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Selling yourself and your brand with AI

Phuket Life / Technology

Sunday 16 March 2025 02:00 PM

AI has revolutionised how businesses and individuals promote themselves. Yet much AI-generated content is bland, robotic, and forgettable. Why? Because too many assume they can type in a simple prompt, press a button, and expect genius to emerge. That’s not how to unlock AI’s creative potential.

Phuket needs more shady deals

Phuket Life / Community

Sunday 16 March 2025 11:00 AM

There’s a creeping blight of Seven-Elevens, Makros, SuperCheaps and Tesco Lotus’s slowly eating into the leafy fabric of once pristine Phuket. We all know that.

Legends of the Condor flies high

Phuket Life / World Entertainment

Saturday 15 March 2025 02:00 PM

As a cinema audience we have been so overloaded with action films over the years that is rare these days that we sit in a cinema in awe of what is occurring on the screen. Yes, maybe it has happened a few times with Tom Cruise’s stunts in the Mission:Impossible films over the years – but outside of that not so much.

Latest and relevant news about the development of Fortnite and the game currency system - V-bucks

Phuket Life / Technology

Tuesday 11 March 2025 07:49 PM

In the new 2025, the developers from Epic Games continue to actively develop the gameplay system in Fortnite and their gaming platform to attract more players on PC, consoles and mobile devices. Players can expect new game skins and events, stages of storyline development and new goods available for V-bucks.

Wellthwise: Snooze or Lose

Phuket Life / Health

Sunday 9 March 2025 11:00 AM

Aah, sleep. It is one of my favourite things to do. If sleep were an Olympic sport, I would have medals. I have been training for decades. It is the most vital of all the pillars of health. When restful sleep eludes you, every system suffers. Sleep is when your body restores itself, processes emotions, and strengthens memory.

Not so fine, Mickey

Phuket Life / World Entertainment

Saturday 8 March 2025 02:00 PM

Take one of the most exciting directors of our time, Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer), and get him to work on a film with one of the most underrated actors of our time, Robert Pattinson (The Batman), and the result should be something special right?

Supplements Worth Taking in the Winter: Boost Your Health and Well-Being

Phuket Life / Health

Monday 3 March 2025 05:53 PM

As winter rolls in, colder temperatures and shorter days can take a toll on our bodies. The lack of sunlight, coupled with seasonal changes, often leads to weakened immunity, reduced energy, and even dry skin and hair. Incorporating the right supplements into your winter routine can help you stay healthy, energized, and glowing throughout the colder months. Here's a closer look at some of the most beneficial supplements for winter.

Phuket Globetrotter: Are the Indian Ocean Isles Worth a Visit?

Phuket Life / Travel

Sunday 2 March 2025 02:00 PM

Living in the paradise that is Phuket, it takes a lot to get us packing for another island. We set off on two back-to-back journeys to explore other islands - in the Seychelles, Mauritius and the Maldives - scattered across the Indian Ocean.

Monkey business that fails to impress

Phuket Life / World Entertainment

Saturday 1 March 2025 02:00 PM

Mixing comedy and horror together is always a risky venture for a filmmaker. Get it right and you end up with a classic movie like Scary Movie or Werewolves Within. Get it wrong and you get a film that is dangerously likely to pick up a Razzie or two.

Interview: Anthony Mackie Entering a Brave New World

Phuket Life / World Entertainment

Sunday 23 February 2025 03:00 PM

Over recent years we have seen a few batons passed on in the Marvel universe. Jeremy Renner passed the Hawkeye baton to Hailee Steinfeld while Florence Pugh inherited the Black Window mantel from Scarlett Johansson.

Making AI Sing

Phuket Life / Technology

Sunday 23 February 2025 02:00 PM

How should you talk to AI? Back in 2023, we learned there was a magic formula for instructing thinking machines. The ‘Perfect Prompt’ included not just the task, but also the context of your request, the persona the AI should adopt, your desired output format, its intended audience and an example.

Venturing into the dark

Phuket Life / World Entertainment

Saturday 22 February 2025 02:00 PM

We have had more than enough exorcism horrors and thrillers over the years but the one thing they have all lacked have been originality or the power to make their audience walk away from the cinema deep in thought.

LGBTQIA+: Thailand celebrates with Pride

Phuket Life / Community

Saturday 22 February 2025 11:00 AM

Celebrated by the UK in February each year, Pride History Month is a time to reflect on the struggles, victories, and ongoing journey of the LGBTQ+ community. While many associate Pride with parades and celebrations, Thailand’s LGBTQ+ history runs much deeper - shaped by cultural, political, and social movements that have gradually paved the way for greater acceptance and legal recognition.

Bumrungrad International Hospital Phuket Marks Groundbreaking Ceremony

Phuket Life / Health

Monday 17 February 2025 11:52 AM

A Significant Milestone for Health Tourism in Thailand & A Catalyst for Mai Khao Community Development Phuket, Thailand – February, 2025 – Bumrungrad International Hospital Phuket has officially marked a major milestone with its groundbreaking ceremony, signaling the beginning of construction for its state-of-the-art healthcare facility. This development is set to further elevate Thailand’s status as a global destination for medical excellence and health tourism.

Protecting Phuket’s most valuable natural resource

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 16 February 2025 03:00 PM

“It’s hard, dirty work. And sometimes shocking,” Michelle Mouillé says of cleaning up around the island. With over 95 kilometres of coastline, Phuket boasts some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. These beaches are a major draw for visitors and play a crucial role in the local economy through tourism.

The JOYA of Cherng Talay

Phuket Life / Dining

Sunday 16 February 2025 12:30 PM

Nestled in the central stretch of Boat Avenue, Cherng Talay, JOYA offers an enticing dining experience in its newly refurbished space. The ambience is intimate, with soft, dim lighting accentuating on-trend crystal lights, distressed mirrors and a bottle-green tiled bar area.

Love is in the air... not to mention the bubbles

Phuket Life / Culture

Friday 14 February 2025 11:00 AM

Saint Valentine’s Day is traditionally a time for romance, flowers, candle-lit dinners and the whispering of sweet nothings into the shell-like ear of the object of your affections. But in Phuket there can be other distractions.

Phuket’s ‘Caveman’ turns 80

Phuket Life / Community

Sunday 9 February 2025 03:30 PM

John Gray is one of the Andaman’s most iconic and internationally famous characters who reached his 80th birthday just a few weeks ago. What better way to celebrate the life of this extraordinary man than to take a nostalgic peak at John’s unique trajectory, both through his life and through this amazing part of the world which he calls home.

Swan song from a giant

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 9 February 2025 02:00 PM

Friends, now within touching distance of my 90th milestone, I have taken the decision, after careful consideration, to stop writing for The Phuket News. Thanks are due to all of you out there who have taken the trouble to peruse my columns over the years, and especially to those readers who have actively shared their love of our magical natural world. Reaching out to a sympathetic audience has been a privilege, a learning process, and a journey that I have savoured every step of the way. I have made a lot of life-long friends.

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