extended over two days, November 1 and November 2, with beauty contests, fireworks and romantic fun.

Markprok Seafood Restaurant, Markprok Village

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:15:43 +0700

Phuket Dining The crab is tasty but there's all that peeling first, sometimes with an apron and a crab cracker . . . now we've discovered a perfect Phuket crab with a soft, cook me shell.

Phuket's Best Day at the Beach: Photo Special

Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:56:35 +0700

Photo Special Phuket's Vegetarian Festival sends its Taoist followers and photographers into raptures, for different reasons. It's an event without equal anywhere in the world.

The Point Bistro, Bypass Road, Phuket City

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:18:42 +0700

Restaurant Photo Album Photo menus have the virtue of making you hungry and showing you what to expect. Care to try a slice of urban bistro on Phuket? Then picture The Point.

Phuket Vegetarian Festival, October 17-26

Sert Tongdee and Alan Morison — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:24:41 +0700

Phuket Latest Entranced warriors will need ID cards that also list the names of invading spirits for this year's Phuket Vegetarian Festival. For the first time, the gods will have to be registered.

Salvatore's Restaurant, Patong

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:22:06 +0700

Dining Review For decades Salvatore's in Phuket City has set the pace for Italian food on the island. Now a rival has emerged . . . Salvatore's in Patong. In some ways it's quite different.

Phuket's Top Five Restaurants: Quite a Handfull

Alan Morison — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:04:27 +0700

Best of the Restaurants Taste and value are what leads some restaurants on Phuket to prosper while others fold. What are the island's best restaurants? Here are some clues.

Hong Kong Restaurant, Bangkok Rd, Phuket City

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:21:27 +0700

Phuket Dining What better way to celebrate China's 60th birthday than at perhaps Phuket's finest Chinese restaurant? Mao and Deng, eat your hearts out. Come to think of it, they probably did.

Phuket Lifesaving Carnival, Patong, October 3

Alan Morison — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:29:04 +0700

Carnival Coming Efforts to make Phuket a safe destination all year long deserve support because they will restore the island's reputation rapidly. Get set for the 2009 lifesaving carnival.

Phuket Set to Party on Karon: September 25-26

Phuketwan Reporter — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:51:08 +0700

Photo Album A 22 million baht dance party is being held for free on Phuket's Karon beach this coming weekend, the biggest event of its kind seen on the island.

Phuket Software Conference, October 8-10

Phuketwan Reporter — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:25:39 +0700

Software Phuket Two conferences with twin themes will demonstrate whether Phuket has the capacity to mix it with the world's best when it comes to software innovation.

Tasty Flavors of Muslim Phuket, until Sept 24

Phuketwan Reporter — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:58:46 +0700

Latest Halal food is full of flavor and very different to conventional southern Thai food on Phuket. The food festival at Saphan Hin is a chance to enjoy the change in taste.

Phuket's Day of Celebration for Respected Monk

Phuketwan Reporter — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:04:37 +0700

Photo Special Birthdays come every year but No. 113 is always going to be a rare treat for anyone who reaches that milestone. Phuket enjoyed that treat, too.

World's Oldest Man: Phuket Birthday Special

Alan Morison — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:35:07 +0700

World's Oldest Man: Photo Special The eyes of the world will be on Phuket on September 17 as Luang Pu Supha celebrates his 113th birthday. His life has been full of good deeds.