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A suspected, major drug trafficker wanted in Singapore, has been arrested in the central Thai province of Samut Prakan, just outside Bangkok. Nation Thailand...
National News
The Thai government has launched a new website that aims to connect tourists with public and private sector services that might interest them. Apart...
Phuket News
A woman has died after the motorbike she was riding was struck by a taxi in central Phuket yesterday morning, September 18. The accident...
Phuket News
The Royal Thai Navy has rescued 143 tourists who were stranded on Koh Racha, off the south west coast of Phuket, yesterday, September 18....
Phuket News
Thursday, September 19, 2024 – Phuket weather, sunset times, air quality and tides (7am) More of the same today, with blustery westerly winds, making the...
Phuket News
Two Australian tourists got into a fight at a bar in Patong, seemingly after one of them miscued a shot on the pool table...
Phuket News
Phuket is one of 17 provinces to have been issued with a landslide and flash flood warning from the Geohazard Operation Centre. The centre,...
Phuket News
Having recently been crowned the “world’s most overcrowded tourism destination”, Phuket must now work towards more sustainable solutions, according to digital travel magazine, Travel...
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Presented by Tim Newton for phuket-GO.com. As we stumble into 2023 the biggest question for Phuket tourism is what will happen with formerly strong...
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A Chiang Rai statue, designed to promote the Thailand Biennale, has had to be moved to a museum after superstitious locals blamed it for...
National News
Two Thai nationals could face the death penalty after being arrested on Bali for drug trafficking. Indonesia remains a very dangerous place for anyone...
National News
A Thai hospital has agreed to compensate two families after giving parents the wrong babies to take home following a week of treatment. Krathumbaen...
National News
Parts of Phang Nga have been decimated by a powerful storm, which brought strong winds and heavy rain to the southern province, mostly in...
Phuket Events
You’re invited to join in this Thursday’s fundraiser for the Vachira Hospital Phuket. “Come and join us for an electrifying Muay Thai night presented...
Phuket Events
Following a spate of near misses, crashes and fatalities caused by marine safety issues around Phuket waters over the past month, the ‘United For...
Phuket Events
This year’s Thailand Boat Expo is being organised by M Vision, the SET-listed group behind the Thailand Mobile Expo, and will be held in...
Phuket Events
Phuket offers plenty of big family-friendly entertainment options, including set-price international shows that are both unique and world-class, making them an excellent way to...
Best of Phuket
Koh Tapu, popularly known as James Bond Island, gained fame from its appearance in the 1974 James Bond film “The Man With the Golden...
Phuket Life
The annual wet season has officially kicked off across Thailand, marked by heavy rain reported over at least 60% of the upper regions of...
Phuket Life
“Rumours suggested the Sarasin Bridge might be demolished to allow large yachts and other vessels to pass safely underneath.” A local Highways Office official...
Phuket Life
The laughs are as absent as construction of the Patong Tunnel and, apart from a middle-aged Brooke Shields, the rest of the cast are...
Islands
An Australian man, wanted in multiple sexual assault and rape cases in his come country, has been arrested on the Thai gulf island of...
Best of Phuket
OPINION by Tim Newton 35 billion baht spent on infrastructure that few will use, on a route that is no value to tourists, and...
Best of Phuket
Short answer… statistically, no. The event, known as the Asian Tsunami, Indian Ocean Tsunami or the Boxing Day Tsunami, was an extremely rare event...
Best of Phuket
Five of the world’s top 100 beaches are here in Thailand, according to this year’s annual report from World Beach Guide. Although most of...
Best of Phuket
Another turtle nest has been discovered at Khao Lampi-Hat Thai Mueang National Park, just north of Phuket in Phang Nga province. National park officers...
National News
Some major shake ups for immigration rules and visas in Thailand. The changes were announced after a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The changes, affecting...
National News
Looking to drive around Thailand? Legally? Apart from getting a proper Thai license, or having a legal international license that is recognised in Thailand...
National News
Thai Airways is floating a substantial aircraft order, potentially acquiring up to 90, mostly, widebody planes from Airbus and Boeing as part of a...
Islands
An Australian man, wanted in multiple sexual assault and rape cases in his come country, has been arrested on the Thai gulf island of...
Best of Phuket
OPINION by Tim Newton 35 billion baht spent on infrastructure that few will use, on a route that is no value to tourists, and...
Best of Phuket
Short answer… statistically, no. The event, known as the Asian Tsunami, Indian Ocean Tsunami or the Boxing Day Tsunami, was an extremely rare event...
Best of Phuket
Five of the world’s top 100 beaches are here in Thailand, according to this year’s annual report from World Beach Guide. Although most of...
Best of Phuket
Another turtle nest has been discovered at Khao Lampi-Hat Thai Mueang National Park, just north of Phuket in Phang Nga province. National park officers...
National News
The Thai government has launched a new website that aims to connect tourists with public and private sector services that might interest them. Apart...
Phuket News
A woman has died after the motorbike she was riding was struck by a taxi in central Phuket yesterday morning, September 18. The accident...
Phuket News
The Royal Thai Navy has rescued 143 tourists who were stranded on Koh Racha, off the south west coast of Phuket, yesterday, September 18....
Phuket News
Thursday, September 19, 2024 – Phuket weather, sunset times, air quality and tides (7am) More of the same today, with blustery westerly winds, making the...
Phuket News
Two Australian tourists got into a fight at a bar in Patong, seemingly after one of them miscued a shot on the pool table...
National News
A Chiang Rai statue, designed to promote the Thailand Biennale, has had to be moved to a museum after superstitious locals blamed it for...
National News
Two Thai nationals could face the death penalty after being arrested on Bali for drug trafficking. Indonesia remains a very dangerous place for anyone...
Phuket News
Phuket is one of 17 provinces to have been issued with a landslide and flash flood warning from the Geohazard Operation Centre. The centre,...
National News
A Thai hospital has agreed to compensate two families after giving parents the wrong babies to take home following a week of treatment. Krathumbaen...
Phuket News
Having recently been crowned the “world’s most overcrowded tourism destination”, Phuket must now work towards more sustainable solutions, according to digital travel magazine, Travel...
National News
Parts of Phang Nga have been decimated by a powerful storm, which brought strong winds and heavy rain to the southern province, mostly in...
Phuket News
Phuket residents are on flood watch once again, with an official notice issued by provincial governor Sophon Suwannarat. Rain, even heavy rains, are forecast...
Phuket News
Airline passengers have expressed their frustration after a flight from Mumbai to Phuket on Friday, September 13, was forced to divert to Penang due...
Phuket News
The rise in violence in Patong continues to pose a problem, with more incidents reported over the weekend. On Saturday, September 14, a fight...
National News
The Department of Land Transport has launched an app that removes the need for drivers to carry their licence with them. Just make sure...
Phuket News
No injuries have been reported after a fire broke out at a cannabis warehouse in north Phuket. It’s understood police and the emergency services...
Phuket News
No injuries have been reported after a fire broke out at a cannabis warehouse in north Phuket. It’s understood police and the emergency services...
National News
An extremely deranged foreigner stole a taxi in Pattaya, then crashed it into a power pole, injuring himself. The owner of the taxi, 37...
Phuket News
Phuket officials have issued a weather warning for the island province, with heavy rainfall forecast from today through Tuesday, September 17. Governor Sophon Suwannarat...
National News
The Thai PM has arrived in Chiang Rai today after flying out from Don Mueang this morning to visit flood victims and witness the...
Islands
An Australian man, wanted in multiple sexual assault and rape cases in his come country, has been arrested on the Thai gulf island of...
National News
Thai Vietjet and Lion Air are among the airlines to have cancelled flights to and from Chiang Rai, with the northern province struck by...
National News
Police in Bangkok have arrested a tuk-tuk driver who failed to give change to his American tourist, then sped off with the passenger’s belongings...
Phuket News
The chairman of the foundation which operates the Big Buddha complex in Phuket has been charged with encroachment, as has the foundation itself. Yesterday,...
Phuket News
Rain gauges are being provided to 30 Phuket villages deemed to be at risk of landslides. On Tuesday, September 10, provincial governor Sophon Suwannarat...
Phuket News
A study from a website, specialising in online money transfers, reveals that Phuket is the world’s most overcrowded tourist destination. Which doesn’t come of...
National News
(but no mention of ‘recreational’ use)… Thailand’s Interior Minister and leader of the Bhumjaithai Party, Anutin Charnvirakul, says he’s confident the medical cannabis act...
National News
The Mae Sai district of the northern province of Chiang Rai, on the border with Myanmar, is experiencing severe flooding after the Sai River...
National News
The 8 defendants indicted in relation to a 2012 fatal hit-and-run case involving Red Bull heir, Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya, have pleaded not guilty. They...
National News
An elderly food delivery driver has died after riding his motorbike against traffic, causing a head-on collision in Pattaya. AKA a ‘ghost rider’. The...
Phuket News
The government has ordered the Marine Department to accelerate the construction of new and upgraded piers in Phuket, and neighbouring Phang Nga and Krabi....
Phuket News
The driver of a pickup truck has sustained minor injuries after slamming the vehicle into a restaurant in Phuket. The incident happened in the...
Phuket News
A man who had his motorbike seat ripped apart by a curious, of not over-enthusiastic, monkey in Phuket has taken to social media to...
Phuket News
The tourism sector in Phuket is benefiting from a surge in foreign travellers and quality, luxury hotels, according to Carlos Martinez from the real-estate...
National News
A Bangkok hospital director has threatened to lock smokers in “gas chambers” if he catches them smoking on the premises. Dr Rienthong Nanna, director...
Phuket News
Two more foreign tourists have drowned in separate incidents in Phuket over the weekend. On September 8, a Russian man drowned at Kata Beach,...
Islands
And again… Police on Koh Pha Ngan have arrested another foreigner, in this case a Canadian national, who was working illegally as a massage...
Phuket News
Investigating Phuket police say a Russian man, they initially believed had been murdered, may have taken his own life. The authorities say new evidence...
Phuket News
The authorities in Phuket have launched a new project to improve road safety, using a network of 94 female volunteers. The majority of traffic...
Phuket News
A foreign motorbike rider has died following a collision with an ambulance in Phuket. The incident happened before noon yesterday, September 5, in Chalong....
Phuket News
No, it’s not over yet. The doctor at the centre of an assault case, involving a Swiss expat, is to appeal a Phuket court’s...
National News
Thai Airways says its fleet of Airbus A350 aircraft has experienced no engine problems and the planes are continuing to fly as normal. The...
Phuket News
From today until Saturday, September 7, there will be some disruption to traffic flow in the north of Phuket, with the installation of a...
Islands
Police on Koh Pha Ngan have rescued a distressed Italian man after he was deliberately locked inside a visa service office following a row...
Phuket News
Phuket Provincial Court says its decision to acquit a Swiss expat accused of kicking a female doctor was based on “gross inconsistencies” in the...
Phuket News
Phuket police suspect a Russian man, whose wounded body was found near Karon Beach, was murdered. The Phuket Express reports that the man’s body...
Phuket News
The Mineral Resources Department has identified 49 “at-risk” areas in Phuket that are vulnerable to flash floods or landslides. Their research follows last month’s...
National News
Thai investigators have raided 2 illegal gambling dens in Krabi, with 65 people arrested in the crackdown. According to Arsit Sampantharat, chief of the...
Phuket News
A Phuket court has dismissed the case against Swiss expat Urs “David” Fehr, who was accused of kicking a Thai doctor last February. Yesterday,...
Islands
A couple of Brits behaving badly later in the report. Police on Koh Pha Ngan have arrested a Ukrainian student and a Russian man...
Phuket News
Phuket police are questioning 3 motorbike taxi drivers following a violent assault (again) on a Grab motorbike driver in Patong. The Phuket News reports...
Phuket News
A British fugitive wanted for drug trafficking offences in the UK has been arrested after he was found living in a luxury villa in...
Phuket News
Phuket’s Big Buddha, one of the most popular tourist sites on the island, has been closed pending an investigation into alleged illegal construction. The...
Phuket News
Thailand’s Marine Department is considering building 3 deep sea ports in Phuket, Pattaya and Koh Samui. According to a Nation Thailand report, a budget...
Phuket News
A motorbike rider, travelling against traffic in Phuket, caused an accident where 4 people were injured and 5 vehicles damaged. The accident happened on...
Phuket News
Over 40 venomous bluebottle ‘jellyfish’ (not technically jellyfish, and also known as Portuguese Man O War and Stingers) have been found at Patong Beach,...
Phuket News
Officials investigating the deadly landslide that killed 13 people in Phuket last week have seized land at the island’s Big Buddha complex, right on...
National News
Efforts to rescue workers trapped in a collapsed rail tunnel in northeast Thailand have been dealt a devastating blow, with news that all 3...
Phuket News
An American driver has been arrested and charged following a road rage incident in Phuket. The Phuket Express reports that the incident took place...
Phuket News
A fight that broke out between tourists and taxi drivers in Phuket has been resolved, with both sides fined. Yesterday, August 29, Wichit Police...
Islands
A Spanish chef has been given a life sentence for the murder and dismemberment of a Colombian plastic surgeon on Koh Pha Ngan last...
National News
Airport bosses at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi plan to boost passenger capacity to 80 million by 2031. Kerati Kijmanawat, president of Airports of Thailand, says facilities...
Phuket News
A dolphin that became stranded on a beach in north Phuket has been rescued by a tourist from New Zealand, with the help of...
National News
A shipment of methamphetamine destined for Australia has been seized by the Thai Customs Department, working with the Airport Interdiction Task Force. Officials also...
Phuket News
A second landslide in Phuket has damaged 8 more houses, but no injuries were reported so far. The landslide occurred yesterday morning, August 28,...
National News
Just one metre separates a railway worker trapped in a collapsed tunnel from the men working to save him and his two colleagues. One...
National News
Four people in Bangkok have died from drinking moonshine (home made liquor) contaminated with methanol, with a total of 33 people requiring medical treatment....
Phuket News
National police chief Torsak Sukvimol has visited Phuket to promote tourists’ safety and encourage officers at the Tha Chatchai checkpoint, the gateway onto the...
Phuket News
Officials investigating the cause of last Friday’s devastating landslide in Phuket have honed on the island’s famous Big Buddha landmark. Yesterday, August 27, officials...
National News
Eight people, including 2 top officials, are to be arraigned in the infamous (if not quite old now) hit-and-run case involving Red Bull heir,...
National News
Thailand’s tourism operators are calling for a long-term strategy to manage storms and floods, in order to safeguard tourism and the economy. (I figure...
Phuket News
An armed drug dealer has been arrested in Phuket after police raided a hut in the hills above Kamala. The Phuket News reports that...
Phuket News
One of the residents affected by the recent landslide on the hills overlooking Kata in Phuket has penned a letter to the provincial governor...
National News
Including Phuket. Residents in areas at risk of flash floods are being asked to prepare and to listen to advice from relevant agencies. According...
National News
Whilst the landslide in Phuket has made the top of the headlines, there are bad floods in other parts of the country where people...
National News
A search and rescue operation is underway in northeast Thailand after the collapse of a train tunnel trapped 3 workers. The Bangkok Post reports...
Phuket News
A Kyrgyz boxer has been questioned by police investigating the attempted rape of a spa worker in Phuket. The 28 year old boxer named...
Phuket News
The current death toll for the Kata landslides in Phuket has reached eight, officially, but it is feared that it will rise as the...
National News
A third runway is on track to open at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport by the end of the year, increasing landing capacity by 53%. Airports...
National News
General Prawit Wongsuwon, one of the three Thai generals that led the 2014 military coup that ousted the elected Yingluck Shinawatra government, has been...
National News
Thailand has confirmed its first case of the Monkeypox Clade 1B variant, detected in a European traveller, recently arrived from Africa. Thai PBS World...
National News
It’s believed there are no survivors after a small plane crashed in a mangrove forest in the south-central province of Chachoengsao, not far from...
Phuket News
LATEST: (10am – August 25) The death toll from the landslide has now reached 13, including 9 Burmese, 2 Thais and 2 Russians. The...
Phuket News
A fight broke out between a group of foreign men and nightlife workers in Phuket, with footage of the brawl going viral on social...
National News
Thai hotels are facing losses of up to 173 million baht, following the collapse of German tour operator, the FTI Group. This is a...
Phuket News
A Chinese woman and a “farang” man got into a dispute at a Phuket shopping centre, with each claiming to have been assaulted by...
Phuket News
Airports of Thailand has confirmed that 4 senior officials at Phuket Airport face disciplinary action over allegedly corrupt procurement practices. The airport has been...
Phuket News
Reports of a dugong sighting off Phuket are generating excitement among marine conservationists, with a search operation still underway. The rare marine animal was...
Phuket News
A restaurant worker in Phuket Town has been injured after a teenage boy stabbed him in the leg. The incident happened on the evening...
National News
A drunk foreign man, yet un-named, has been arrested in Pattaya for allegedly assaulting another foreign man and a Thai woman. The Pattaya News...
Phuket News
Officials in Phuket were on alert for potential flooding as a result of heavy rainfall, with steps being taken to mitigate the threat in...
National News
Pita’s Move Forward Party won the highest number of primary votes at last year’s general election. Pita Limjaroenrat was unable to form a coalition...
Phuket News
Two Singaporean tourists and a Phuket security guard have all ended up in hospital after a fight. It’s understood a heated verbal dispute turned...
National News
A prominent Thai virologist says the country needs to be on alert as a serious Monkeypox outbreak grips parts of Africa. Professor Yong Poovorawan,...
National News
The international community has sent messages of congratulations to Paetongtarn Shinawatra on her appointment as Thailand’s 31st PM. Thai PBS World reports that messages...
National News
A Thai actor, who was driving the jet ski involved in a fatal collision on Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River, has been brought in for...
National News
A collision on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, the second in the space of two days, has claimed the lives of 2 people....
Phuket News
A 15 year old Burmese girl has been fatally shot in a Phuket road rage incident. The victim, identified only as Ms. Namphueng, was...
Phuket News
Patong Police have arrested 2 motorbike taxi drivers, following last week’s violent assault on a Kuwaiti tourist. The incident took place just before 7.20am...
Phuket News
A Swiss expat living in Phuket is to be sentenced next month for allegedly “kicking” a female doctor as she sat on steps in...
National News
Thailand’s political landscape has been shaken, and stirred, with the rise of Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the 37 year old scion of a powerful and controversial...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket are investigating another violent assault on a Kuwaiti tourist in Patong. The incident took place early on Tuesday morning, August 13,...
National News
Three Thai women and two Canadian men have been injured in a boat collision on Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River. The incident happened yesterday, August...
National News
The People’s Party, born from the ashes of the dissolved Move Forward Party, has voiced its opposition to the Constitutional Court’s ruling to remove...
National News
Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been elected by a majority of lower house MPs this morning to the position of Prime Minister of Thailand. She is...
National News
A manhunt is underway for a Chinese gang, following the armed robbery of a luxury home in the central province of Pathum Thani, just...
National News
The Thai Hotels Association says its 3-star hotel members are struggling to bounce back, despite the recovery seen in the wider tourism and hospitality...
National News
If you’re going to dress up as a monk and start scamming donations, it’s perhaps best not to do it at a police station....
National News
Following on from the dissolution of the country’s most popular political party (last week), Thailand’s PM has now been ousted. It’s been a busy...
National News
Today is D-Day for the Thai PM, with the Constitutional Court set to rule on an impeachment request against him. The impeachment request was...
National News
A wild elephant has used her trunk to flip a parked car in Khao Yai National Park, in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima....
National News
The Thai government is calling on people to stop giving street beggars cash, after a survey shows the number of beggars in the kingdom...
Phuket News
A Phuket woman has taken to social media to criticise the local police, who she says have been slow to take action against a...
National News
A Hong Kong man has died after being pulled from the water unconscious while on a scuba diving trip in the Gulf of Thailand....
Phuket News
AirAsia has launched its first direct flight between Denpasar, on the Indonesian island of Bali, and Phuket. The carrier currently operates 38 flights a...
National News
The body of a South Korean man, who disappeared after wading into the Ping River in Chiang Mai, has been recovered. The man walked...
Phuket News
A physical fight broke out between para-sail operators at Phuket’s Karon Beach, and a group of Indian tourists. The incident happened yesterday, August 12,...
Islands
Two luxury villas have been demolished on Koh Samui, after the properties were found to have been built illegally. According to a Bangkok Post...
Phuket News
A 62 year old British tourist was found bleeding profusely after sustaining facial injuries in a violent mugging in Phuket’s tourist town of Patong....
Phuket News
A Russian man has died after jumping from the roof of a building in Phuket, in what the authorities have determined as suicide. The...
Phuket News
The Thai PM has paid another visit to Phuket (seems to be his fave province), meeting with various officials to discuss tourism and safety...
Phuket News
Monday, August 12, 2024 – Phuket weather, sunset times, air quality and tides (7am) After some showers on the weekend, the forecast is fore a...
National News
The Thai PM has praised the Thai athletes taking part in the Olympic Games in Paris, with the kingdom having secured 1 gold, 2...
Phuket News
The Thai PM was in Phuket yesterday (for the fifth time since becoming PM last year), meeting with Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat and various...
National News
Police in Pattaya had to intervene to break up a late-night fight between Kuwaiti tourists, according to a Khaosod English report. The incident is...
National News
The Thai PM has dismissed as “meaningless” a statement from the US Department of State criticising the dissolution of the Move Forward Party. Or,...
National News
Bangkok police have returned a gold necklace valued at A$4,000 dollars, (97,000 baht), to the tourist it was stolen from. Khaosod English reports that...
Phuket News
This year’s Phuket Vegetarian Festival will take place from October 3 to 11, according to provincial governor Sophon Suwannarat. The annual Vegetarian Festival is...
Phuket News
Phuket officials are calling for a clean-up of Karon Beach, with a focus on reducing the number of umbrellas lining the beach. Officials say...
National News
A tour guide has died and 32 other people, mostly foreign tourists, have been rescued after flash floods inundated a cave in Khao Sok...
Phuket News
Authorities are investigating the death of an Asian woman, believed to be a Chinese tourist, whose body was discovered early this morning on Kata...
National News
The big day is today, when Pita Limjareonrat and Move Forward here if they will be banned from Thai politics. In the meantime, a...
National News
The PM’s hopes of turning Thailand into a “hub of EV manufacturing” have just been dashed, with Tesla confirming it’s ditching plans to set...
National News
The family of a British man, thought to be missing in Bangkok, says they have it on good authority that their relative has left...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have spoken with a taxi driver accused of harassing and chasing a Grab driver in Patong. And according to the driver,...
National News
A prominent political activist has warned that if the Constitutional Court rules to dissolve the Move Forward Party, Thailand’s attempt to join the United...
National News
The collapse of Europe’s third-largest tour operator has led to losses of over 111 million baht for Thai hotels, according to a Bangkok Post...
Phuket News
A team of crocodile hunters in Phuket has finally snagged a saltwater croc after 5 days trying to find and capture the reptile. Gee,...
National News
Apple’s decision to withdraw a seemingly controversial ad filmed in Thailand has triggered a backlash against the expat who criticised it – a continuation...
National News
The family of a British tourist missing in Thailand is appealing for help to find him. The Bangkok Post reports that 27 year old...
National News
Two children, one Dutch and the other Chinese, were both injured by falling ceiling tiles at Chiang Mai Airport over the weekend. The Bangkok...
National News
Police in Pattaya are investigating after a Canadian man was allegedly assaulted by a Thai security guard. The victim, named only as 65 year...
Phuket News
Traffic police in Phuket have issued maps to direct motorists to routes that will avoid the Heroines Monument area as the relocation of power...
National News
Apple has been bullied into issuing an apology and pulling its latest promotional 10 minute film, the fifth instalment of the “Underdogs” series, after...
National News
Since the introduction of the Destination Thailand Visa, much has been assumed, interviewed and published on the matter. The end result? A few answers...
Phuket News
An 18 year old Dutch toeenager was found dead on Thursday afternoon after going missing on Dragon Crest Mountain, a popular viewpoint in Hat...
Phuket News
Croc specialists are still working to capture a 1.5 – 2 metre crocodile spotted in a lake at the Mission Hills Golf Course on...
Phuket News
Phuket experienced two more tragic drownings on the last day of July. A 52 year old man from Hong Kong drowned at Patong Beach,...
Phuket News
So, the construction of the new underpass at the Heroines Monument has started, well the preparations for the roadworks. It’s difficult to imagine how...
National News
Thailand’s new Destination Thailand Visa could be massively popular, IF it actually works as described in a number of recent articles and interviews. It’s...
National News
The closure of duty-free shops on arrival at 5 international airports is to cost the airport operator more than 143 million baht a month,...
National News
A new 10 minute mini movie/advertisement released by Apple, and shot in and around Bangkok, has drawn criticism from an expat and Thai netizens...
Phuket News
Up and up and up. Real estate experts say there has been a significant increase in Phuket land prices (after languishing for decades before...
Phuket News
A tourist from Dubai has been arrested for dangerous driving after doing motorbike wheelies as he sped past Chergntalay Police Station. Wrong location dude!...
National News
A vendor selling squid in Pattaya has apologised after losing his temper and assaulting a city official who asked him to move his motorbike...
Phuket News
The body of a Chinese man has been found on Freedom Beach in Phuket, just north of Karon Beach, where he went missing while...
Phuket News
Two off-duty police officers, just out for some exercise, helped two Russian tourists retrieve their belongings after they were stolen by a monkey in...
Phuket News
If you think traffic in Phuket is bad now, take a deep breath as it’s about to get a little worse. Especially approaching, and...
National News
The Thai PM has taken to social media to express his delight at the kingdom welcoming over 20 million foreign visitors so far this...
National News
Two foreign tourists have been rescued after getting lost while trekking in a Chiang Mai forest. According to a Nation Thailand report, rescue workers...
Phuket News
A senior lifeguard in Phuket is calling for more to be done to inform foreign tourists of the dangers of ignoring red warning flags...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested a Russian woman accused of exchanging counterfeit USD banknotes on the island. The woman, named only as 22 year...
Phuket News
There has been another beach drowning in Phuket, the latest in a spate of similar drownings in recent weeks. The latest death is that...
National News
The Thai authorities are requesting help from Interpol to track down a man who stole 3 gemstones valued at 14.5 million baht from a...
Phuket News
Two Pakistani men wanted for numerous incidences of ‘short changing’ shopkeppers and money exchangers in Phuket and Pattaya have been arrested in Phuket. The...
Phuket News
Phuket has reported the most dengue fever infections of any of the 7 provinces of Thailand’s upper South, according to the Department of Disease...
National News
Thailand’s decision to grant visa-free entry to tourists from Taiwan and India is, not surprisingly, leading to an increase in arrivals, according to tourism...
National News
Tourism officials are forecasting more than 18 billion baht in revenue from the two long-weekend holidays in July. The Tourism Authority of Thailand says...
Phuket News
But this ship was too deep for the Patong Bay. So this “mega cruise ship” has docked at Phuket’s deep sea port on the...
Phuket News
Phuket’s finest public transport ambassadors are at it again. Two taxi drivers have now been arrested for a violent assault that left a Grab...
Phuket News
A man has died after the motorbike he was riding collided with a big bike and a car in the centre of Phuket. The...
National News
The government is modifying plans to recriminalise cannabis and instead introduce legislation around use of the plant instead of leaving the decision to the...
Phuket News
A dodgy boat engine has been blamed for black water that appeared in a Phuket canal yesterday, July 23. The Phuket Marine Office was...
Phuket News
UPDATE: The father reports that he has located his son in Bangkok after spending the past 2 weeks trying to locate and talk to...
Islands
One person has died and two others are injured after two speedboats collided off Koh Samui last night, Monday, July 22. The collision happened...
Phuket News
Phuket taxi drivers are at it again, with more violence. This time between drivers, as reported over the weekend. According to a Phuket News...
Phuket News
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission has raided a hotel in Phuket, seizing several unregistered communication devices. According to a Phuket Express report, a...
National News
A songthaew driver in Pattaya has been charged after a tourist “fell” from his vehicle and died. The incident happened on Pattaya Second Road,...
National News
Not just an ‘overstay’. It was an OVERSTAY! Police on Koh Pha Ngan have arrested a Nigerian man for possession of cocaine and overstaying...
National News
An American man is in custody in Krabi for the alleged murder of an Australian man in the early hours of this morning, July...
Phuket News
Another week, another swimmer pulled from the sea in Phuket, this time an Indian tourist who remains in critical condition. The man, identified only...
Phuket News
Phuket International Airport seems to have dodged the worst of the fallout from the global IT ‘CloudStrike’ outage that affected flights worldwide over the...
Phuket News
A fire that broke out in the Laguna area of Chergntalay, near Bang Tao, Phuket, has destroyed a motorbike and gutted electronic cables. It’s...
Phuket News
It’s now been confirmed that an attack on a Kuwaiti tourist, carried out by 3 Phuket motorbike taxi drivers, was the result of a...
Islands
Koh Samui is enjoying a surge in traveller interest, thanks to the popular TV show The White Lotus. Season 3 of the HBO series,...
National News
Thailand’s former health minister Anutin Charnvirakul says he will vote against the recrmininalisation of cannabis, as will Bhumjaithai, the party he leads. Anutin, who...
National News
Boo-tif-fool! A global survey carried out by an online news outlet has rated Thailand the “fourth most beautiful country in the world”. The findings...
National News
The future of the Move Forward Party, which remains Thailand’s most popular political party, and its former leader and PM candidate Pita Limjareonrat, will...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket are investigating a report that a tourist was mugged on the road leading up to the Big Buddha, a popular tourist...
National News
The 6 Vietnamese people whose bodies were found in a Bangkok hotel room on Tuesday died from cyanide poisoning according to the forensic police...
National News
Police are investigating after the bodies of an Iranian-Thai couple were found in their Pattaya restaurant. Khaosod English reports that on July 16, police...
National News
Cannabis proponents are continuing their protest against proposed recriminalisation of the ‘herb’, with at least 2 of them vowing to continue their hunger strike....
Islands
But don’t rev up your car engine just yet. There are still many steps and years to go. But the public hearings on the...
Phuket News
An overly-optimistic driver has angered Phuket motorists after his significantly overloaded truck got stuck on Patong Hill. The Patong Hill is the most popular...
National News
Mystery still surrounds the deaths of 6 Vietnamese nationals whose bodies were discovered in a Bangkok hotel room yesterday evening, July 16. The Bangkok...
National News
Officials in northern Thailand are cracking down on those violating a “no boozing while tubing” rule in Pai. Floating down rivers and creeks in...
National News
Police in Bangkok have arrested 5 foreigners (3 men and 2 women) in connection with the violent robbery of a British crypto trader in...
Phuket News
Three motorbike taxi riders have been charged after a Kuwaiti tourist was savagely attacked in Patong. The attack was captured on a nearby car’s...
Islands
Work on two luxury villa developments on Koh Samui have been suspended, with the project facing possible demolition. The authorities investigated the Chinese-owned resort...
Islands
A Thai man has been arrested on Koh Samui for allegedly raping a Ukrainian woman. The suspect, who has been named only as 27...
National News
Consumers are being warned of a “significant” rise in the price of electricity later this year. The Energy Regulatory Commission of Thailand says there...
Islands
Two Chinese tourists and their Thai boat captain were pulled from rough seas around Phi Phi Island after their longtail capsized yesterday morning, July...
Phuket News
Two New Zealand brothers who were detained in Thailand have now returned to New Zealand after spending nearly four months in a Phuket prison....
National News
Originally meant to kick off on June 1, 2024, the sweeping changes to visa types in Thailand now seem set to start from Monday,...
Phuket News
Provincial officials are braced for possible torrential rain on Phuket from Monday, pulling out all the stops to prevent a repeat of the devastating...
National News
A Japanese man has been arrested after going berserk in Pattaya and crashing his car into the restaurant where his girlfriend works. It’s reported...
Phuket News
A motorbike rider died in the early hours of this morning after colliding with a car in a Phuket underpass. Phuket City Police were...
Phuket News
Phuket will represent Thailand in a bid to host the 2025 InterPride World Conference, according to a Bangkok Post report. The island has had...
National News
Police in Bangkok have arrested a Japanese man after his ex-girlfriend accused him of threatening to kill her. The authorities also confirmed that the...
Islands
A Russian man is facing multiple charges after his attempt to bribe Koh Pha Ngan Police with 1 million baht fell on deaf ears....
Phuket News
The driver of a concrete truck, and his girlfriend, along with other road users, have miraculously escaped serious injury after the truck overturned on...
National News
A cannabis interest group, opposing the recriminalisation of cannabis, is threatening to go on hunger strike if the Thai government reclassifies the plant as...
Islands
A Russian woman has been arrested on Koh Pha Ngan for allegedly working illegally at a hair salon. There was another Russian working as...
National News
An 82 year old woman in Chon Buri has used a lesson she learnt on YouTube to save a man’s life. The Bangkok Post...
National News
Police have arrested a man wanted for murder and the robbery of a gold shop in Chiang Mai on Monday, July 8. The suspect...
National News
Thailand has been ranked the sixth best country in the world for expats to live in. This according to InterNations, an expat networking platform,...
National News
Watch out for fake Euro banknotes in Pattaya. A Russian man has been arrested in Pattaya after he used a fake 500 euro note...
Phuket News
In another isolated attack on foreign tourists, a local manhunt is underway after an Indian tourist was injured in a knife attack in Patong....
Phuket News
Police have arrested 2 brothers who allegedly went on a drunken rampage, damaging property and alarming residents in Phuket Town. The men were arrested...
Phuket News
The boss of state-run bus company Transport Company says it plans to launch feeder services from Phuket Airport, as well as Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi and...
National News
A minibus carrying a group of European tourists overturned in Surat Thani after the driver lost control on a bend. Ten tourists were slightly...
Phuket News
The Thai PM has paid another visit to Phuket (his fourth since being nominated to be the PM), this time inspecting the damage in...
Islands
The famous, and popular, Maya Bay, part of Koh Phi Phi Lee, will be closed for restoration starting on August 1. The annual 2...
Phuket News
There was traffic chaos on Patong Hill on Saturday night, July 6, after a foreign tourist stole a minivan and then collided head-on with...
Phuket News
The thorny issue of a ‘special economic zone’ for Phuket has made its way to the top of the pile again. The recent severe...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested a woman for her alleged involvement in a major investment scam. The Phuket Express reports that the woman was...
National News
Two Indian tourists have been seriously injured in a sea walking excursion and are receiving urgent care, including respiratory support, in a Pattaya hospital....
Islands
The president of the Tourism Association of Koh Samui says businesses on the island hope to see a full recovery this coming high season,...
Phuket News
A Phuket fisherman has filed a police complaint, alleging that a man wielding a machete is “collecting tolls” at Kalim Beach, near Patong. The...
Phuket News
A former Canadian soldier has pleaded guilty in Thailand to his role in the murder of Canadian uber-gangster Jimi Sandhu in Phuket back in...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket are investigating claims by a woman who says the taxi driver, who brought her home, made his way into her room...
National News
A German man arrested for overstaying his visa has a criminal record for attempted murder in his home country. Khaosod English reports that the...
Phuket News
A British man wanted on a charges of embezzlement has been arrested on arrival at Phuket Airport. It’s understood 37 year old Alexander Laurence...
National News
Thailand’s international airports are to lose their duty-free on arrival concessions, as the government aims to boost domestic spending in local shops. In Phuket...
Phuket News
The president of the Phuket Tourist Association has slammed the slow pace of infrastructure development on the island, describing it as a threat to...
Phuket News
A British woman has filed a police complaint against a Phuket tailor she alleges slapped her. It’s understood the woman, who is a teacher...
National News
The Thai PM says he’ll consider lifting a ban on the afternoon sale of alcohol between the hours of 2 and 5pm. The regulation,...
National News
The body of a Canadian tourist, who had been reported missing, off Natai Beach, just north of Phuket, has been found on a beach...
National News
Video footage of a Thai-speaking woman going “berserk” in an upmarket store in Taipei has gone viral after it was shared by a Taiwanese...
Phuket News
Airport bosses in Phuket and Bangkok have reclaimed a number of areas previously used for retail and offices to create additional passenger facilities. Airports...
Phuket News
Rescue workers in Phuket have plucked a tourist from a tree after he got stuck there while parasailing at Kamala Beach. It’s understood 26...
Phuket News
Nearly 1,500 islanders have been affected by the weekend’s heavy flooding around parts of Phuket. A major clean-up operation continues, with parts of the...
National News
Twenty-six patients have fled a rehab facility in Krabi, citing “brutal conditions”. It’s understood the patients hijacked a longtail boat to flee the facility...
National News
Poll findings released yesterday show further declining support for current PM Srettha Thavisin and another rise in Move Forward’s popularity. The Move Forward Party...
Phuket News
In the latest Phuket maritime incident, a 17 year old Russian swimmer was injured after being struck by a speedboat propellor while swimming outside...
Phuket News
Heavy rainfall in Phuket has caused widespread flooding across many parts of the island over the weekend. The rain started late on Saturday night...
Phuket News
Heavy overnight rain, flooding several areas around the island, has returned around 9am this morning, even preventing flights from arriving in Phuket. At least...
Phuket News
A Phuket house was left severely flooded after the theft of a water meter on Wednesday night, June 26. The Phuket News reports that...
Phuket News
Part of a mountain in Phang Nga has collapsed following a minor earthquake in the province, although national park officials say the two events...
National News
Two Korean men, arrested in Chiang Mai for working illegally as tour guides, are wanted in South Korea for their roles in a luxury...
National News
The former deputy national police chief says he plans to sue the PM over his sacking from the police service. Surachate Hakparn says the...
Islands
How long had he been working on the island? A Swiss man has now been arrested for working illegally as a barber on the...
National News
Police at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport have arrested two women who allegedly drugged and robbed a German tourist visiting the Thai capital. It’s understood the...
National News
The Police Commission has unanimously voted to remove the former deputy national police chief from duty. The commission voted to dismiss Surachate Hakparn from...
National News
Thailand’s two year experiment with decriminalised cannabis is coming to an end, according to the Public Health Minister. Yesterday he maintained that most Thais...
National News
The authorities at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport have arrested 4 people from Hong Kong who were allegedly attempting to smuggle 14 kilograms of heroin out...
National News
The Thai government has agreed to extend a waiver on hotel operating fees for another 2 years, to allow the sector to fully recover....
National News
A Skytrax poll of the world’s top 100 airlines has ranked Bangkok Airways 27th. Whilst not being in the top 10 ranked airlines in...
National News
Thai workers are beginning to return to Israel, with the first 94 leaving from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport yesterday, June 25. Despite the ongoing turmoil...
National News
A flight from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok was forced to return to the Malaysian capital due to a technical issue involving cabin pressurisation. According...
Phuket News
A Russian couple tried, but failed, to catch a motorbike bag snatcher in Phuket on Sunday night, June 23. The Bangkok Post reports that...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket are hunting two foreign women, one of whom allegedly placed a Thai woman in a chokehold in a dispute over a...
Phuket News
The body of a Belgian visitor who went missing while swimming at a Phuket beach has been found. His drowning brings to a total...
Phuket News
Richard Burrows, the 80 year old Phuket expat recently arrested on his return to the UK, is to face additional charges, reports the Phuket...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested a Russian man who was providing illegal motorbike lessons to foreigners on the island. It’s understood the man’s arrest...
National News
The PM’s dream of Thailand hosting Formula One is still alive. Srettha Thavisin says the kingdom has 3 potential locations for the event, namely...
Islands
A French man who claimed to be a religious leader has been arrested on Koh Pha Ngan after overstaying his visa by 3 months....
National News
A Bangkok police officer has been transferred to an “inactive post” after a video surfaced of him demanding a bribe from a Japanese driver....
Phuket News
A wet and wild day along Phuket’s west coast today And following a spate of drownings in Phuket recently, lifeguards have posted red flags...
Phuket News
An Israeli woman has sustained minor injuries after the minivan in which she was travelling overturned in Phuket. It’s understood it was raining at...
National News
Following a complaint from the Association of Thai Travel Agents, the Tourism and Sports Ministry has shut down 10 companies offering very cheap tour...
Phuket News
If you’re a tourist from China, Russia or India, heading to Thailand, you might be seeing amazing deals that appear too good to be...
National News
A Colombian man wanted for a daring heist in Malaysia has been arrested in Bangkok. The arrest was the result of a joint operation...
National News
There will be no extension to Thailand’s current alcohol sales hours, at least for now. That’s the decision of a government panel, which pointed...
Islands
An Italian man has been arrested on Koh Samui for allegedly selling cocaine and operating a motorbike rental shop illegally. Surat Thani immigration officers...
National News
It’s an historic Pride month for Thailand this year, with marriage equality finally a reality after decades of campaigning. Yesterday, the caretaker Senate overwhelmingly...
National News
An Indian man has been arrested after being found in possession of 5.7 kilos of cocaine at Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport. The 39 year...
National News
Police in Pattaya have arrested two Ugandan women after a Canadian man accused them of theft. Khaosod English reports that the women, named only...
Phuket News
Phuket’s lifeguards continue to be kept busy, with seemingly no shortage of tourists prepared to risk their lives by ignoring red flags on the...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket are investigating an alleged assault on an Iranian tourist in Patong. The tourist, named only as Mr. Korhanshirazi, told officers he’d...
National News
Thailand looks set to become the first Southeast Asian nation to legalise same-sex marriage with the Senate expected to approve the new legislation today....
Phuket News
An American man and a Thai woman are the latest to succumb to Phuket’s west coast beach surf this year, drowning after going swimming,...
Phuket News
In first real drenching of the 2024 wet season, the usually flooding has left motorists stranded and houses flooded. Phuket residents woke up to...
Phuket News
The owner of a restaurant in Rawai, on Phuket’s southeast coast, has been arrested for using protected corals as decoration. The 46 year old...
National News
A fire broke out at a petrol station in northeast Thailand after a truck driver lost control and crashed into a petrol bowser/petrol pump....
National News
A Flydubai aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at U-Tapao airport in the eastern province of Rayong (45 minute drive from Pattaya)...
Phuket News
UPDATE: Two foreigners and a Thai woman have died in recent days off the island’s northern beaches, at Surin and Mai Khao. A Russian...
Phuket News
Ombudsman Songsak Saicheua visited the Southern provinces recently to address the endemic problem of foreigners acquiring land illegally, often through suspect Thai nominee companies....
National News
A number of ASEAN’s elected members have expressed concern about the ongoing legal challenges against Thailand’s Move Forward Party, which won the most number...
Phuket News
Been downstairs in the Central Floresta shopping centre recently? You may notice some changes. The Central Group has expanding the “luxury zone” on the...
National News
The Tourism Authority of Thailand says it’s working with the government to help hotels affected by the collapse of the German tour operator FTI...
Phuket News
The body of a Phuket man has been recovered from the water after he jumped from the Thao Thepkrasattri Bridge yesterday morning, June 13....
Phuket News
Pardon Monsieur. Police were called after a brawl broke out between two French men in a 7/Eleven convenience store in Patong. The Phuket News...
National News
It’s going ahead, it’s not going ahead, it’s been postponed, it’s starting in six months… no, wait, it’s been dropped completely. The proposed arrival...
National News
There are growing calls for the pet market at Bangkok’s Chatuchak Market to be shut down forever following a horrific fire that killed at...
Phuket News
Hotels in Phuket and across Thailand are facing significant losses as a result of the collapse of Europe’s third-largest tour operator. But the island’s...
National News
The Thai government’s stuff-up, announcing new visa exempt extensions, a new Digital Thailand Visa, and changes to other long-term visas, are continues to spread...
National News
The Airlines Association of Thailand is calling for more regional airports to be designated ‘international’, which it says would lead to higher tourism revenue...
National News
The Thai cabinet has given the green light to a new law that specifies that anyone found with more than 1 methamphetamine (“yaba”) pill...
National News
Thailand’s national Muay Thai team were among passengers left sweltering without air-conditioning on a delayed Qatar flight out of Greece. In appalling conditions, passengers...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested a pickup driver who allegedly threatened another driver with a gun while high on meth. The incident happened on...
Phuket News
Police have charged a man with murder after the body of a missing Phuket woman was found in the central province of Phetchaburi last...
Phuket News
A motorbike taxi driver was arrested after netizens reported an “Indian” man operating a taxi service in Phuket. The man turned out to be...
National News
Passengers who suffered minor injuries due to the severe turbulence incident on a Singapore Airlines flight have been offered 360,000 baht compensation. According to...
Phuket News
UPDATE: Searchers have located the body of 49 year old American James Everett Du Bois at midnight on Monday at Nai Han Beach. His...
National News
The authorities have launched an investigation into last week’s collision on the Chao Phraya River that left 4 Chinese tourists injured. The tourists, one...
Islands
More than 100 drug rehabilitation patients have fled a treatment facility at a Krabi island, claiming they were abused there. Nation Thailand reports that...
Phuket News
If you weren’t aware, the annual Phuket Marathon was held yesterday. But this year there was an incident between one of the runners and...
Phuket News
Lifeguards have saved a 3 year old child from drowning at a southern Phuket beach but, tragically, the boy’s father was swept away by...
National News
More than 100,000 Thais have signed a petition to have cannabis re-classified as a category 5 narcotic. The development comes as proponents of the...
National News
Three Chinese tourists have been injured after the long tail tour boat they were on collided with a military ferry. The incident happened on...
Phuket News
The authorities have raided 3 businesses in Phuket as the crackdown on companies illegally using Thai nominees continues. Only a week ago 231 people...
Phuket News
A 14 year old boy has died after a BMW sedan crashed into his motorbike in north Phuket. The BMW was driven by a...
National News
The Thai government has welcomed the news that Bangkok comes in at number 6 in a list of the world’s best cities for food....
Phuket News
A British tourist has been killed in a motorbike accident in Patong. The accident happened at around 5.15am yesterday, June 5, in front of...
Phuket News
An Australian man, linked to a foreign criminal network, who has previously served time in his home country, has been arrested in Pattaya. It’s...
Phuket News
As Phuket Airport adapts to new schedules, challenges and passenger demands, it’s opened a new section, just for tour groups. The Phuket International Airport...
National News
Police in Pattaya are getting tough on bars and other entertainment venues that ignore the legally required closing time. Despite the changes in closing...
Phuket News
A Russian man has been taken to Chalong Hospital after police described him as showing signs of “mania”. Officers were responding to a call...
National News
A Thai prisoner, who escaped custody and managed to flee to Indonesia, is back on Thai soil, arriving on a specially chartered flight amid...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested an apparently intoxicated American man after a foreign woman claimed he stole her mobile phone. The drama unfolded on...
Phuket News
A Patong fruit seller has been arrested after shooting his wife over her affair with a worker. The man claims the shooting was an...
National News
An escaped Thai convict is being brought back to Thailand on a charter flight following his arrest in Bali, Indonesia. Chaowalit Thongduang, aka “Pang...
National News
Several locations across Thailand have been scoped out for the latest Jurassic juggernaut, Jurassic World 4. A press release from the Thai Government PR...
National News
Police in Pattaya are investigating an American man dying after plunging from the seventh floor of a hotel in the holiday town. The 43...
Phuket News
So close, yet so far. The Swede was on his way out of the country but was interrupted at the final post. A Swedish...
Phuket News
Police have arrested a garage owner in Phuket after he discharged a gun while under the influence of alcohol and methamphetamine (“yaba”). The Phuket...
National News
Police in Nonthaburi province, northwest of Bangkok, are investigating after a British expat punched a housing estate property manager so hard he knocked him...
Phuket News
The south of Thailand is about to get a new airport in Phang Nga, maybe 4 years away. In the meantime, Phuket Airport is...
Phuket News
In a major operation targeting nominee companies and dodgy real estate businesses in Phuket, 231 suspects have been rounded up and arrested, including 98...
National News
A British man who is one of two tourists recently assaulted by Pattaya security guards has filed a police complaint against his attackers. However,...
Islands
Another arrest of a foreigner working without a work permit and in a profession reserved for Thais only. This time on the Gulf island...
Phuket News
The ongoing crackdown on marine safety and tourism in Phuket has netted three more arrests. A Phuket speedboat crew has been arrested for drug...
National News
A convict who escaped custody in southern Thailand last year has been re-captured in Indonesia. The Phuket Express reports that Chavalit Thongduang, also known...
National News
Thaksin Shinawatra is to be indicted on lèse-majesté and computer crimes charges. Nation Thailand reports that the former PM, who is currently on parole,...
Phuket News
Two foreign boxers have shaken hands and apologised to each other after getting into a post-match brawl in Patong. The Phuket Express reports that...
Phuket News
The president of the Phuket Tourist Association is optimistic that the island will see an increase in Vietnamese tourists following promotional campaigns in the...
Phuket News
The body of a 63 year old American man has been found hanged in a hotel room in north Phuket. The man’s body was...
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Koh Tapu, popularly known as James Bond Island, gained fame from its appearance in the 1974 James Bond film “The Man With the Golden...
National News
It was only a matter of time… there was going to be a ‘beach driver’ from YouTube who was trying to make some ‘amazing’...
Phuket News
A 15 year old minor remains in custody in Phuket after admitting to stabbing his uncle to death. The incident took place in the...
Phuket News
A restaurant worker has taken to social media to share her experience and warn others after a diner failed to pay for her meal....
National News
Some major shake ups for immigration rules and visas in Thailand. The changes were announced after a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The changes, affecting...
National News
In a surprise move yesterday, the Thai cabinet gave the green light to a host of changes to visa conditions, including visa-free entry and...
National News
Thailand’s current Deputy PM and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul has announced that his demanding work schedule has taken a toll on his health,...
National News
The popular Thai singer Ammy the Bottom Blues has been handed a 4-year jail sentence for setting fire to a portrait of HM the...
National News
A British man has been arrested in Pattaya after a single punch left a Russian man dead. The incident happened at a house party...
Phuket News
Phuket police have charged a man in relation to a violent assault at the island’s Nui Beach last week. Nui Beach is accessible down...
National News
Three security guards that were called in for questioning following a violent assault on two foreigners in Pattaya’s Soi 6, have admitted that they...
Phuket News
A Filipino bike rider has been killed in an accident on Phuket’s Thepkasattri Road on Sunday morning. The accident occurred in the early hours...
Islands
Police on Koh Samui have arrested 2 foreigners accused of creating a public nuisance by riding excessively loud big bikes. The bikes were originally...
National News
The government’s not going to like it but the results of a new poll indicate that most Thais still want Pita Limjaroenrat and the...
National News
The Singapore Airlines aircraft, struck by turbulence and ending up with one dead and multiple injuries, has returned to Singapore from Suvarnabhumi Airport where...
Phuket News
Last Thursday, May 23, a 42 year old restaurateur and her mother reported an assault to Thalang police after two men wearing motorcycle helmets...
Islands
An important message about islands being closed to snorkelling and diving, or being closed to access altogether, primarily because of coral bleaching which has...
Phuket News
On Thursday, May 23, a local restaurant owner in Sri Soonthorn reported an attack by a person she described as a “loan shark”. The...
Phuket News
Police are investigating a violent incident at Phuket’s Nui Beach, where a group of men allegedly attempted to “claim” land ownership on Thursday. Again....
Phuket News
Apart from allegedly threatening to kill his landlord, a Swedish man has been arrested in Phuket for overstaying his visa. The incident came to...
National News
Bangkok’s Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital has come under scrutiny in recent days after some alleged heavy-handed action by hospital and security staff regarding an Australian...
National News
Bought anything online recently? Did you watch a video with someone ‘influencing’ you to buy something off the internet? Welcome to the latest online...
Islands
“Lalita describes the situation as global boiling.” The scourge of coral bleaching is becoming a critical problem with additional investigations over recent weeks showing...
National News
The Education Ministry says it’s planning to amend its regulations to classify e-cigarettes as narcotics, according to Suthep Kaengsanthia, the ministry’s permanent secretary. The...
National News
“79 passengers and 6 crew are still in Bangkok as of this afternoon for treatment of injuries.” On May 21, passengers and crew aboard...
Phuket News
Last Monday there was an violent incident between a French national and a Thai man, resulting in serious injuries in Karon. The incident kicked...
National News
Today, May 22, 2024, is the tenth anniversary of the coup led by General Prayut Chan-o-cha and the Royal Thai Army, ousting the elected...
Islands
Koh Samui, in the Gulf of Thailand, has always suffered from challenges for tourists to travel there – the Bangkok Airways flights always expensive...
National News
A Singapore Airlines flight, SQ321 from London to Singapore, has experienced severe turbulence as it neared Bangkok, Thailand, causing a sudden drop from 37,000...
Phuket Life
The annual wet season has officially kicked off across Thailand, marked by heavy rain reported over at least 60% of the upper regions of...
National News
Grab has done a “deal with the devil” at both Phuket and Chiang Mai Airports, both operated by Airports of Thailand. Both Airport managements...
Phuket News
…and Phuket government offices, Immigration and most bank branches will also be closed (except in the major shopping centres). Phuket’s three Immigration offices will...
Phuket News
There was a major fire on a luxury yacht yesterday afternoon in Chalong Bay. The 34 metre vessel was gutted by the fire and...
Phuket News
Phuket authorities have located 26 illegal jet skis after numerous complaints from concerned residents and hotel operators in the north of the island. Officials...
Phuket News
A fight erupted between a foreigner and a group of Thai teenagers on Soi Bangla Street very early on Friday morning, resulting in a...
National News
A NIDA poll released on May 18 surveyed 1,310 Thais about the Thai government’s proposal to reclassify cannabis as an illegal narcotic, thereby outlawing...
Phuket News
Police have arrested a 33 year old Pakistani Mr. Yasir and 38 year old Thai Ms. Khadija Yasir, in connection with the murder of...
Phuket News
The Thai government has unveiled its latest plan to upgrade Phuket’s transportation infrastructure, including the much-debated light-rail system connecting the airport and Phuket Town....
National News
The director of a primary school in Thailand’s north east, as well as a retired teacher, have been arrested for allegedly paying for sex...
Phuket News
Operators from the Phuket Cannabis Association have delivered a petition to the Phuket Provincial Health Office in Phuket Town against the Thai government’s plan...
National News
The flying public can expect high air fares to continue as airlines struggle with a shortage of planes, rising labour costs, limited spare part…...
Phuket News
Israeli child dies in Tuk-Tuk acccident A 5 year old Israeli girl died after falling from a tuk-tuk in Patong. The incident happened on...
Phuket News
Phuket Immigration officials have arrested a suspect identified as 25 year old Mr. Oleksandr, who holds both Swedish and Russian nationality. He was arrested...
Islands
“Recent surveys have identified at least 19 affected areas within Thailand’s marine national parks.” The extensive coral bleaching, occurring across such a wide area...
Phuket News
Last night, a Filipino female tourist was injured when thunderstorms and strong winds caused a sugar palm tree to fall onto her car in...
Islands
The Similan Islands and Surin Island in the are temporarily closed to tourism. The Similan and Surin Islands are 50 – 70 kilometres off...
Phuket News
Four men, including a Russian and 3 Nigerians, have been arrested in Phuket for allegedly selling cocaine, ecstasy and crystal methamphetamine. The deputy chief...
National News
A lawyer is requesting police to press charges against Maj Gen Dr. Rienthong Nanna, director of Mongkutwattana Hospital, after he admitted to hitting a...
Islands
No problem, in fact we recommend it. We’re now entering the so-called ‘wet season’ (aka. low season) in Phuket, but there’s still plenty of...
National News
A new long term visa has emerged for foreigners, but you’ll need to be working in the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor. The Thai cabinet...
National News
“How many times will the courts allow deaths like these to happen…?” A young Thai pro-democracy activist, accused of insulting the Thai monarchy, has...
Islands
Last week it was Koh Pling, off the coast of Nai Yang Beach in Phuket, along with 20 other diving spots. Now the scourge...
Phuket Life
“Rumours suggested the Sarasin Bridge might be demolished to allow large yachts and other vessels to pass safely underneath.” A local Highways Office official...
National News
“Somsak, who was justice minister under Prayut’s government, had supported the removal of marijuana from the Category 5 drugs list. “ Thailand’s new Public...
Phuket Life
The laughs are as absent as construction of the Patong Tunnel and, apart from a middle-aged Brooke Shields, the rest of the cast are...
National News
A man in his 20s is now in custody in South Korea under suspicion of being connected to the murder of a South Korean...
National News
The spotlight is falling on the Thai Privilege Card, the latest iteration of the Thailand Elite Visa, after a number of foreign criminals operating...
Phuket News
A disturbing incident, igniting local social media, happened on May 8 when dogs owned by a local police officer attacked and fatally wounded a...
National News
Whilst not being the record overstay for a foreigner in Thailand, it’s certainly a worthy place-getter. A 60 year old man from New Zealand...
National News
This week the Thai PM Srettha Thavisin’s announced that he wants the country to reverse the 2022 decision to decriminalise cannabis. And he wants...
Phuket News
Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has recently taken action against illegal hotels in Phuket, following his declaration of war on influential figures in the...
Phuket News
A 21 year old British man, identified only as “Alexander”, is in custody after his arrest by the Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok on...
Phuket News
Thailand’s Deputy Minister of Transport, Manaporn Charoensri was in Phuket launching the country’s first ‘seaplane tourism’ business. In January this year, Airports of Thailand...
National News
Thai PM Srettha Thavisin has issued directives to his Public Health Department and other ministries to ramp up measures against drugs, including reclassifying cannabis...
Phuket News
Koh Pling and surrounding coral reefs off the Sirinart National Park coast in Phuket are being closed off temporarily due to severe “coral bleaching...
Phuket News
The Daily Mail is reporting that the missing Scottish retiree in Phuket has been found. Whilst details are sketchy, at least he’s been located...
Phuket News
Residents in Kamala are horrified after an incident last Saturday night following the death of 65 year old British resident Zoe Luckett. The incident...
Phuket News
Two people have died and several others injured in an incident on Phra Baramee Road near the east side of Patong Hill last night...
Phuket News
A Russian man has been arrested in Phuket this week, accused of engaging in “illegal online work”. Phuket Immigration say that the arrest stemmed...
Phuket News
There’s been a drowning at Kata Noi Beach after a 41 year old tourist from Uzbekistan succumbed to the beach’s rip currents. The rips...
Featured
When it rains, it pours. But usually not for long. Phuket has three seasons… dry, hot and wet. Maybe there’s a few months where...
Phuket Events
You’re invited to join in this Thursday’s fundraiser for the Vachira Hospital Phuket. “Come and join us for an electrifying Muay Thai night presented...
National News
Thai authorities have uncovered more concerning details around a case involving the abduction and extortion of five Chinese businessmen from a hotel in Bangkok...
Phuket News
David Goldthorpe, a 65 year old retiree from Edinburgh, is still missing in Thailand, where he was vacationing to celebrate his recent retirement. Scheduled...
Phuket News
The body of a 40 year old man has been discovered in a forest area below the well-visited Karon View Point, along the hillside...
Phuket News
Phuket is predicting some rain over the next few days as residents and officials are eagerly awaiting the end of the long stretch of...
National News
Where are the world’s top 100 beaches? And how many are in Thailand? Well, Thailand scored 3 of the world’s Top 100 beaches. Two...
Phuket News
The perennial water shortages are hitting sections of the island, on both sides and in local communities. From Kamala to parts of Phuket Town,...
National News
Thailand’s tourism landscape in March 2024 showss Bangkok as the leading destination for both domestic and foreign travellers. That’s according to the Ministry of...
Islands
A terminally ill foreign woman who committed suicide on Koh Samui has left 50 million baht to her Thai maid. Some media are reporting...
Phuket News
Questions are being asked about Thaksin Shinawatra’s recent trip to Phuket, with the former PM’s motives under scrutiny. The former PM and prison inmate...
Phuket News
The body of a foreign woman has been found floating off Freedom Beach in Phuket. The Phuket News reports that the body was discovered...
Phuket News
Another two foreigners have been arrested in Phuket for trying to remove a police lock from a motorbike. There appears to be no shortage...
Phuket News
Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra, looking fit and well following his miraculous recovery, has visited Phuket for the first time in 17 years, receiving...
Phuket News
The Thai authorities want to come up with a “Phuket Model” solution to deal with foreigners behaving badly, which could then be applied in...
National News
The construction of a new international airport in Phang Nga province is set to begin in 2027, according to Airports of Thailand. The new...
Phuket News
A British tourist ‘Graham’ wanted in connection with an assault on a Phuket tuk-tuk driver, has been arrested on Koh Phi Phi. It’s understood...
National News
There’s no let-up in Chiang Mai’s air pollution, with wildfires continuing to exacerbate the problem in recent days. According to a Bangkok Post report,...
National News
Not all foreigners in Thailand are behaving badly, despite what it may seem like some days… A kind-hearted American is giving away free motorbike...
National News
The director of Airports of Thailand wants to see Suvarnabhumi on a list of the world’s top 50 airports by next year. Kirati Kijmanawat...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket are searching for a foreign man who allegedly attacked a tuk-tuk driver in a dispute over the fare. Some reports suggest...
Best of Phuket
OPINION by Tim Newton 35 billion baht spent on infrastructure that few will use, on a route that is no value to tourists, and...
National News
A summons has been issued for suspended deputy national police chief, Surachate Hakparn, along with 4 other suspended police officers. The Bangkok Post reports...
National News
A human rights lawyer currently serving time in prison on charges arising from his political activism has been given another 2 year prison term....
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have tracked down and charged a young man who was caught on video using bolt cutters to remove the lock they...
Phuket News
Another day, another car drives onto a Phuket beach… This time Laypang Beach, at the northern end of Bang Tao Beach, where a German...