Phuket Wan - Property

Proper Phuket Zoning Looms as an Impossible Dream

Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:31:27 +0700

Bye Bye Wichai Phuket's Governor bids so long to the media at his last news conference. Zoning and other issues are bound to be debated before his successor takes over late this month.

Phuket Light Rail Boost from Fast-Track China Group

Chutima Sidasathian — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:08:30 +0700

Latest A large Chinese construction group has thrown its weight behind plans for a light rail link between the airport and Phuket City, with other developments to follow.

Phuket 'Special Entertainment Zone' Bid by Governor

Phuketwan Reporters — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:34:00 +0700

Latest Nightlife until 3am or 4am could be Phuket's attraction for international tourism if Phuket's departing governor manages to win special treatment for the island. But noise laws are not being enforced.

Phuket Airport Expansion Can Grow to 15 Million

Chutima Sidasathian — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:53:12 +0700

Latest Phuket's airport remake is going to begin next year, and it has the capacity to grow a little further to handle 15 million passengers, a seminar has heard. But that's it.

Phuket Wins Huge China Event: Tourism Boom Likely

Alan Morison — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:32:57 +0700

News Exclusive Laguna Phuket is making news again, this time with a China coup that will bring up to 12,000 visitors to the island in one hit, and open the way for thousands more.

Phuket Sale Seen as a Win-Win for Dusit Laguna

Alan Morison — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:48:15 +0700

Resort Transaction The sale of one of the seven resorts that constitute Laguna Phuket is likely to mean business as usual, with money to spend on a hush hush new project outside Thailand.

'Greater Phuket' House Pumps Iron at $24m Sale

Alan Morison — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:36:35 +0700

PHOTO ALBUM The house of a fitness chain guru on a beach north of Phuket has been sold for 24 million dollars, but it's not necessarily the most valuable house in the region.

Phuket and the Taj Exotica: A Romance For Our Times

Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:57:15 +0700

News Analysis The love affair between Phuket and the Taj Exotica continues to be an intriguing dalliance that displays all the signs of a modern romance, short of commitment and marriage.

Phuket 'Will Keep 80 Metre Height Limit'

Chutima Sidasathian — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:34:36 +0700

Breaking News A regulations update from October 1 will retain the 80 metre height limit. Some land has changed hands amid speculation the limit will be lifted, an informed expert says.

Phuket Gains More Retail with K Plaza

Chutima Sidasathia and Alan Morison — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:12:37 +0700

Latest One well known resort is branching into retail in a big way on Phuket with a project that will bring the Kata Karon region its first real shopping mall.

Phuket Resort Boost with 1.5b Baht Pullman by Accor

Chutima Sidasathian — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:35:50 +0700

Latest The family business that owns Phuket's largest resort, the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort and Spa at Karon, reveals details of the new Pullman Phuket Arcadia at Nai Thon beach.

Phuket Wins a 1.2b Baht Resort in 'Greater Patong'

Phuketwan Reporter — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:05:55 +0700

Latest Phuket's tourism attractions bring new investment of 1.2 million baht in a 'Greater Patong' resort as investors continue to find faith in the island's future.

Phuket Police to Move Back to Old Town Heart

Chutima Sidasathian — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:11:16 +0700

History Lives The police colonel being credited with putting helmets on riders' heads has negotiated the return of police to the historic Standard Chartered Bank building in Old Phuket Town.

Phuket Must End Its Race to Destruction: Opinion

Alan Morison — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:32:54 +0700

Phuketwan Opinion The Governor's call for an 'amnesty' on future development may be the last chance Phuket will have to slow the headlong rush towards holiday hell and a tourism turnoff.

Phuket 'Amnesty' Call to Halt All New Resorts

Chutima Sidasathian — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:40:17 +0700

Breaking News Phuket needs to stop all new resorts being built to ease the economic and environmental pressures on the island, says Governor Wichai Praisangob.

Phuket Hilltop Gains a New Restaurant and Shop

Chutima Sidasathian — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:53:27 +0700

Phuket Construction The Khao Rang hilltop, a popular viewing spot in Phuket City, is to gain a restaurant to rival a well known eatery that has held a monopoly on the peak for almost 40 years.

Phuket Hub Brand Boosted By Vietnam Resort Deal

Media Release — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:37:59 +0700

Media Release Outrigger, the Hawaii based resort management brand best known on Phuket for its Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas, declares a deal in Vietnam.

Phuket Explorer Mixes Retail, Residential, by Laguna

Media Release — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:41:12 +0700

New Development Official news comes of a residential and retail project in a prime spot near Laguna Phuket that will change the shopping habits of Cherng Talay residents.

Phuket Sports Academy Aims to be Asia's Best

media release — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:05:17 +0700

Latest A large investment on Phuket produces a sports facility that aims to become the best in many categories as it prepares to open this November.

Outrigger says Occupancy for July is 'High 80s'

Chutima Sidasathian — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:11:28 +0700

Latest One of Phuket's newer resort management brands sees a bright future, along with occupancy rates that appear to be at the higher reaches.