The countdown to the New Year was held on the beach in Patong with its two days of DJs and partying drawing to a close early this morning, while Rawai celebrated in slightly less emphatic fashion with its Rawai Sky night Festival at Nai Harn Lake.
Phuket Vice Governor Thanyawat Charnpinit and Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Phuket Office Director Kanokkittika Kritwutikon both joined the countdown festivities at Central Phuket, where the celebrations were led by Pakorn Partanapat, Senior Executive Vice President of Operations at Central Pattana PLC and Central Phuket’s Senior Vice President Wilaiporn Pitimanaaree
Meanwhile, people flocked to temples across the island this morning for New Year blessings.