Archive for the ‘Phuket & Khao Lak’ Category

Divers wanted: International Clean Up Day (2010-9-7)

Sea Bees Diving will conduct another International Clean Up Day at Koh Mai Thon (or Koh Racha Yai), supported by SSI, TDA & Green Fins Thailand. The day trip is planned for the 25th of September, leaving from the Sea Bees office in Chalong in the morning, and includes one long clean-up dive at Koh [...]

Phuket Aquarium (2010-9-1)

Phuket Aquarium was established 1983 as one of six departments of the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC), a research and monitoring center for the Andaman Sea. As such it belongs to the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and In 2002-2004 the aquarium underwent major reconstructions and renovations. [...]

Phuket Film Festival (2010-6-4)

From June 4 – 13 2010 on the beautiful international tourist destination of Phuket (Thailand) the 2nd edition of the Phuket Film Festival is being planned. The second edition of the Festival will lay the groundwork for a sustainable annual event which will not only help raise visibility of Phuket as a quality tourist destination [...]

New reef guarding Phuket ecosystems (2010-4-11)

The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has sunk 1,310 concrete blocks into the Andaman Sea off Phuket to create an artificial reef aimed at protecting the marine life of Sirinath National Park. The reef lies 3,000 meters from the coast, marking the area where sea fishing is forbidden. It extends from Sarasin Bridge in [...]

Skating from Chang Mai to Singapore (2010-2-24)

Two Swedes who are skating almost 5,000 kilometers from Chiang Mai to Singapore are on course to roll into Phuket next month for a quick respite – and maybe a foot massage or two. Education workers Jim Petersson, 25, and his girlfriend Maria Larsson, 29, have endured high speed spills, heat and exhaustion, but say [...]