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From another scuba forum: Beware:Save-Money-Diving.com A few years ago many dive shops, especially agents for liveaboards were worried about this company, about their price cutting and worried that one day they would just disappear and leave customers up sh** creek. Looks like that has...

I just want to say - Happy New Year to all divers who live and work in Thailand, anyone thinking of coming to dive in Thailand, anyone who is certainly coming to Thailand and anyone who has been diving in Thailand. If you are not included in the categories above, Happy New Year too, and what are...

If you're living in Phuket or if you've been on the Queen Scuba liveaboard in the last few years, you will know Rich Neely - great bloke, one of the top tour leaders on liveaboards round these parts. He was here during the tsunami, then had the Rhapsody liveaboard sink under him in calm seas off...

Below is a mail we got today from the owners of Sipadan Mabul Resort and Mabul Water Bungalows. The message is clear. You really need to book ahead in peak time to avoid disappointment. The Sipadan fee of 11 U$ per day will be charged on booking to ensure you can dive Sipadan. When you are...

Air Asia have some special rates for June and July on flights from KL or Johor Bahru to Tawau, Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan. Get it while it's hot! Also allowing 10kg excess baggage for dive gear. They have taken over the Sandakan flights from Malaysia Airlines. Also note that Malaysia Airlines...

Nobody seems to be able to give a straight answer...Supposedly a quota was put into place last month, along with the increase in park fees to a daily charge. Meaning there is a limit on the number of divers allowed at Sipadan per day. Now, if that's true, then late bookings are going to be...

I would love to hear comments about the Seaventures Platform resort from anyone who has been there. Worth the money? I know it's a budget option, but still - are the rooms nice, the food good, the boats and staff good? Would you go there again? Thanks Jamie

Can't say I have heard of the Premchai Wreck - From what I found on the web (not much) it sank in 2001, but is only starting to be dived by the Khao Lak operators. Anyone dived there?

Non dive related, unless you got soaked yesterday in Thailand :) Wishing everyone a happy new year. It's great in Thailand, we get lots of new years. Some photos on my blog: http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com

We have had confirmation from the resorts that we work with that the Sipadan Park fee has now increased to 11 US$ (40 Ringgits) per day. It was previously a weekly charge. Applies only to diving at Sipadan, not Mabul or Kapalai or Mataking. Sipadan Dive Sites Malaysia Dive Resorts

Just had a request by email. I quote: Er...we can't help. Grilled stonefish anyone?

Well, 2005 is nearly over. The last 12 months have been a little hard now and then after last Boxing Day's events. Let us all hope and pray for a safe, pain free, happy, prosperous and lucky 2006 for everyone, especially all you Asian divers out there. Happy New Year!

It does not seem like a year to me. But today I went down to the beach at Patong (Phuket) and stared at the tranquil sea. Whatever emotions I have felt over the last year will now be put in the past. My son was born here in Phuket about 2 weeks after the tsunami. Now he's nearly 1, starting to...

I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Best Wishes from Thailand :)

Well, not new. Formerly known as "Sunrise", I have been on the forum for some time, but have now joined a different dive company, and had to change name to Batfish. I wish you all happy diving! Jamie the name Sunrise will carry on, but someone else will be behind the keyboard.

We took a trip to Phi Phi this week from Phuket. Phi Phi - Report and Photos from 14th June 2005 We knew the divesites were OK, but wanted to check on clean up progress. I hope to go back again soon.

On the 14th June, we (Jamie and Gilbert) from Sunrise Divers visited Phi Phi. Please follow the link below for a report and photos. Phi Phi After the Tsunami - Report from 14th June 2005 I have tried to keep the report balanced. Naturally, as we promote diving trips to Phi Phi, I could be...

The Asia Dive Expo 2005 is being held in Bangkok at the Bangkok Convention Center from 31st March - 3rd April. Doors open at 11am each day. At the expo you'll find a range of dive operators, equipment manufacturers, travel agents, liveaboard operators and more. The official web site is...

A very Merry Christmas to all you Asian Divers.

SIMILAN ISLANDS – UPDATE. The Similans National Park Office at Tapla Mu contacted the DOCT, to inform them the Similan National Park would be open from 10th July 03 onwards. The reason for this is that the Forestry Department Bangkok wanted all national parks, marine and land based, open all...