May, 19 - Visakha Bucha Day (public holiday): it is a day to commemorate three important events of Buddhism: the birth, the enlightenment and the passing away of the Buddha. Miraculously, these events fell in the same month and on the same date.

Filed under: Phuket News on May 7th, 2008 | Add first comment!
Tags: events, phuket.

There are multiple public events and holidays planned on Phuket in this year - from usual Songkran Festival to cricket and golf championships and motorbike exhibition. Here goes a list of events starting from this weekend:

April, 6: Chakri Memorial Day (public holiday) - Chakri Day commemorates the foundation of Bangkok as natinal capital by Rama I - first […]

Filed under: Phuket News on April 3rd, 2008 | Add first comment!
Tags: bikes, cricket, events, golf, holidays, phuket.

It’s sad that lately we hear criminal news from Phuket, Thailand more and more often. Now it is a murder (most likely) of 26 years old swedish tourist in Phuket which was identified by local police as Hanna Charlotta Backlund. Dead body was discovered by her travel companions near the bungalow they had rented. Appears that […]

Filed under: Phuket News on March 16th, 2008 | Add first comment!
Tags: crime, phuket, thailand.