Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Captain Francis Light (1740-94)
Alerted the administration in 1785 that Burmese troops were massing for an attack.
King Rama V (1853-1910)
Credited with modernizing Siam, and preventing the nation from being colonized.
Luang Pho Cham (19th century)
Monk who sheltered local residents during a violent tin worker uprising in 1876.
Edward Miles (1849-1944)
Australian ship captain who established the first tin dredge in Phuket in 1907.
Mom Luang Tri Devakul (20th century)
Hotelier and restaurateur who has helped raise Phuket's luxury standards since the 1980s.
Pote Sarasin (1905-2000)
Thai politician after whom the Sarasin Bridge (completed 1967) was named.
