Phuket Wan - Property

Phuket Property Corruption: Developments Expected

Phuketwan Reporter — Fri, 25 May 2012 01:17:37 +0700

Latest Anti-Corruption Commission officials are on Phuket looking at contentious properties. What they have found so far is likely to be revealed later today.

Phuket Condo Mania Here to Stay

Chutima Sidasathian and Prasit Tarnsirisin — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:56:55 +0700

Latest A new condominium development of 800 units by Sansiri is expected to intensify Phuket's condo mania as Thai buyers and investors snap up what seems a great product.

Phuket's Twinpalms Hands Baan Yamu to Resava

Twinpalms Facebook posting — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:12:51 +0700

Latest A change in marketing approach for Baan Yamu comes with Resava Property Management taking the reins from Phuket's iconic resort brand, Twinpalms.

Phuket's Hunters Bag Two Big Asia Pacific Property Titles

Phuketwan Reporter — Tue, 01 May 2012 01:07:36 +0700

Latest Phuket remains at the pinnacle for property at a price as evidenced by the International property Awards, which saw one of Phuket's top real estate firms triumph twice.

Big Phuket Beach Resort Sold for 2.8 Billion Baht

Phuketwan Reporter — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:27:37 +0700

Latest A notable four-star Phuket beach resort has been sold for 2.8 billion baht to a large Malaysian conglomerate by Kingdom Hotel Investments.

Phuket Sea Edge Villa Project Followed the Law, says Management

Phuketwan Reporter — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:52:58 +0700

Latest As inquiries continue into the legality of several Phuket development and property projects, management at the Eva Beach pool villa project assert they have followed the law throughout.

Major Work Will Double Beds at Patong Hospital, Adding Helicopter Landing Pad

Nuansiri Chirunkamolwut — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:20:24 +0700

Latest Two phases of construction at Patong Hospital will double beds next year then add an International Rahabilitation Centre targetting holistic treatment.

Phuket Condos Figure in Asia Pacific Property Awards

Media Release — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:28:04 +0700

Latest A Phuket condo development is set to contest regional Asia Pacific and World titles in the Property Awards 2012 with a boutique development above Patong.

Laguna Phuket's Top Man Moves On: Changes Forecast

Alan Morison — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:17:57 +0700

Latest The well-known Managing Director of Laguna Phuket, Michael Ayling, is to leave the seven-resort complex in May after spending almost the entire 21st century there.

Phuket Corruption Probe Names Vice Governor, Halts Suspicious Patong Road Project

Phuketwan Reporters — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 02:21:09 +0700

Latest A former Phuket vice governor has been named as the suspect ''owner'' of more than 100 rai that sits on hillside forest land above Patong -and has a public road being built up to it.

Phuket Families Object to Phuket City Land Title Being Granted

Sert Tongdee — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:05:27 +0700

A protest greeted surveyors who set out to map a large section of land in Phuket City. The families living on the land do not accept the rights of a claimant to the property.

Phuket Property Swindlers Pursued: Investigators Say Phuket Probe Will Grow

Phuketwan Reporters — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 09:31:13 +0700
Latest The Phuket property boom after the 2004 tsunami brought a dramatic increase in property values that investigators now say led to corruption among local officials and expat developers.

Phuket Corruption Busters Target Illegal Phuket Property Deals on Hills, Beaches

Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:37:23 +0700
Breaking News A team of anti-corruption investigators are to announce a major crusade against property cheats in Phuket's hills and beside the beaches.

Phuket Condotel Aims to Sell Kata Beach Living

Nuansiri Chirunkamolwut — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:16:04 +0700
Latest The Beach Condotel, just 400 metres from Kata Beach, is targetting resort managers and people who enjoy the lifestyle of Kata beach, just 400 metres away.

Andara Tops Phuket Luxury But Kamala Beach Club Fails to Please

Phuketwan Reporter — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:41:27 +0700
Latest Andara tops the list of Phuket resorts considered to be the most luxurious hotels in Thailand, but one fan finds the beach club at Kamala the least pleasurable aspect of the resort.

Phuket Public Park Ringed With Barbs

Nussara Lem — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:28:31 +0700
Latest As property wars go on Phuket, it's a small but ornery one. A public park has been fenced in by barbed wire for a nursery school to be built where children and adults now play.

Beyond Resort North of Phuket Appoints a GM

Media Release — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:03:51 +0700
Latest From tastes in food to a new kind of resort: that's the path to the role of GM of the man who head up the Kata Group Resorts

Phuket Movenpick Resort's Sale Price Set for a High Five

Alan Morison — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:33:03 +0700
Latest Phuket's value as a resort destination should be tested with the reported sale of the Movenpick Resort at Karon beach by the Saudi group that bought it in 2006.

Phuket Thanyapura Appoints Business Development Manager

Media Release — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:19:11 +0700
Latest Thanyapura continues to grow in different ways as the distinctive new Phuket brand continues to hire people with proven track records at the top end.

Bali-Bound GM Makes Way for New Boss at 'Greater Phuket' Resort

Phuketwan Reporter / Media Release — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:33:42 +0700
Latest One well-known hotelier on Phuket and in Phang Nga is bound for Bali and a new job at a soon-to-open resort. And Le Meridien Khao Lak has a replacement GM.