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TOURISM

Pilgrims Sail From South To Island Off Phuket

Island Insight: A boatload of Muslims from Thailand's southern provinces has joined a pilgrimage to an island off Phuket to celebrate the legacy of a local teacher. About one in four Andaman residents are Muslim. More »

PROPERTY

Langham Place Kalim Targets Young and Hip

A makeover is coming for the quiet rocky bay of Kalim with a private villa resort rising on the hillside to give the village true sophistication. The best private parties are probably going to be at Langham Place. More »

JOBS

Phuket's Most Dangerous Job: High Wire Worker

Risking life and death for the minimum wage is what some people on Phuket do for a living, without complaint. But if something goes wrong, the ultimate cost can be much higher than the work itself. More »

RSS FEEDS

Laguna Phuket Plans Golf Resort, Plus Course

A specialised golf resort with a new course to call its own is just one fresh Laguna idea as its property team gets set for a new product launch in Hong Kong, Stockholm and Singapore. They have lofty

RESTAURANTS/BARS/NIGHTLIFE

Mali Waterfront, Karon Beach

Hot or Not: Tourists step off the plane at Phuket airport into an enchanted world of sun, sea . . .and spicy. For them, a bad experience with Thai food first up can be a total turnoff. Hot or not? That's what the wait staff need to ask. More »

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Re: Mali Waterfront, Karon Beach
angelfire wrote on Wednesday August 20, 2008 at 08:01

Sounds as though you were the victim of on the job training, which sometimes amounts to letting a new waitress work alone until she has made enough mistakes to know what to do. But then, if full prices are charged, you are entitled to expect full service, too. And I agree with everything you said...

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