New International School

Thalang: Phuket International Academy is well under construction for its opening in early September 2008 The school is expected to open on the 8th September with its first students ranging from nursery through to Grade 4..
The school once complete will also feature primary, junior and senior high. All constrcution is scheduled to be completed by September 2009

The school is located on 125 Rai, and will have more than 700 students in attendance.

Recent Changes to Thai Law:

Changes are to be made to the number of shareholders in a Thai Company, this will be reduced to from 7 to 3, this is effective from 1st July 2008, section 1237 of the Civil and Commercial Code (No. 18) BE 2551 (A.D. 2008. This change will be of great benefit to foreign investors who now must find only two genuine Thai co-investors with whom to set up a company.

Ao Project.

Two decades ago Ao Phuket was first conceived, now two decades later it seems at last its now has been given the green light from the Priminister Samak Sundaravej. The project will cost around 100 million BHT build on some 3,000 rai of reclaimed land that will have a marina, convention center as well as other facilities. Ao Phuket will be situated across Phuket Bay which is East of Phuket Island. Its now just a matter of formality to pass on the project proposal on to the Cabinet which hopefully should much more easier now they have the green light from the government.

The development of this project is taking in awareness off environmental issues and natural resource convservation and will ensure that it improves the lives of local people.

As yet there is no proposed start date, so watch this space for more information as and when it comes.