Phuket Post - A Different Kind of Newspaper
Meeting Phuket's own blues brother
The Phuket Blues festival 2010 came to a rockin' end on Saturday night and it may be a long, long year till we are treated to such music again.
Early Morning Asia
Expat Amy gets up early to sample the delights of Southeast Asia
Mon 4 Jan 2010
A Muslim Burial
On a visit to Hasun’s village Mayamoon makes a startling discovery about how illness is treated in a Thai Muslim village
Fri 18 Dec 2009
The grass is always greener...or browner... or whiter
Expat Amy is browned off by advertising that says white is right
Thu 17 Dec 2009
Phuketiquette
‘Listen more than you talk’ is just one lesson that Expat Amy has learned
Tue 8 Dec 2009
Married for six quid
In the previous installment Mayamoon and Hasun attended a marriage at Hasun’s village. Then Hasun led her into a hut without saying a word...
Thu 3 Dec 2009
Phuket’s new Hon. Consul
Dr Sompoch Nipakanont, the 44 year old Medical Director at Bangkok Hospital Phuket has been awarded the role of honorary consul of Sweden by the Swedish Ambassador of Bangkok.
Resilient Riz
Former TV reporter Riz talks to Jody Houton about what inspired her to launch ‘that’ calendar.
Thu 26 Nov 2009
Riz’s decision to raise funds for the children of the Sunshine Village by launching the sexy Women’s Will Power (WWP) Calendar 2010 was one that took a long time to make and was ultimately grounded in her own unhappy childhood.
Found in Phuket
Mon 23 Nov 2009
The island of Phuket attracts different types of people looking for different types of things; from honeymooners searching for romance, sailors and surfers following the waves and sun worshipers seeking that perfect beach or perfect sunset. For Ives Solo however, his reason for visiting was none of these; he came to Phuket to search for his sister.
Learning to love in Arabic and Thai
In the previous instalment, Mayamoon found work as a teacher and Hasun started selling souvenirs, but cracks soon begin to show in the happy couple’s relationship