The ‘Phuket No Shopping Bag’ project was officially launched on Sunday, but a controversial plan by island retailers to begin charging for plastic bags is apparently on hold.
The launch ceremony, which included the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), was held at 4:30pm at Central Festival Phuket.
The ceremony was presided over by Energy Minister [...]

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by Pathumporn Junibool
PHUKET is known as the ‘The Pearl of the Andaman’ because of its natural beauty, but what many people don’t realise is that Phuket is also home to one of Thailand’s most important pearl farms.  The Phuket Pearl Farm, about a mile offshore from Sapham Bay on the island’s east coast, cultivates between [...]

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by Fraser Morton and Thanawat Kingthong

CONSTRUCTION is about to begin on a man-made island off Sapan Hin on the island’s south-east, which will be home to a five-metre statue of Buddha.  The architect-designed island will feature a walkway jetty, and a spectacular grand temple, shaped lotus flower. The three-sided statue of Buddha will sit [...]

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