http://www.sangson.com/blog Just know about Phuket Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:37:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bangkok. Five years on from the tsunami that battered Asia’s shores, experts fear a new generation of coastal dwellers will be  ill-prepared to face another giant wave as memories fade. While sound alert systems have now been developed in many countries to forewarn governments of impending danger, getting that message out ... http://www.sangson.com/blog/content/as-tsunami-memory-dims-asias-seaside-vigilance-may-also-fade/ Phuket's Vegetarian festival (or jia chai in local Hokkien Chinese dialect) began in 1825, when the govenor of Thalang, Praya Jerm, moved the island's principal town from Ta Reua in Thalang District to Get-Hoe in Kathu District, where were tin mines and Chinese miners. Kathu was then still covered by ... http://www.sangson.com/blog/content/phuket%e2%80%99s-vegetarian-festival-or-the-festival-of-nine-emperor-gods-in-thailand-18-26-october-2009/ Date: August 2009 Location: All Chinese Shrines on the Island The largest island in Thailand, the most populous and the most popular one- Phuket is a major watershed in the tourism industry of Thailand. And festivals and events in Phuket are more than you can even think of. In this cosmopolitan island ... http://www.sangson.com/blog/content/por-tor-festival-phuket-2009/ Date: July 22nd – 26th, 2009 Location: Chalong Bay Contact: www.phuketraceweek.com Six Senses Phuket Raceweek will be held from 22-26 July at the Evason Phuket & Six Senses Spa, with racing off the southern tip of Phuket. It promises to be a week of exciting, international-standard yacht racing off Phuket’s East Coast ... http://www.sangson.com/blog/content/six-senses-phuket-race-week-2009/ Tourism Authority of Thailand, Phuket Office and Phuket Japanese Association will hold “The 4th Phuket Japanese Festival” on the 7th of March 2009 at Queen Sirikit Park in Phuket Town. As we are one of the parts of Phuket, we would like to provide the opportunity to the local people ... http://www.sangson.com/blog/content/phuket-japanese-festival-2009/ The Thailand Open will make an emphatic return to the Asian Tour schedule from March 5 to 8 at the Laguna Phuket Golf Club and boast prize money of US$500,000. Having not been played since 2005 due to a lack of sponsorship the event is now back in full swing. ... http://www.sangson.com/blog/content/singha-thailand-open-2009/ Voted Top Ten for Best Golf Resort in Asia, Best Clubhouse in Asia and Best Golf Courses in Thailand by readers of Asian Golf Monthly magazine, Laguna Phuket Golf Club is an 18-hole, par-71 resort course, designed by Max Wexler and David Abell, which challenges golfing ... http://www.sangson.com/blog/content/laguna-phuket-golf-club/ The 23rd year of Patong Carnival is organized and funded by Patong Municipality. There will be One Tambon One Product (OTOP) sales, arts and culture displays, spa and massage services, and food and beverage services. The entertainment will display traditional Thai culture from various regions across the country. Highlights of the carnival ... http://www.sangson.com/blog/content/phuket-carnival-2008/ Resting along 850 meters of unspoilt white sandy beach, embraced by lush green hills and sparkling blue ocean, Katathani Phuket Beach Resort recalls a tropical dream. Warm sands, the soft rhythm of lapping waves, and gently swaying coconut palms relax your senses—while our five swimming pools, ... http://www.sangson.com/blog/content/review-katathani-phuket-beach-resort/ Tropical Garden Resort is ideally situated in a peaceful corner of Kata Beach, on the western coast of Phuket Island, one of the most popular spots in Thailand. Less than a minute's walk away from the Beach and twenty minutes' drive from downtown Phuket, the Resort is ... http://www.sangson.com/blog/content/review-tropical-garden-resort-thailand/