Now in its seventh year, the South East Asia Business Awards recognise outstanding businesses across the region for excellence, innovation, and commitment to their communities. The 2025 winners, announced this month by APAC Insider Magazine, were selected for their performance, reputation and dedication across a wide range of industries.
“Wonderful achievement and very honoured to receive this recognition from the APAC Insider South East Asia Business Awards 2025,” said Class Act Media & IMAGE asia General Manager Jason Beavan.
“The dedication from our wonderful teams – at The Phuket News, Khao Phuket, Novosti Phuketa newspapers, Live 89.5 FM radio, Phuket News TV, Window on Phuket and Where to Eat in Phuket magazines – to keep the people who visit and live here updated on all the good and interesting happenings in Phuket.
“Thank you to our team, advertisers, readers and suppliers for their past and future support, we could not do it without you. It’s our island, and we are your local media company,” he said.
This year’s award adds to a growing list of accolades for the media group. IMAGE asia / Class Act Media was voted ‘Best Printed & Online Media Company 2024 – Southern Thailand’ and ‘APAC Insider Community News Excellence Award 2024’ in the annual UK-based ‘APAC Business Awards’.
In the 2023 edition of the South East Asia Business Awards, Class Act Media and IMAGE asia were named ‘Most Comprehensive Print & Online Regional New Media Company – Thailand’.
In 2022, the company received two awards: ‘Most Outstanding News & Information Business – Phuket’ for Class Act Media / IMAGE asia, and ‘Leading Provider of Digital News & Information – Southern Thailand’ for The Phuket News. That same year, The Phuket News was also named ‘Best Online News Platform’ in the region.
In 2021, the group was awarded ‘Most Outstanding Small Local Business – Phuket’.
Other Phuket winners in the APAC Insider South East Asia Business Awards 2025 include:
- Baan Rim Pa – Best Seaview Restaurant 2025 – Phuket
- 360INT Media Co. Ltd. – Leading Innovators of Virtual Tour Experiences 2025
- GD Web Studio – Best Web Design Agency 2025 – Thailand
Awards Coordinator Kaven Cooper praised this year’s winners, saying: “Staying up to date with trends and demands, as well as setting the pace themselves, our winners continue to help their communities blossom. We can all take note from these enthusiastic organisations and the people who help them to achieve their missions on a daily basis. Congratulations again.”
The full list of 2025 winners and supporting publication can be found at apacinsider.digital.