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One size does NOT fit all
One size does NOT fit all
Sunday 6 July 2025 11:00 AM
I cringe at the word diet - it sounds like something that you vow to start on Monday and abandon by Wednesday. I wish there were a single word that describes sustainable, wholesome choices that support long-term well-being. Being Wellthwise means ditching diets forever and embracing your own feel-good, thrive-fueled way of eating that is all about nourishment, not nonsense.
A SAii of Luxury Relief
A SAii of Luxury Relief
Saturday 1 February 2025 12:00 PM
SAii Laguna Phuket has unveiled a remarkable transformation, blending traditional Thai design with modern innovation to elevate the guest experience. Situated along the pristine Bangtao Beach, this luxurious resort now offers refreshed accommodations and amenities, celebrating Thai culture while meeting the expectations of modern travelers.
Lard Yai doubles New Year fun with two consecutive street fairs in Phuket Old Town
Lard Yai doubles New Year fun with two consecutive street fairs in Phuket Old Town
Sunday 25 December 2022 02:48 PM
PHUKET: The Phuket Old Town Community has invited local residents and tourists to feel the New Year spirit at the renowned Lard Yai street fair on Thalang Rd. Instead of one weekend event, there will be two markets on both the last Saturday of 2022 (Dec 31) and the following first Sunday of 2023 (Jan 1).
Phuket mum and son tackle Mt Everest Base Camp
Phuket mum and son tackle Mt Everest Base Camp
Saturday 29 October 2022 09:00 AM
In 2014, Phuket woman Mayura “Nan” Mansfield, took on a personal challenge and trekked to Mt Everest Base Camp. At the start of November, she will repeat the challenge, but this time she will be accompanied by her 7½-year-old son, Gus.
Blazing Saddles: Count your blessings… and your livers!
Blazing Saddles: Count your blessings… and your livers!
Sunday 8 May 2022 02:00 PM
I am sitting in the lovely We Café by Rawai Beach enjoying a healthy salad lunch with one of the most remarkable cyclists I’ve ever met… hell, he’s one of the most remarkable humans I’ve ever met!
Marriott Bonvoy celebrates the Joy of Gastronomy in Thailand with two-month food festival
Marriott Bonvoy celebrates the Joy of Gastronomy in Thailand with two-month food festival
Sunday 8 May 2022 11:00 AM
‘Eat Out with Marriott Bonvoy’ offers three tiers of culinary promotions throughout May and June 2022, at almost 40 hotels and resorts across the Kingdom
A Meal With… Craig Burton, putting diet facts on the table
A Meal With… Craig Burton, putting diet facts on the table
Sunday 24 May 2020 01:00 PM
When I first started writing this “A Meal with…” column over three years ago, little did I anticipate one day finding myself sitting a well-measured two-plus metres away from my subject, with both of us wearing face masks. However, as what is colloquially termed the ‘Chinese Curse’ has it, we are indeed ‘living in interesting times’ and so we now find ourselves in all sorts of strange situations, doing all sorts of things we never imagined we would. 
Musing in the Mire: Good Vibrations-The healing art of Himalayan singing bowls
Musing in the Mire: Good Vibrations-The healing art of Himalayan singing bowls
Saturday 15 February 2020 04:00 PM
A quiet, growing community in the southern village of Rawai knows of a little oasis. A tranquil hideaway but a stone’s throw from the street hustle on Soi Saiyuan.Many may also know the wonders of A Spoonful of Sugar Cafe, but unaware of the even sweeter haven that lies just beyond. And its name is Jungala.
Students develop a 3D prosthetic limb to help a little girl in Bangkok
Students develop a 3D prosthetic limb to help a little girl in Bangkok
Sunday 9 February 2020 02:00 PM
British International School Phuket (BISP) IB students Melanie Preen, Michael Larsson and Arsenii Barbashov, should be extremely proud of themselves, having recently made a significant impact on the life of a five-year-old girl living in Bangkok born with amniotic band syndrome causing the loss of her left arm.
Celebrating the 21st Chinese New Year Festival in Phuket Old Town
Celebrating the 21st Chinese New Year Festival in Phuket Old Town
Friday 31 January 2020 04:00 PM
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana welcomed locals and tourists alike at the opening of this year’s 21st Phuket Old Town Chinese New Year celebrations at Queen Sirikit Park – also known as Dragon Park – on Thalang Rd in Phuket Town yesterday (Jan 30).
Youth Talent Competition 2020
Youth Talent Competition 2020
Friday 17 January 2020 03:00 PM
The eighth edition of PAPA’s annual Youth Talent Competition will be held on Sunday, Feb 2 at the Blue Tree Phuket. The competition was started in 2011 to provide an opportunity for many of the musically talented students in Phuket to showcase their talents to the public.
Newly opened Intercontinental Phuket Resort heralds a contemporary era of Thai hospitality, culture and heritage.
Newly opened Intercontinental Phuket Resort heralds a contemporary era of Thai hospitality, culture and heritage.
Thursday 16 January 2020 05:15 PM
InterContinental Hotel Group celebrated the official opening of InterContinental Phuket Resort with a weekend of spectacular festivities to celebrate the luxury brand debut on Phuket island Saturday (Jan 11). 
How a plant-based diet can help save the planet and improve your health
How a plant-based diet can help save the planet and improve your health
Sunday 5 January 2020 12:57 PM
As 2019 comes to a close we’ve seen fires rage through the Arctic, the Amazon, California, Indonesia, and Australia as well as record-breaking heat waves in the United States and throughout Europe.
Marilyn Band – Black and White at Villa Royale Gallery
Marilyn Band – Black and White at Villa Royale Gallery
Friday 3 January 2020 08:00 AM
With a successful show of new paintings on display at Mom Tri’s Gallery of Modern Art and Cuisine, the artist Marilyn Band has decided to present another, quite different exhibition of her more familiar, more classical work of original drawings, prints and limited editions at the Villa Royale Gallery at Kata Beach opening 3 January until 10 February 2020. She’s named the new exhibit, Black and White, to describe this substantial body of work. “I’ve had a long, happy career drawing the beautiful villages and people around the Indian Ocean while I have been sailing with my husband, Nick. We’ve explored the region from Zanzibar to the outer islands of Indonesia and I’ve drawn the cultures from many regions. Now I want to share these new and original images.” She also believes this art will show a vanishing world when the skies and the ocean were cleaner and people could more easily support themselves when living in remote villages. When Nick and Marilyn sailed to Phuket in 1980, the island was heavily populated with water buffaloes and covered with rice fields. There was no international tourism. The beaches were empty and it was difficult to make from one place to another. There was no road connecting Karon and Patong beaches and it was rumored that dangerous animals still inhabited the hills between Phuket Town and the western beaches. Marilyn’s early work from this period will be available for purchase. “I think it’s important for Phuket residents to understand that we need to protect the environment including the quality of air and water that has seriously been threatened by overdevelopment,” she says. “I hope my art from an earlier time will remind people of what if being lost.” In addition to a collection of black and white graphic images of Thai religious and cultural sites, Marilyn will offer a variety of colorful work from different periods of her career. Marilyn comes from four generations of English stained glass artists whose commissions even included work on Exeter Cathedral. They were kept busy repairing damage to churches and building damaged during World War II. As a child, she worked with her father at drawing and fabricating colored glass for their creations. She later studied graphic design at High Wycombe Technical College in Buckinghamshire, England and started her career as a graphic artist in a variety of advertising agencies in London. But on holiday to the Seychelles, the young artist met her future husband Nick who had sailed his yacht from Africa to the Seychelles. Together they have explored the wide Indian Ocean for 40 years where Marilyn has taken inspiration for her art. They built their studio, made from locally sourced materials, in Rawai in 1980 and Marilyn has been painting and drawing and building collage ever since. She will be in residence at the Villa Royale Gallery most days from lunchtime til 7pm. For more information, contact Villa Royale at 076 333 568 or info@villaroyalephuket.com
Porto de Phuket breezes into town offering something for everyone
Porto de Phuket breezes into town offering something for everyone
Monday 16 December 2019 05:20 PM
PHUKET: Situated in trendy Choeng Thale close to the Laguna zone and Surin beach, the new outdoor lifestyle and retail complex Porto de Phuket offers an exciting, engaging and fresh shopping, dining and leisure experience.
[VIDEO] Figs in paradise! What The Munch Ep. 4 || Phuket Food
[VIDEO] Figs in paradise! What The Munch Ep. 4 || Phuket Food
Saturday 16 November 2019 08:24 PM
Welcome to What The Munch! An all-new show by The Phuket News TV where we take a look into the diversity of Phuket’s food scene. Join Jason Beavan as he munches his way through the island in search of the top dishes in Phuket!
A meal with Scot Toon, Managing Director – Asia for The Pavilions
A meal with Scot Toon, Managing Director – Asia for The Pavilions
Monday 24 June 2019 10:00 AM
The Pavilions group of exotic and highly in­dividualistic hotels and resorts may appear at first blush to be a mish-mash of uncon­nected properties without much of a uniting theme or vision. Yet, when you delve a little deeper into these sensational properties, you find that in fact an almost mystically bold vision unites them… that of finding “para­dise” here on earth.
Happy Holistay: Make a splash on a Phuket staycation
Happy Holistay: Make a splash on a Phuket staycation
Sunday 17 March 2019 02:00 PM
We can all find ourselves guilty of failing to see what’s right in front of us. So quick are we to look beyond Phuket for city or beach breaks that we by­pass the expert hospitality available on our very door­step.
Le Meridien Phuket wins global ‘associate health and well-being care’ award
Le Meridien Phuket wins global ‘associate health and well-being care’ award
Monday 11 March 2019 02:24 PM
Last month, Marriott Interna­tional Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, Bill Marriott, and President and Chief Executive Officer, Arne Sorensen, announced Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort as recipient of the ‘Debbie Mar­riott Harrison TakeCare Award of Ex­cellence’ for 2019.
The view from Koh Racha: A meal with Devan Bhaskaran
The view from Koh Racha: A meal with Devan Bhaskaran
Saturday 9 March 2019 03:00 PM
It was a horribly hot, sticky Phuket morning at Chalong Pier. The assembled throng of tourists queuing for their boats seemed as fractious as the weather itself. Heavy and menacing thunder heads roiled above us, but refused to explode into relieving rain torrents.

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