Phuket History
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Muang Phuket Local Post New Issue: 10th Anniversary of Tsunami
The 26th of December marks ten years since since a tsunami caused by an earthquake off the coast of Sumatra devastated the region surrounding the Indian Ocean and beyond. Although local resorts and government officials like to pretend it never happened in order to not “frighten” potential tourists, remembering the terrible loss of life has… Continue reading
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Phuket’s Provincial Hall
Yesterday was a rather rainy holiday in Phuket – the 64th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit. A mid-afternoon break in the rain gave me the chance to take a short walk up the tree-lined Narisorn Road in northeastern Phuket Town. This is where most of the province’s government buildings are located and so is… Continue reading
A History of Phuket, achitecture, Battle Of Thalang, Colin Makay, government buildings, governors of Phuket, Kao Rang, Kedah, King Chulalongkorn, King Vajiravudh, Luang Por Road, Narisorn Road, Phang Nga Road, Phnom Penh, Phraya Rasadanupradit, Phuket Old Town, Phuket Philatelic Museum, Phuket Provincial Hall, Phuket Town, Queen Sirikit, rubber trees, Surin, The Killing Fields, Thungka, Trang
Mark Joseph Jochim 