Phuket Online TV News

1: People in local media circles were educated and informed about ASEAN while they agreed that ASEAN should be closer to communities.
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2: The Public Health Ministry carry out active campaigns to encourage people to keep cleaning their hands and apply masks in prevention of the H1N1 virus, while Krabi carried out cleaning campaigns in major tourists areas.
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3: Meanwhile, food and restaurant operators in Phuket city attended a seminar to enhance safety standard.
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4: Wat Kok Mai School in Phuket is praised for its application of the sufficiency economy principle.
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5: Still with Education, students from all 14 southern provinces under local governments management attended an educational fair in Phuket.
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6: The global recession led to a 20% decline in Chanthaburis jewelry sales while the local producers carried out marketing launching a road show in Phuket.
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7: A Phang-Nga Bay canoe competition was held to spice up the local tourism mood.
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8: & finally in local news, nearly 6,000 US Navy sailors on 5 ships will visit Phuket this week.

YouTube - News 22 June: 8 items


We turn now to our interview with Quinton Quayle, British Ambassador to Thailand, after he held a reception on board HMS Bulwark, British navy ship, docked at Phuket Deep Sea Port on 17 June, and before he, the Honorary Consul & Embassy staff visited 4 British inmates at Phuket Prison. Martin Carpenter is the British Honorary Consul, Phuket and they are kept busy with many British tourists & residents in Thailand. First the ambassador talks about the main purposes of his visit here:
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Martin Carpenter MBE is British Honorary Consul, Phuket
Tel: 076 318188 or 085 489 0106 Fax: 076 318190 martin.carpenter-hon[at]fconet.fco.gov.uk
British tourists to Thailand: 859,010 in 2007, 812057 in 2008; to Phuket 282,309 in 2007

Contact: UK in Thailand - the British Embassy in Thailand

YouTube - Interview British Ambassador in Phuket