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but charge high fees. calls, but roaming charges TV, Radio, and
Visa and MasterCard can be high. Alternatively, Newspapers
credit and debit cards you can buy a local SIM
are accepted by all major card in any store selling Most hotel room TVs offer
banks, department stores cell phones. Mobile data CNN or the BBC. Thai TV
(which can apply a hefty speeds are good, and stations broadcast local
charge), travel agents, Wi­Fi is available in hotels and international news,
hotels, and many restau­ and restaurants, although while many hotels provide
rants. Diners Club and speeds may not be high. weather forecasts, news
American Express are of upcoming events, and
not widely accepted. Postal Services local features on their
in­house programming.
Telephone and Post office hours are Phuket FM Radio is the
Internet normally 8:30am–4:30pm island’s English­language
Monday–Friday and 9am– radio station, with local
Thailand’s country code noon on Saturday. Letters news, popular music, and
is 066. When calling from to or from Europe or the weather updates. It also
abroad, omit the first 0 in US usually take a week or streams live online.
the region code. Within longer to arrive. Post The English­language
Thailand there is no need offices also offer packing newspaper, Phuket
for the country code, but services. For important Gazette, has a good web­
you must dial the first 0 in documents, use the site with news and events.
the region code before the Express Mail Service The weekly print version
rest of the number. (EMS) or register the letter is easy to find, as is the
If you own a GSM cell for an extra fee. Courier Bangkok Post. Foreign
phone and international companies such as Fedex newspapers are available
roaming is activated, it is and DHL are reliable, but in Phuket, but they are
easy to make and receive also expensive. not always current.
DIRECTORY
PASSPORTS TRAVEL SAFETY ADVICE CURRENCY AND
AND VISAS Australian Department BANKING
Australian Consulate- of Foreign Affairs Moneygram
General, Phuket and Trade ∑ moneygram.com
MAP K2 • 77/77 ∑ dfat.gov.au Western Union
Chalermprakiat Rama 9 ∑ smartraveller.gov.au ∑ westernunion.com
Road § 0763 17700 UK Foreign and
∑ phuket.consulate. Commonwealth Office POSTAL SERVICES
gov.au ∑ gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice DHL
Immigration Office US Department of State ∑ dhl.com
MAP Q6 • 482 Phuket ∑ travel.state.gov
Road, Phuket Town Express Mail Service
∑ phuketimmigration. HEALTH (EMS)
go.th Bangkok Hospital Phuket ∑ ems.post
Thai Ministry of MAP K2 • Soi Hongyok Utis, Fedex
Foreign Affairs Phuket Town § 07625 4425 ∑ fedex.com
∑ phukethospital.com
∑ mfa.go.th TV, RADIO, AND
UK Embassy, Bangkok Phuket International NEWSPAPERS
Hospital
14 Wireless Road
MAP K2 • 44 Chalermprakiat Bangkok Post
§ 07661 5862 (honorary Ror 9 Road § 07624 9400 ∑ bangkokpost.com
consulate, Phuket) ∑ phuketinternational
∑ ukinthailand.fco. hospital.com Phuket FM Radio
gov.uk 91.5–92.75FM
US Embassy, Bangkok PERSONAL SECURITY ∑ phuketfmradio.com
95 Wireless Road Tourist Police Hotline Phuket Gazette
∑ th.usembassy.gov § 1155 ∑ phuketgazette.net

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