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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.17 No.6
Rockclimbing By Logan Hesse Reaching for the sky at Railay Beach is one of Krabi's highlights.
Extreme sports By Logan Hesse Our writer shows you how to take your Phuket vacation to the extreme with tech-driving, rafting and surfing.
Boat names By Barry Daniel A boat by any other name would be just as fast - or would it?
Muay Thai holidays By Dawn Delvecchio Get fit and kick butt in between trips to the spa and beach - our resident muay thai instructor tells you how to pick a gym.
Moken immersion By Thom Henley A new educational programme has children from international schools learning the ways of the sea gypsies of Koh Surin.
Phuket International Marathon By Scott Murray Runners from all around the world recently gathered in Phuket to run paradise.
New developments at Yamu By Chantana Jasper Three new properties are at the forefront of Phuket's next hotspot.
Medical tourism By Preston McCoy Phuket's hospitals are catering to foreigners in need of medical procedures or a little nip and tuck.
Puravarna's amazing art department By Chantana Jasper This talented team of artists is creating an army of statues that will bring Puravarna's kingdom to life.
Thailand double-takes By Chantana Jasper Local tidbits and cultural phenomenon explained.
Behind the scenes: Phuket Has Been Good to Us By Logan Hesse Foreign residents band together to give back to Phuket.
Expat Diary: Retoxing By Barry Daniel With all the new detox centres, one must strive to find ways to retox!

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