Thailand was voted the favourite sailing venue and best regatta location in Asia in a new survey . Thailand was voted as having the best sailing grounds and destinations due to an ideal geography, good weather conditions and beautiful scenery. The sailing survey was undertaken by the Top of the Gulf Regatta (www.topofthegulfregatta.com) in...
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A young coupe from Sweden reportedly died on April 2 while taking a shower in their bungalow in Ao Nang. The Swedish foreign ministry confirmed the deaths today. The 25-year-old man and the 23-year-old woman had decided to take a shower together on Saturday evening, the Aftonbladet newspaper reported. Friends staying in the next...
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A Danish soldier who lost his leg in Afghanistan was hit by a motorbike in Krabi this week. His prosthetic leg was smashed in the accident, but his insurance company refused to pay for him to change the ticket. Benjamin Kragsskjold lost his leg in Afghanistan in 2008 when he was serving as part...
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Two hotels from the Andaman region is making it to the annul best list from Travel & Leisure. Another from Krabi is on the watch list. The two hotels from Phuket are the Amanpuri (#13) and JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa on number 15. Phuket’s Amanpuri is the very first Amanresorts property and,...
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AirAsia achieved another world record, this time by selling more than 500,000 seats in 24 hours. Air Asia sold a record-breaking 538,000 seats on Wednesday, the first day of its Mind Blowing Fare campaign, which offers 10 baht airfares for domestic and international flights. AirAsia bested its previous record of 390,000 seats sold in...
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The situation of dengue fever outbreak is still a worry in provinces along the Andaman Coast. The number of infected patients continues to soar. Minister of Public Health Jurin Laksanawisit says the overall situation of the dengue fever spread was still considered critical. This year, the number of infections is 83% higher than last...
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U.S. seismologists have found evidence that the massive 2004 earthquake that triggered killer tsunamis throughout the Indian Ocean weakened at least a portion of California’s famed San Andreas Fault. The results, which appear this week in the journal Nature, suggest that the Earth’s largest earthquakes can weaken fault zones worldwide and may trigger periods...
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Thailand has approved an Bt18 million budget to set up Andaman sea rescue centers in a bid to restore confidence among tourists and the image of tourism in its Andaman coastal provinces. The budget will be allocated to Thailand’s five Andaman Sea coastal provinces of Phuket, Krabi, Phangnga, Ranong, and Trang. Phuket Disaster Prevention...
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Foreigners discovering Phuket, plans for a casino, an expatriate stabbed, tourists robbed, plane accident with pilot error - this is not a flashback over the last 12 months, but foreign news reports published from the Andaman region from 1945 to 1989.
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No conclusive answers in the preliminary autopsy report of Norwegian woman who died at Phi Phi last weeknd.
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