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There will also be a beer garden as well as market stalls selling food, souvenirs and trinkets. On New Year's Eve, artists including boy bands B-Mix and Strikerz, girl popsters 001 and pop/rock artists Parn, James and Neo-X will take to the stage at the soccer field on Thaweewong Rd at 10 pm.

The highlight of the concert will be The Rock Stars - a combination of Thai rock legends, including Edward Vanco and Kaleidoscope. Stopping for a short intermission to count down to midnight - when 300 fireworks will light up the skies off Patong Beach - the artists will continue through to 1 am.

On January 1, the concert will be repeated, but will start at 8 pm with performances by Phuket FantaSea entertainers. The midnight fireworks display will involve a stunning 2,000 rockets. iTV will include footage from both nights in its coverage of New Year celebrations around the country in a broadcast starting at 10:30 pm on January 1 (the broadcast on New Year's Eve will be of the Bangkok celebrations).

Phuket Magazine Vol.18 No.6 Current Issue
Andaman Rain Forests and their Insect Denizens by John Everingham Our publisher forsakes his desk, slips on his hiking boots, loads his backpack with cameras, filters and lenses and takes us on a visual journey deep into some of the astounding rain forests that still grace the Andaman region.
Taking Art Behind Bars By Anne Powell Our regular commentator on all things creative, Anne Powell, meets two amazing Phuket-based painters and followers them behind the bars of Phuket's Youth and Child Penitentiary to see them teaching the young offenders how to release their creative talents.
The Moon Over the Andaman By Chris Bonds The moon and its cycles have always played a major role in the traditions, festivals and beliefs of the ever-superstitious Thai people. Chris Bonds takes us out into the full moon nights of the Andaman to discover the potent force that our moon exerts on the peoples of the region.
Phuket King's Cup Regatta 2007 By John Everingham Our intrepid reporter Fiona Stalker covered the 21st King's Cup, as it paid tribute to HM's 80's birthday, while sailing through Phuket's beautiful waters. It was 40 years ago that His Majesty won his goal medal in sailing at the SEA Pennsular Games.
Fear and Loathing on the Wellness Trail by Robin Neale Robin Neale, one of the most unwell men in Phuket, puts his brain and body on the line to take us on a Hunter S. Thompson style gonzo trip through the island's burgeoning wellness industry. Hold the scotch, here I come!
A Treat for the Senses by Fiona Stalker and Molly F.McGill Put together two beautiful women, and afternoon at a beauty spa, one of the world's most famous nail artistes and a Mancunian hairdresser and what do you get? Girlish laughter fun and frolics, that's what.
Dancing Shoes Required. Club Lime Patong by Molly F. McGill Our regular nightlife correspondent, the ever hip Molly F.McGill, joins the Spyda Monkeys Monster Clubbers, B-boys and Flygirls at Club Lime breaking it down free style until five in the morining. It's a parallel universe out there at the coolest joint on the island.
Ex Pat Diary. Worms and Other Deadly Sea Creatures by Marco Pullen and Seth Bareiss Our man Marco endeavours to take his Thai girlfriend Toy beneath the Andaman's waves on a snorkeling trip. "No, not likely" says she and scarpers back to terra firma to do her nails, leaving the intrepid Marco to cope with the morays and wormy things on his own. The creative pen of Seth Bareiss provided the exotic visuals.

Phuket Submarine conduct 6-7 dives per day in the surrounding waters near Phuket Island.

The passenger transfer vessel departs from Rassada Harbour. Seatran travel, a Thai company operating out of Rassada Harbour, provide the daily ferry service.

Phuket Submarine has now operated since December 1st, 2003.

Fares: adult: 2500THB Child: 1800THB

No. of Passengers: 48 Schedule: 08:00, 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00 Hrs
Dive Time: 45 Minutes

Reservation & Booking
E-mail: res@phuket- submarine.com
Tel: (66 76) 253 200-3 Fax: (66 76) 253 204

The company, whose interests in Thailand are held by AirAsia Aviation, will also introduce a Kuala Lumpur-Bangkok service on January 15, with seats costing as little as 990 baht. The largest shareholder in Air Asia Aviation is Shin Corp which is controlled by the family of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Air Asia Aviation is expecting stiff competition. Other airlines have already started to drop prices in response to the news. Thai Airways International is entering the low-cost airline market with its Sky Asia budget airline scheduled to take off in early April. Sky will be the third budget airline launched in Thailand in quick succession, with Orient Thai Airlines' One-Two-Go also starting services earlier this month.

AirAsia flights can be booked though any AIS (Advance Information Service) or Telewiz shop - also owned by Shin Corp.Brought to you by:The Phuket Gazette