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A Russian restaurant manager has been shot whilst sitting in his pale blue GWM Ora Good Cat. Four shots were fired into the windscreen....
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Officials in Phuket have raided another nightclub, following raids on 2 clubs in Kathu last week, which saw 5 senior police officers transferred. This...
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023 – Phuket weather and tide report (9:00 am) The wind has now swung full south-westerly, the stable wet season monsoon...
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A group of minivan drivers stationed at Phuket’s Rassada Pier forced a lone female traveller out of a minivan because she had booked it...
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Phuket experienced a significant influx of international tourists in the first five months of 2023, with over 6 million arrivals. Although the Tourism Authority...
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Phuket officials have raided 2 illegal nightclubs in Kathu, resulting in 5 senior police officers, including the chief of Kathu police, being transferred. The...
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A taxi driver in Phuket is to be charged after losing control of his vehicle and slamming into a tree on Tuesday afternoon, May...
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A suspect in a Phuket gangland murder, recently extradited from Canada, will be tried in Bangkok, the authorities have confirmed. According to a Phuket...
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A road rage incident in Phuket has proved rather costly for the Australian man involved, who was been fined 10,000 baht and ordered to...
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A murder suspect, who recently arrived back in Thailand after being extradited from Canada, has now been formally charged with killing an Indian/Canadian gangster...
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An Australian driver is facing big legal hassles in Phuket following a road rage incident between him and a minivan driver. The minivan driver,...
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Just days after a Russian man tragically drowned at Patong Beach, two more foreign tourists have had to be rescued from the same stretch...
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A Canadian ‘hitman’, wanted in connection with a 2022 gangland murder in Phuket, is in custody in Thailand after being extradited from Canada under...
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Police in Phuket have fined a Russian motorbike rider who was filmed doing “wheelies” on a road in Rawai, apparently “infuriating residents”. The man,...
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A Russian man who was holidaying on Phuket has died after drowning at Patong Beach. The Phuket Express reports that the tourist drowned after...
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It seems the Phuket “taxi mafia” are at it again, with a Grab driver claiming taxi drivers stationed at Patong’s Tri Trang Beach Hotel...
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Police in Phuket have arrested a suspect with thousands of methamphetamine pills (“yaba”) in his possession. The Phuket Express reports that the man was...
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The three MPs-elect from the Move Forward Party in Phuket are already rolling up their sleeves and getting to work, although their election success...
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The Phuket boat driver who has been charged with reckless driving injuring 35 people, is also expected to be charged with drug use after...
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Thalang District authorities have taken decisive action against the illegal operation of cannabis shops, resulting in the arrest of two people and the suspension...
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Police in Phuket have charged a boat driver with injuring 35 people after the speedboat he was driving crashed into a marker in Chalong...
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All but 2 of the passengers on the speedboat that crashed into a pillar near Chalong Pier in Phuket have been injured. According to...
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Thirty tourists, most of them Russian, have been injured after the tour boat they were travelling on crashed into a concrete pillar/navigation marker approaching...
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Tim Newton’s YouTube channel, in conjunction with Seeds of Change and Living Waters Phuket, were able to raise 212,468 baht from the sale of...
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The 3 successful Phuket candidates from the Move Forward Party say that one of their first objectives will be pushing for the right to...
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Tourism operators in Phuket hope to see a number of positive changes under Thailand’s new administration – not least the island’s ability to choose...
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A body found floating off the Phuket coast yesterday is believed to be that of missing Russian tourist, Yuri Smoyan, who was washed out...
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The Move Forward Party’s decisive success in yesterday’s general election has been reflected in Phuket, where the party took all 3 seats. The Phuket...
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Ari Michael Salinger, the 45 year old son of New Zealand climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger, was arrested for drug possession in Phuket last...
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Police in Patong have arrested a British national who allegedly punched a tuk-tuk driver following a collision. It appears the British man was not...
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A motorbike taxi driver has been fined 2,500 baht and ordered to attend behaviour training after becoming abusive and threatening a woman. The incident...
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Another road rage incident between a foreign motorbike rider and a Phuket taxi driver has gone viral, according to a Phuket Express report. In...
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Phuket officials will inspect motorbike rental shops as part of new measures aimed at reducing deaths and injuries on the island’s roads. The Phuket...
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The Phuket Tourist Association says the island can expect fewer international tourists this low season, due to a slowdown in the Chinese market, coupled...
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The Phuket office of the Department of Land Transport has repeated its warning about social media scams offering fake, or ‘short-cut’, driving licences. According...
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In response to an imminent weather warning from the Thai Meteorological Department, the Phuket Marine Office has issued a cautionary notice for boat captains,...
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The Thai PM, actually the caretaker Thai PM, was met by thousands of supporters on a campaign trail visit to Phuket on Sunday. The...
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The mother of a Chinese man killed in a road accident while on holiday in Phuket is demanding justice and an explanation for how...
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A young Polish woman has died after seemingly losing control while riding her motorbike and sliding under a truck. The incident happened yesterday, May...
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Welcome to the latest long weekend – from today until Sunday night – that coincides with Coronation Day and the early voting for the...
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Crew from the stricken low-cost carrier Go First, originally founded as GoAir, are stuck in Phuket and several other locations after their employer went...
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A fundraiser, in aid of Richard Valentine, as he battles his way through hospitals bills and bad luck, is being held on May 27....
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Good news! Either foreigners were on their best behaviour last month (or there were fewer of them?) as Phuket officials have confirmed there were...
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Two people have died and 3 others have been injured in two separate collisions in Phuket yesterday morning, May 1. According to a Phuket...
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One door closes and another one opens. That’s the case with the original Robinson department store in Phuket Town, just after a new Robinson...
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Police believe a Phuket driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel after his minivan ploughed into a roadside guardrail. The Phuket News reports...
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Tourism arrival numbers appear to have stabilised in Phuket during April after a drastic drop immediately after Songkran on the holiday island. Between February...
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Phuket officials have declared a recent tourism junket to China a success, saying they expect at least 1.5 million Chinese tourists to visit the...
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An ambulance responding to an emergency narrowly avoided toppling over after a taxi drove into it at an intersection in Phuket. The Phuket Express...
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Ahead of the upcoming election next month, Thailand’s Democrat Party is proposing to transform Phuket into a “model city and a technology hub”. Phuket...
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Local expat Richard Valentine was in a traffic incident on his motorbike recently and is currently getting treatment in a Phuket government hospital. The...
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Officials in Phuket said there was no cause for alarm after two tsunami warning towers sounded an alert early yesterday morning, April 27. The...
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A man is facing multiple charges after allegedly deliberately driving his car into parked vehicles outside a Patong massage shop. According to a number...
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An Australian man has died while in police custody in Phuket, after being arrested for being drunk and disorderly. The Phuket Express reports that...
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The director of Vachira Phuket Hospital says there are still Covid-19 vaccines available to any locals or tourists in need of a booster dose....
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Six people have been injured after a Phuket minibus crashed after the driver took his eyes off the road to check a GPS app...
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The Thai government has bestowed a royal honour on two Russian brothers, in recognition of their charitable work in Phuket. Nation Thailand reports that...
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A Phuket driver has been injured in a collision in which he knocked down 6 power poles after losing control of his minivan while...
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Dangerous speedboat drivers continue to pose a threat to safety in the waters off Phuket, with a passenger on a private yacht injured after...
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Phuket officials have confirmed that 5 people died in road traffic accidents on the island during the recent Seven Days of Danger campaign. The...
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A security guard at a Rawai nightclub has been fined 1,000 baht after he attacked an American tourist who’d been ejected from the club....
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Another 10 taxi drivers have been arrested, accused of operating illegally at Phuket International Airport. The Phuket News reports that the arrests have been...
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The governor of Phuket has assured residents that there is no cause for alarm as a blanket of smog currently hovers over the island....
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The Seven Days of Danger road saftety campaign during the annual Songkran break in Phuket has experienced a worrying start. The Phuket Department of...
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Phuket officials have (once again) vowed to crack down on motorbike renters who provide bikes to tourists who don’t have a valid licence. On...
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A former professional motorbike rider from France has sustained minor injuries in a collision with a Russian motorbike rider in Phuket. The Phuket Express...
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At a meeting held at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday morning, officials were presented with the latest tally of road accidents, injuries, and fatalities on...
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And so it begins… Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has reported 278 road traffic accidents on the first day of the Songkran...
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Phuket’s floating beach club saga continues… Originally scheduled to open in 2020, a plan scuppered by the pandemic, the owners of Yona Beach Club...
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It’s that time of year again… Phuket officials have launched a road safety campaign as people prepare to take to the road for the...
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1 day to go… Phuket is expecting a surge in tourism during Songkran, with numbers expected to be 30% higher than in 2019. The...
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Two Phuket taxi drivers who got into a physical fight over customers have had their licences suspended for 180 days. The drivers, who have...
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Popular Phuket expat Richard Valentine needs our help with a rare blood donation following a motorbike incident. Richard says on his own post on...
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The Phuket Land Transport Office says two taxi drivers face legal action as a result of a fight in Karon last week. As always,...
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A Russian man has been killed and his brother seriously injured after crashing their motorbike in north Phuket at the weekend. The Phuket Express...
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And so the annual drought story reappears. Phuket officials are calling on all residents to conserve water, warning that the island may be close...
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According to the head of Thai Customs at the Phuket International Airport, Sukanya Wettayanukun, a 27 year old Thai woman was arrested at the...
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The first direct flights linking Phuket and the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, will begin operating from May. TTR Weekly reports that low-cost carrier Vietjet will...
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The visitors come, the vendors defy the rules and set up more cheap plastic sun lounges and umbrellas along the public beaches, then the...
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A Dutch woman who was arrested and accused of illegally entering Thailand claims an immigration official at Phuket Airport failed to stamp her passport...
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Foul smelling wastewater is continuing to flow across the sand at Kamala Beach, a week after Phuket officials vowed to take action, both in...
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Arrival numbers have drifted during March as the island moves into its post Christmas/new year/Chinese New Year tourism phase. During the month the average...
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A Perth man named Peter Heppel, who had lost his six-month-old daughter in the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, was reportedly killed while celebrating his...
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In Phang Nga province, at least 48 leatherback sea turtle hatchlings were recently observed emerging from their nest and making their way to the...
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Last night, Assistant Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police, Surachate Hakparn, arrived in Phuket to follow up on a case that had made headlines...
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UPDATE An Australian man was arrested by the Patong Police on Tuesday after a fight broke out in front of a bar/restaurant in Patong...
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We’ve heard all sort of excuses for human made pollution in Thailand over the years. Even the air pollution in Bangkok has been blamed...
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While many Russians have been investing in villas and homes in Thailand, there are also thousands of Russians and Ukrainians who are stranded in...
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A team of Phuket officials, led by Chief of the Phuket Natural and Environment Office Wattanapong Suksai, recently inspected remote Freedom Beach on the...
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Phuket is seeing strong demand for real estate due, primarily, to the return of Russian and Chinese buyers, according to independent real estate agent...
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According to property consultant Knight Frank Thailand, Chinese investors are in a rush to buy real estate in Phuket, with a surge in demand...
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In Phuket, recent incidents involving foreigners behaving badly could result in yellow or red card warnings under the new penalty system for misbehaving visitors....
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A group of foreign tourists is being sought by the police after they assaulted staff at a restaurant in Soi San Sabai around 1am...
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Starting from April 1 until June 30, annual fishing restrictions kick in along the Andaman coast in Thailand, specifically including the offshore of Phuket,...
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Ativat Janmuangthai, a skilled cannabis enthusiast and Phuketian, won the title of the “fastest joint-roller” in Phuket, Thailand. Janmuangthai rolled a perfect one-gram joint...
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And most of them were Russian, although that’s hardly surprising considering that Russian travellers are, by far, the most numerous arriving at Phuket InternationalAirport...
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A motorbike rider has been killed after his bike collided with a truck in the sub-district of Rawai, on Phuket’s southern coast. According to...
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A Thai man has been taken to Patong Hospital after an apparent mental breakdown in a hotel on Ratchapathanusorn Road. The incident occurred around...
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A collision between two minivans in Patong has left five people injured, four of them foreign tourists. According to a Phuket Express report, the...
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A Phuket tour bus that had been on its way to pick up nurses and other staff at Patong Hospital has slammed into a...
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The first Cannabis Cup event will be held on Phuket from this Saturday, where various strains of weed will compete to be judged the...
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Phuket rescue workers have found two Russian tourists who ended up lost while exploring Sirinat National Park in the north of the island on...
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The authorities in Phuket have issued arrest warrants for a Swiss man and 2 Thai women as part of an investigation into alleged child...
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The Phuket Marine Office has fined a jet-ski operator in Cherngtalay for operating without a licence. The man was found offering jet-skis on Bang...
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The Phuket Real Estate Association says the island province is enjoying a “golden year” for property sales, as condos and luxury villas are in...
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Nightlife venues in Phuket’s popular Patong Beach area say a recent bar raid in which police allegedly found children employed as sex workers has...
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Police in Phuket have located a driver wanted in connection with a hit-and-run incident in the sub-district of Rawai, on the south-east coast of...
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Thailand’s PM Prayut Chan-o-cha headed to Phuket yesterday to check on the progress of Thailand’s bid to host the Specialised Expo 2028, and to...
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Phuket’s new ‘red’ and ‘yellow’ card system has resulted in warnings, arrests and deportations for several foreigners in Phuket already. The system, launched earlier...
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Phuket Airport has continued to welcome a high volume of international arrivals, with a total of 184,762 foreign visitors entering the country via the...
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Phuket’s new ‘red’ and ‘yellow’ card system has resulted in warnings and arrests for several foreigners. The system, launched earlier this month, has indeed...
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An Australian tourist, whose identity is being withheld pending embassy and family notification, passed away after hiking to the Tiger Temple Cave in Krabi,...
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UPDATE The Phuket Provincial Police Commander, Major General Sermphan Sirikong has issued an order regarding the recent raid on the illegal bar in Soi...
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Over 7,600 Russians extended their visas in Phuket during March, according to Phuket immigration. As the conflict continues, following last year’s brutal Russian invasion...
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PHOTO: MGR Online A bar in Soi Sea Dragon on Bangla Road in Patong was raided by a team from the Department of Provincial...
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Break out your super soakers, Songkran water play has been given the green light by Phuket Town officials. The Phuket News reports that the...
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The President of the Thai Hotels Association Southern Chapter says Phuket needs 17,000 additional workers as a result of a boom in foreign tourism....
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Two seafood restaurants in Phuket have been charged with the illegal possession of protected marine life, according to a Phuket News report. The unnamed...
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Representatives of Phuket’s business sector and the Office of Vocational Education Commission have signed an agreement aimed at tackling the labour shortage on the...
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Two foreign tourists who went missing after renting a kayak on Koh Maphrao (Coconut Island) off Phuket have been found safe and well. According...
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The bizarre, and probably unworkable, “Yellow-Red” card scheme, cooked up by Phuket police officials two weeks ago, immediately vanished from the news – mostly...
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Officials in Phuket say they plan to hold a “No Alcohol” Songkran event on Dibuk Road in the outskirts of the Old Town district...
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A man who fired shots at a car as it departed a hospital car park in Phuket Town has been charged with attempted murder....
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Police in Phuket have arrested a man for allegedly firing gun shots in a major hospital car park in a brief dispute with another...
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Phuket has now received over a million public votes in favour of the island province hosting the 2028 Specialised Expo. According to a report...
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Phuket’s property sector continues to recover, with the condo market in particular set to return to pre-Covid levels over the next 2 years. Property...
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Two women, one of whom is a teenager, have been arrested in Phuket, accused of selling illegal vaping devices and contraband tobacco. According to...
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A tourist has been fined 1,500 baht and reported to the French Embassy and to Phuket Immigration after causing a public nuisance while riding...
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Police in Patong have charged a 28 year old Canadian tourist after he falsely claimed he was attacked and robbed. Instead, it appears William...
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…and visitors from other countries too. Over 7,600 Russians have applied to extend their stay on the island of Phuket, according to the local...
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A new initiative called the “Red Card” system has been launched in Phuket, Thailand, to crack down on bad behaviour or law-breaking by foreigners....
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Police in Phuket have arrested a Swedish man who is accused of being involved in the production of illegal drugs. According to media reports,...
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The Thai government is sending 72.3 million baht to Phuket, as part of an overall budget of 1.4 billion baht, to create the long-discussed...
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Around 30 people, consisting of both Ukrainians and Russians, rallied in Phuket’s Patong last Saturday to call for an end to Russia’s invasion of...
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According to Thailand’s Real Estate Information Centre (REIC), Russian citizens own almost 40% of foreign-owned condominiums in Phuket, valued around a combined 880 million...
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Officials from Karon municipality have issued a statement to confirm the source of supposed black wastewater flowing into the sea at Karon Beach. They...
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Officials in Phuket are calling on airlines to be fair, not greedy, in their pricing, lest they discourage would-be tourists from holidaying on the...
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Thailand has become a safe haven for Russian tourists who are looking to escape Moscow’s war in Ukraine, that has now entered its second...
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Staff at Phuket International Airport were on hand to welcome a new flight from the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, operated by Hainan Airlines....
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Last Wednesday, a Thai Smile Airways Airbus A320 made an emergency landing in Phuket at 1pm after suffering an engine failure. The aircraft made...
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The Phuket Hotels Association, which comprises 82 leading hotels and resorts on the island, has partnered with the EHL Hospitality Business School to offer...
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Police in Phuket have raided a bar in the main district of Phuket Town for allegedly remaining open and selling alcohol after legal operating...
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Officials in Phuket say foreign tourists were involved in over 500 motorbike accidents on the island in the last 2 months alone. According to...
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Police officers in Phuket have been reminded that they must wear body cameras at all checkpoints on the island. The reminder follows the recent...
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Phuket officials hope to build a bridge that will connect the sub-districts of Wichit and Chalong, in Mueang district. The Phuket Express reports that...
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At a meeting of the board of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation yesterday, Thailand’s mercurial Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced that the Ministry...
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The hospitality industry in Phuket is facing a problem with foreign mafia-style gangs becoming increasingly involved in business on the resort island. Industry executives...
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Phuket Fisheries officials, accompanied by representatives from the Thalang District Office, have confiscated 22 baby crocodiles from a house in the sub-district of Srisoontorn....
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A French man, who was riding a motorbike, has been charged with hit and run after a Thai pedestrian was badly injured in Patong...
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Three Phuket drivers have been caught using their personal vehicles to operate a taxi service. According to a Phuket Express report, the drivers were...
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Representatives from the Chambers of Commerce in Phuket and Chiang Rai are pushing for the resumption of direct flights between the 2 provinces. The...
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A Phuket minivan driver has been fined 2,000 baht and had his licence suspended for 90 days after he was seen playing games on...
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The authorities in Phuket have issued a warning about the presence of stinging ‘flame’ of ‘fire’ jellyfish at some of the island’s beaches. It...
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Police in Phuket say foreigners are reportedly using stolen credit cards to purchase high-end products on the island, including gold jewellery and iPhones. Retailers...
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A Patong restaurant owner is disputing the story told by a Canadian tourist who claims he was attacked and robbed. According to a Phuket...
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On Sunday night, two French tourists were lost on the hills above Nai Thon beach in Tambon Sakhu of Thalang district, on the north-west...
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Public transport operators in Phuket are considering implementing tighter security measures in response to the recent shooting incident on a bus on February 10....
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Police have followed up the informal cavalcade of motorbikes, mostly ridden by French nationals on rented bikes in Patong along the beach road on...
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The elimination of pre-departure Covid-19 test requirements for travellers from India as well as other countries like China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and...
Phuket News
On Friday morning, a shooting incident took place on a Phuket-Phatthalung inter-provincial bus in the just south of the main city district of Phuket....
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Taxi drivers, legally registered in Bangkok and other provinces, WILL be allowed to work in Phuket, according to a Phuket Express report. It follows...
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UPDATE: 11.35am – The shooter, who was still on the bus, has apparently shot himself. According to Phuket Hotnews, relatives failed to negotiate a...
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Seven French tourists were arrested and fined by Phuket police last night for disturbing the peace with their motorcycles in the island’s party town...
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Phuket’s tourist arrival numbers have stabilised after the pre-Christmas/new year surge in passenger arrivals at Phuket International Airport. Since the middle of December, arrival...
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Phuket authorities are investigating a surge in reports of foreign individuals using rental cars for illegal taxi services. In response the Phuket Land Transport...
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Thailand’s tourism minister says the Phuket tour company worker who allegedly attacked a Chinese tourist with a knife has been charged. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn says...
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Legal action is being taken against 4 illegal taxi drivers in Phuket after they were caught at an official checkpoint near the airport. The...
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The Daily News reports on the reunion of a Russian woman and her beloved earrings, valued at 70,000 Baht, which she left in Phuket....
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Phuket Governor Naroong Woonciew has met with the Chinese Vice Consul after an employee at a Phuket tour company attacked a Chinese tourist with...
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A Phuket tour company has had its licence suspended for 6 months and could be fined up to 500,000 baht after one of its...
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Phuket tourism officials have welcomed the first Chinese tour group to visit the island in 3 years. The Phuket Express reports that the group...
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An old Russian Boeing 767 jet was finally moved from the runway at Phuket International Airport after the Azur Air aircraft right jet engine...
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A 36 year old Belarusian man named Georgi Gavrylchyk has been arrested by Region 8 Police in Rawai, Phuket on charges of being involved...
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A Russian national has been apprehended in Phuket on charges of robbery, illegal possession of firearms, carrying a weapon in public without proper authorisation,...
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Taxi drivers in Phuket have gathered at the provincial hall in the Muang district to protest over unregistered competition allegedly “stealing” their customers. According...
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Today, the operators of registered taxis and public transport vehicles in Phuket took to the streets to protest against the operation of unregistered taxis...
Phuket News
by Tim Newton Whilst Phuket’s tourism stakeholders are delighted with the surge of arrivals into Phuket in recent months, the statistics ring some alarm...
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And now it’s Phuket’s turn to get in on the extortion/bribes game. If anyone has stories about bribes and shakedowns in Phuket, comment below...
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by Tim Newton Whilst Phuket’s tourism tzars are delighted with the surge of arrivals into Phuket in recent months, the statistics reveal some crucial...
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The Phuket office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand is feeling optimistic about tourism in 2023, predicting 12 million visitors for the island. According...
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The Phuket marine office has begun re-enforcing a ban on jet skis, jet ski hires and parasail boat rides in the waters off Surin...
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Phuket is experiencing a resurgence in tourism, with the number of visitors to the island reaching nearly 50% of pre-pandemic levels, according to the...
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Police in Bangkok have arrested the final suspect wanted in connection with a fire at a Phuket snake show venue last year. According to...
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Locals in Patong are calling on the police to investigate people who are allegedly selling alcohol on Bangla Road in the early hours of...
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Two people have drowned off Krabi after the long-tail boat they were passengers on, capsized. A Malaysian mother and her five year old daughter...
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand says Phuket generated at least 2.6 billion baht in tourism revenue during the recent Chinese New Year holiday. This...
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Two visa agents have contacted Phuket GO today with information that Phuket Immigration are refusing to process any new visa applications for Chinese citizens....
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Another day, another Phuket cabbie doing his bit to further damage the reputation of the island’s taxi drivers. Police in Patong have charged a...
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Phuket is preparing to welcome back tour groups from China, following confirmation from Beijing that outbound tour groups can travel to Thailand and 18...
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Chinese tourists are back in Thailand for the first time in 3 years, following Beijing’s sudden lifting of travel restrictions last month. Yoyo Chen,...
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A total of 11 provinces in the south of the country can expect “some very heavy rain” from today and lasting until next Wednesday....
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The first direct flights from mainland China touched down in Phuket on Wednesday, with more direct services expected to be introduced soon. China finally...
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Tourism operators in Phuket say they’re not concerned about so-called “zero dollar” package tours, as Chinese visitors return to the island. Instead, they cite...
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Phuket authorities have scaled back a search operation for a foreign diver who has now been missing for over 10 days. Sebastian Emil Somesan,...
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Early this morning, a magnitude 7 earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Sulawesi islands. The sudden tremor caused panic in nearby residents closest to the epicentre....
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Want to see the weather in Phuket, in real time? 5 Star Marine has just launched their new high-resolution LIVE weather cam. It’s a...
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A large earthquake has struck off the coast of Indonesia’s northern Sumatra island early today. The epicentre of the 6.2 magnitude quake was 48 kilometres...
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Beware of the latest scam to not only remove money from your pocket but also put you in a potentially precarious position with insurance...
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Lost and found. A luxury 40 foot sailing catamaran, that went missing at the end of last year while it was moored in the...
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A 54 year old US citizen has been arrested in the Thalang district (north of the island) over alleged stock manipulation and fraud. Mr...
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A group of foreign nationals – believed to be expats – who allegedly attacked a number of Thai tourists on Koh Samui are believed...
Phuket News
Phuket Governor Narong Woonsiew and a number of other officials have put a stop to plans to launch a floating beach club, or party...
Phuket News
A driver from Hong Kong has crashed her sedan into a papaya salad vendor in the sub-district of Koh Kaew, north of Phuket Town....
Phuket News
Phuket, followed closely by Chiang Mai, is the top destination favoured by Chinese tourists, according to the President of the Phuket Tourist Association. Thanet...
Phuket News
A British man has made a series of allegations against Patong Police, claiming he was tortured while in custody. The story has been reported...
Phuket News
Vendors on Bangtao Beach, one of the most popular beaches on the northern west coast of Phuket, have been caught illegally selling floating lanterns,...
Phuket News
The search is continuing for a diver who went missing off the waters around Koh Kaew Noi, south of Rawai on Sunday. The missing...
Phuket News
A foreign national has been reported missing after failing to return from a dive in the waters around Koh Kaew Noi, south of Rawai....
Phuket News
Tourism businesses in Phuket, Phang Nga, and Krabi are up in arms over Thailand’s new entry restrictions, claiming they will have a negative impact...
Phuket News
Yes we can! Phuket officials assembled at City Hall at the Provincial Office in Phuket Town yesterday to submit a letter to the Thai...
Phuket News
Phuket officials have confirmed that over the so-called “Seven Days of Danger”, the island saw 41 road accidents, with 3 people killed and 42...
Phuket News
People in Phuket are angry and planning to show it, after a number of comments made about the island by Interior Permanent Secretary Suttipong...
Phuket News
Thailand’s Interior Permanent Secretary has upset Phuket officials, and organisers of the bid for the “Specialised Expo 2028”, by making comments about the provinces...
Phuket News
Supply and demand, always a critical issue for Phuket’s tourist-reliant economy. Pre-2019 there was a half-decade of oversupply in both staff and room keys....
Phuket News
Two people have been killed after a drunk driver crashed into their motorbike sidecar in Phuket yesterday. According to a Phuket Express report, they...
Phuket News
Tourism operators in Phuket are feeling confident things are finally on the up, after 2 and a half years in Covid devastation wilderness. During...
Phuket News
One person has died and 4 people have been injured in 4 road traffic accidents in Phuket on day 3 of what officials call...
Phuket News
The return of flights to Phuket keep racking up. But this one is particularly welcome. Hong-Kong based carrier Cathay Pacific, one of the worst...
Phuket News
The hunt is on for a yacht that has gone missing from its mooring area in Nai Harn, Phuket. The owner of the “Marco...
Phuket News
Things are finally looking up for Phuket’s tourism sector, which is expected to see over 100 billion baht in revenue over the New Year...
Phuket News
Officials in Phuket have launched a Road and Marine Accidents Prevention Centre, with the aim of reducing the number of avoidable incidents over the...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have confirmed that an American man, who is understood to have jumped from the smoking are on the third floor at...
Islands
Popular Maya Bay, part of Koh Phi Phi Leh, will be closed for tourists on January 15 and 16. The announcement was made today...
Phuket News
The man who fell, or jumped, from the third floor of the Phuket International Airport terminal building has died from his injuries. The announcement was...
Phuket News
“…around 60% of Phuket’s private tourism operators are back in business…” The Phuket Tourist Association says there’s no news yet on when China might...
Phuket News
A Pakistani man who has overstayed his visa by a whopping 3,270 days has been arrested by officers from the Phuket Immigration Office. According...
Phuket News
Phuket is busy again, for the first time since April 2020 when the government closed off the airports and passenger arrivals into Thailand, because...
Phuket News
A foreign national found floating in the sea near Phuket claims he was there for 13 days and survived by “clinging to an empty...
Phuket News
At this late stage of of December 26, 18 years ago, stunned survivors along Thailand’s Andaman coastline were mopping up the debris and collecting...
Phuket News
A 16 year old boy has been charged with attacking 4 teenagers with scissors near a Phuket Town school. The Phuket Express reports that...
Phuket News
A 4 kilometre section of the Patong Tunnel project has been approved. The newly approved section of road would link the actual tunnel to...
Phuket News
Flood victims in north Phuket welcomed deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan (and newly anointed prime ministerial candidate for the next election) as he visited the...
Phuket News
UPDATE: The Thai cabinet has indefinitely shelved the tourism ministry’s proposal to allow nightlife and entertainment venues to stay open until 4 am, beyond...
Phuket News
Thailand’s tourism minister says if an extension to nightlife operating hours is approved for Phuket, it’s likely it will only apply to Bangla Road...
Phuket News
A 47 year old Chinese woman will be deported and blacklisted for future entry into Thailand after being arrested in Kamala and found to...
Phuket Life
There’s no more potent symbol of the rebooting of Phuket’s tourism and shopping than the reopening of Patong’s largest shopping precinct, Jungceylon. Today is...
Phuket News
Phuket officials have taken action against a Patong bar, following complaints the venue was selling alcohol without a licence. The unnamed beer bar was...
Phuket News
Apply within. Please! There are now over 17,000 jobs waiting to be filled in Phuket’s tourism sector, as international travellers flock back to the...
Phuket News
Data from Thailand’s tourism ministry shows that Phuket was the most popular destination with foreign tourists during the first 10 months of 2022. Nation...
Phuket News
With the ongoing surge in tourists returning to Phuket, demand is fast exceeding supply when it comes to finding a beach sun lounge and...
Phuket News
Tourism operators in Phuket are looking forward to a bumper peak season over the Christmas and New Year period. The situation in Phuket has...
Phuket News
Once there was only one road from the east side of Phuket to Patong – over the area called Patong Hill on the infamous...
Phuket News
A Swedish tourist has been injured after falling from the second floor of his hotel in Patong, according to the Phuket Express. Patong Police...
Phuket News
The ride-hailing and food delivery giant, Grab, is expanding its transportation offering in Phuket by introducing a tuk-tuk service. Nation Thailand reports that Thailand’s...
Phuket News
Phuket is undergoing an employment crisis with many more jobs available than applicants at this time. Hotels and service industry, as well as the...
Phuket News
A fire that broke out on a ferry moored at Koh Sirae, east of Phuket Town, has caused damages of around 10 million baht....
Phuket News
A pickup truck has driven into the back of a baht bus in north Phuket, leaving 16 people hospitalised. The Phuket Express reports that...
Phuket News
In estimations are continuing into the cause of a fire that engulfed a Phuket ferry yesterday morning. A huge passenger ferry was badly damaged...
Phuket News
Phuket needs workers and it need them now. In fact the Phuket governor says Phuket urgently needs 17,000 people to fill job vacancies right...
Phuket News
Phuket fun-police from the Kathu District Office have confiscated a number of floating lanterns and fireworks from vendors on Patong Beach. There is a...
Phuket News
‘Tis the season of leatherback turtles along parts of the Andaman coastline. The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has confirmed that a third...
Phuket News
by Tim Newton A+ for effort and enthusiasm, C- for final result. The new alternative road up Patong Hill, via the Go Cart track...
Phuket News
With Phuket’s tourism sector experiencing a long-awaited revival, beach chair operators in Patong have asked to be allowed extend their working areas. ‘Prab’ Keesin,...
Phuket News
Merry Christmas. Your special gift is the full reopening of the Kathu to Patong side of Patong Hill Road. Following the October 15 collapse...
Phuket News
Immigration police are on an active crackdown of overstayers, arresting two Americans in unrelated cases. A 63 year old American man has been arrested...
Phuket News
The number of arrivals through Phuket International Airport continue to grow, with the vast majority of the travellers during November coming from Russia. With...
Phuket News
A newly laid alternative road up Patong Hill, from Kathu to the top of Patong Hill, is now open to motorbikes and small vehicles....
Phuket News
So who is to blame? The airport officials or Thai VietJet? Phuket Airport officials have scrambled to “clarify” the situation on Thursday night when...
Phuket News
The police investigation into one particular Chinese crime ‘kingpin’ has expanded to Phuket, with several businesses raided and live snakes seized, along with computers...
Phuket News
Over 100,000 kilograms of trash and garbage have been dumped on Koh Sirae for over 20 years, according to the Facebook page Monsoon Garbage...
Phuket News
Two men have died after the motorbike sidecars they were driving collided with a truck in the northern Phuket district of Thalang. According to...
Phuket News
Tourism operators in Phuket are reporting an 80% increase year-on-year from January to October, with nearly 100 billion baht generated for the local economy....
Phuket News
Patong Hill Road is now open to small vehicles IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. The decision was made last night to reopen the stretch of road...
National News
It seems Phuket’s bar and club owners, along with other relevant stakeholders, need to wait a bit longer for a decision on whether or...
Phuket News
Don’t freak out at the billowing flumes of thick black smoke coming from the airport! A major fire practice drill was held at Phuket...
Phuket News
An alternative road, linking the Kathu side of Patong Hill with the top of the existing Patong Hill road will be ready to open...
Phuket News
A French man who was arrested in Rawai, in the south of Phuket, for the illegal possession of a whale skeleton says he was...
Phuket News
One of the alternative routes over Patong Hill is almost ready. There was a few videos of people driving over the new road on...
Phuket News
And a Patong Hill road update under this story too… Work is being ramped up on the road running alongside Phuket Airport in order...
Phuket News
The location chosen to host the 2028 Specialised Expo will be announced later today, according to a Nation Thailand report. Thailand, specifically Phuket, is...
Phuket News
Waving a simple placard and posting something on social media wasn’t enough. A Phuket woman accused of selling alcohol illegally on Bangla Road in...
Phuket News
Phuket’s roads have claimed another victim, with the death of a 69 year old Polish motorcyclist in Kamala. The Phuket Express reports that the...
Phuket News
A fire has destroyed an expat’s car in Koh Kaew. Local Koh Kaew emergency responders headed to the scene on 3013 Road (the back...
Phuket News
Torrential rain that lasted for hours saw several major roads and parts of Phuket flooded again over the past few nights. The Phuket News...
Phuket News
And it’s only one of many. The Russians continue to arrive, with a fully booked direct flight from Vnukovo touching down at Phuket Airport...
Phuket News
The wet weather is back in Phuket and nearby areas, at least for the next few days, according to the latest advisory. The Southern...
Phuket News
A 25 year old Phuket man has been arrested for allegedly killing his father by slashing his neck. The Phuket Express reports that the...
Phuket News
Today the Thai PM noted that he was hoping for a post-APEC tourism surge. In Phuket, anyway, his wish may have already been granted....
Phuket News
There’s been a noticeable crackdown on entertainment areas in some of Thailand’s most popular nightlife spots, including Phuket, Pattaya and bar areas in Bangkok. Over...
Phuket News
A sea turtle has laid 118 eggs in a nest on the Phang Nga coastline this week. Officials in the Khok Kloi area found...
Phuket News
Good luck has come to the island this week after a 56 year old island resident won the first prize in the Thai national...
National News
A total of 23 Phuket restaurants and street food spots have made it on to the 2023 Michelin Guide’s Bib Gourmand list. According to...
Phuket News
A German couple arrested in Pattaya for overstaying their visas have also been charged with stealing a car in Phuket and taking it to...
Phuket News
This week saw the latest direct flight introduced. This time from Oman with Oman Air. The direct flight into Phuket is from the capital,...
Phuket News
Officers from the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources have found parrotfish for sale at 3 restaurants in Karon, on Phuket’s west coast. In...
Phuket News
Two tsunami detection buoys off Phuket are being replaced, with a ceremony held at the Phuket deep sea port to launch the vessel that...
Phuket News
A Swedish man and his daughter have had a lucky escape after their Volvo burst into flames in the sub-district of Rawai. The incident...
Phuket News
Engineers visited the ongoing repair works at the collapsed section of the road early this morning to check the integrity of the road following...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have installed checkpoints at both ends of Bangla Road in Patong in recent days in order to carry out checks for...
Phuket News
Authorities are still investigating the cause of a drowning in Phuket over the weekend. The man drowned in an area that had, at the...
Phuket News
Repairs to the damaged Patong Hill road are taking longer than the original “2 week” optimistic projection uttered by the Phuket Governor in the...
Phuket News
A passenger on a cruise ship visiting Patong over the weekend died whilst the ship was moored off the island in Patong Bay. The...
Phuket News
Will it be Minnesota, Belgrade, Malaga, San Carlos de Bariloche in Argentina or Phuket? The Thai government is calling for support in its push...
Phuket News
Pickup trucks have caught on video racing around Phuket roads over the past week. Now Phuket Traffic Police are hunting down the pickup trucks...
National News
There’s a tug of war in Thai government circles at the moment over opening times for entertainment venues around the country, particularly in hot...
Phuket News
A few updates on road closures around the island. Firstly, the latest announcement in Thai media is that one lane, in both directions, will...
National News
Electricity restrictions? Thailand’s Energy Minister is looking to the private sector to help start saving on power as the cost of generating the country’s...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested a man found with 10,504 methamphetamine pills (yaba) and crystal methamphetamine (ice). According to a Phuket Express report, the...
Phuket News
Seeds of Change was officially welcomed to its new home in Koh Sirae, east of Phuket Town, as the Phuket Governor and local dignitaries...
Phuket News
Patong Police have arrested a man they allege was stealing fixtures and fittings from closed hotels and other buildings on the island. The man...
Phuket News
Before… Now. The mysterious, but abandoned hotel overlooking the By Pass Road in Phuket is gone. The demolition is now complete and authorities are...
Phuket News
A New Zealand citizen has been arrested on the island with a stash of 26 guns, ammunition and 11 grenades (also described as ‘explosives’...
Phuket Life
A big working bee around the new home for Seeds of Change on the weekend attracted a great turn-out from locals and supporters for...
Phuket News
A senior tourism official in Phuket is calling for more affordable flights from Bangkok to the southern island. Bhummikitti Ruktaengam from the Phuket Tourist...
Phuket News
Two Russians and 1 Thai person have been killed in a 3-vehicle collision in the south-east of Phuket. The Phuket Express reports that the...
Phuket News
A section of the road that collapsed two weeks ago – the Patong Hill road from Kathu to Patong – has been partially re-opened...
Phuket News
A Singaporean motorbike rider has been killed following a collision with a truck in Kamala, Phuket. The Phuket Express reports that local rescue workers...
Phuket News
Last Tuesday’s Phuket Has Been Good To Us annual Melbourne Cup charity fundraiser has been another great success. The local Phuket charity, which has...
Phuket News
The demolition of illegally-built structures on Phuket’s Layan and Lay Phang beaches continues, as officials seek to rid the area of encroaching businesses. Local...
Phuket News
The story of the random hijacking of a Krabi taxi by a Norwegian national earlier this week now has more details. The tall man...
Phuket News
There have been plenty of twists and turns as the rush continues to get a navigable, and safe, road from Kathu to the top...
Phuket News
A 35 year old man, who has already admitted to stabbing a 49 year old food vendor to death outside a local shopping centre...
Phuket News
In the latest twist in the ‘repairs’ being done on the Patong Hill Road, a project to fully develop an existing track between Chalong...
Phuket News
The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources says a dead Bruda whale found floating off the coast of Phuket had swallowed a plastic cup....
Phuket News
The last suspect, wanted in connection with the 2009 murder of a Canadian business man in Phuket, has been arrested. According to a Phuket...
Phuket News
Police have withheld the name of a Chinese national after an arrest yesterday over alleged firearms offences in Kathu, Phuket. The man and his...
Phuket News
A 29 year old Israeli has been arrested at the Phuket International Airport after being found with ammunition in his bags. The man is...
Phuket News
Just as the island finishes up much of the mopping up after the deluges nearly 2 weeks ago, some locations have suffered more flooding...
Phuket News
Yuttana Pitak, the local Director of the Phuket Highways, has confirmed that ‘repairs’ have started on the collapsed section of the west-bound section of...
Phuket News
A traffic diversion for north-bound traffic continues today as teams move in to start the demolition process of an abandoned hotel which is in...
Phuket News
The long-running saga of the illegal beach bars and restaurants at Layan Beach, fronting much of the Laguna development, is now over after officials...
Phuket News
The body of the missing Russian woman was found yesterday, floating near Patong Beach. She went missing a week ago after witnesses saw her...
Phuket News
And now motorcycles as well. Phuket officials are now allowing motorcycles to cross through the damaged section of Patong Road after large, random car...
Phuket News
Tim Newton went to check on the blocked northbound lanes on the busy By Pass Road. Who owns the abandoned hotel and why has...
Phuket News
Phuket police have raided a house in the northern district of Thalang and arrested 18 suspects accused of gambling activities. According to a Phuket...
Phuket News
A welcome sight off the coast of Patong Beach. The first cruise ship to visit Phuket since the Covid-19 pandemic has arrived in Patong...
Phuket News
The friends of a Russian woman missing on Phuket have renewed the offer of a reward of US$10,000 for any information that helps find...
Phuket News
Phuket’s most popular new motorcycle car park is on Patong Hill, on both sides of the collapsed section of road. Since a pedestrian route...
Phuket News
The road linking Patong and Kathu has re-opened for pedestrians only, after a section of it collapsed during torrential flooding and landslides last week....
Phuket News
The Phuket authorities are still searching for a 53 year old Russian woman who went missing after going swimming in the northern district of...
Phuket News
Soil tests have confirmed that the soil in and around the collapsed road going up Patong Hill from Kathu is still “unstable”. They’ve also...
Phuket News
by Tim Newton “The road across Patong Hill will be open again in 7 days.” That’s out of the mouth of the Phuket Highway...
Phuket News
A 32 room apartment in Samkong, north east of Phuket Town, that collapsed as a result of the heavy rains undermining its foundations this...
Phuket News
Phuket’s flood relief is still in full swing as volunteer groups continue to deliver much-need goods around the worst affected communities on the island....
Phuket News
Thailand’s tourism minister says he will be asking Cabinet to give the go-ahead for Phuket to pilot a closing time of 4am for nightlife...
Phuket News
Optimistic (to say the least) officials in Phuket says repair work to a section of Patong Hill that collapsed during torrential rain will take...
Phuket News
The Phuket Hotels Association would like to thank some of the participating island hotels and businesses who have so generously participated in providing urgent...
Phuket News
It’s a mantra we heard time and again during the Covid pandemic and now Phuket police are repeating it once more – stay home....
Phuket News
The main access road to Patong, across Patong Hill, has partly collapsed, leaving access across the hill from Kathu completely blocked off, in both...
Phuket News
The Royal Thai Navy has been drafted in to help flood victims in Phuket as major roads have been left inundated and many homes...
Phuket News
The Thai Meteorological Department has reissued a warning of heavy rain for Phuket for the rest of Wednesday day, with the risk of more...
Phuket News
Extensive rain across Phuket today is increasing the demand for urgent help. Some communities have been completely cut off and are in need of...
Phuket News
The Phuket Flood Relief project is well underway, organised through the Phuket Hotels Association, as much need emergency supplies make their way into inundated...
Phuket News
After the mammoth clean up of Saturday night’s heavy rain across the island, particularly the central and northern parts of Phuket, officials are now...
Phuket News
Phuket’s tourism operators say the island’s reputation as an expensive holiday destination is damaging tourism recovery, as they urge airlines feeding into the island...
Phuket News
An underpass and tramway system are being planned for the district of Thalang, in Phuket. According to a Phuket Express report, the cost of...
Phuket News
Strong winds have led to life-threatening conditions in the Andaman Sea, with beachgoers in Phang Nga warned not to swim at Khao Lak beach....
Phuket News
LATEST: Clean up Emergency services have done a remarkable job over the past 24 hours cleaning up debris and clearing roads around Phuket in...
Phuket News
Report, in partnership with TNT, about Phuket’s floods today. During a long weekend, when Phuket’s hospitality industry was hoping for a much needed surge...
Phuket News
Phuket officials have drawn up plans to turn the old Phuket Prison, located in the island Phuket Town area, into a public park. The...
Phuket News
An off-duty policeman, who was arrested for wandering erratically around a Phuket housing estate while brandishing a gun, has tested positive for drugs. Police...
Phuket News
The Thai government has approved a budget of 5.116 billion baht for the construction of an international healthcare facility on Phuket, dare we say...
Phuket News
Local officials in Phuket plan to find a new, temporary home for the Heroines Monument, currently located in the centre of the island. The...
Phuket News
A Phuket taxi driver who verbally abused fellow motorists while high on methamphetamine has had his licence revoked. The incident, which took place in...
Phuket News
An off-duty police officer has been taken into custody after he was found wandering erratically around a Phuket housing estate while brandishing a gun....
Phuket News
Members of Phuket’s Volunteer Defence Corps have all tested negative for drugs, after checks carried out earlier this week. According to a Phuket Express...
Phuket News
A man high on ‘yaba’ (methamphetamine pills) AND crystal methamphetamine has been detained after locals reported him “wandering” aimlessly around a private housing estate...
Phuket News
And here we go again… Video footage of a Phuket taxi driver, shouting and flipping off other drivers, has gone viral on social media....
Phuket News
Rescue workers from the sub-district of Mai Khao in the north of Phuket have saved a drunk man who fell from Sarasin Bridge in...
Phuket News
Myanmar Airways’ inaugural flight from Yangon has landed in Phuket, with the carrier saying its target markets include tourists and migrant workers. The Bangkok...
Phuket News
Phuket Airport bosses are looking forward to a busy high season as more airlines resume operations and passenger numbers steadily rise. Airport director Monchai...
Phuket News
Phuket police have arrested a drunk and armed man who wandered around Coconut Island all night, while carrying a chicken. According to a Phuket...
Phuket News
Weekly news program, hosted by Jay Leshark, from the pages of Phuket-GO.com. Chalong Pier, in the southern end of Phuket, is about to get...
Phuket News
Chalong Pier, in the southern end of Phuket, is to undergo significant renovation and a makeover, including the installation of 120 additional CCTV cameras...
Phuket News
The four Chinese who failed to return on a fishing trip yesterday, have been rescued safe and well. They told marine safety police that...
Phuket News
Two Phuket taxi drivers have had their licences suspended after an altercation (perhaps a ‘misunderstanding) when one driver hit the other’s car, denting the bonnet/hood....
Phuket News
A Swedish man was saved from a burning car by a passerby, after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a signpost in Phuket....
Phuket News
Health officials in Phuket have identified 8 people who they say are at high risk for monkeypox. According to The Phuket Express, the individuals...
Phuket News
Phuket’s infamous taxi ‘mafia’ are again in the news after another altercation between the driver of a car registered with a ride-hailing app, and...
Phuket News
A Japanese tourist has died in Phang Nga province over the weekend after drowning off the coast of a hotel in Khao Lak, about...
Phuket News
After years of prevarication, court cases and earlier promises of demolition, the illegal structures along the 178 rai stretch of Phuket’s Layan and Le...
Phuket News
Police in Patong have arrested 4 suspects after an American tourist was injured in a late-night attack on Bangla Road this week. According to...
Phuket News
Phuket Airport has been forced to issue a statement clarifying why arriving passengers were ordered out of their pre-booked minivan and told to take...
Phuket News
Four suspects were arrested in Phuket yesterday over alleged involvement in an online “investment” scam. Region 8 Police Station police in Wichit, south of...
Phuket News
A US national, understood to be a tourist, has been injured in a late-night altercation on Bangla Road in Patong. According to a Phuket...
Phuket News
Hotels in Phuket are feeling good about the upcoming festive and ‘high’ season, with bookings expected to reach pre-pandemic levels. Bjorn Courage, President of...
Phuket News
The Phuket Marine Office has issued a warning of heavy to very heavy rain between now and Saturday, coupled with the possibility of strong...
Phuket News
A decrease in the cost of methamphetamine pills in Phuket has led to a rise in the number of people using the drug, according...
Phuket News
After Phuket residents reported feeling tremors during an earthquake on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island over the weekend, the governor has ordered officials to monitor the...
Phuket News
Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew says the island is gearing up for a long-awaited, and hopefully busy, high season and preparing to keep tourists safe...
Phuket News
Three minivan drivers in Phuket have had their licences suspended for 6 months following a brawl that went viral on social media. The men...
Phuket News
The Phuket office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand says the upcoming vegetarian festival should generate around 3.4 billion baht in tourism revenue and...
Phuket News
Business operators in Phuket are hoping to reduce the island’s over-reliance on tourism and diversify its sources of revenue in the future. Thanusak Phungdet...
Phuket News
UPDATE: The driving licenses of the three fighting minivan drivers in Thalang, who came to blows in a viral YouTube brawl, have been suspended...
Phuket News
Phuket’s infamous Vegetarian Festival is back with a bang (or indeed, countless bangs – keep your nervous pets indoors), having been officially announced by...
Phuket News
Phuket is looking to get a boost in its available stored water capacity in coming years. Sarawut Chevaprasert, Deputy Secretary-General of the Office of...
Phuket News
A 78 year old foreign national has been seriously injured after falling while paragliding at a popular lookout point in the very south of...
Phuket News
The reputation of Phuket’s taxi drivers continues to take a self-inflicted hammering, with yet another video clip going viral on social media. This time...
Phuket News
After a blitz of Bangla Road establishments over the recent month, particular in regards to fire safety, the island’s officials inspected entertainment venues in...
Phuket News
A cannabis seller on Bangla Road in the tourist hotspot of Patong has been fined 1,000 baht for selling cannabis without a licence. According...
Phuket News
Marine police in Phuket have arrested a couple who are accused of stealing from boats moored at a pier in the sub-district of Rassada....
Phuket News
A family of tourists from Saudi Arabia have sustained “slight injuries” following an off-road go-karting collision in Phuket. According to a Bangkok Post report,...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket are appealing to the public for help tracing the mother or person who dumped the body of a deceased baby at...
Phuket News
Officials in Patong have issued a warning notice, reminding the public of a ban on floating lanterns and fireworks. The Patong Municipality issued the...
Phuket News
A Phuket school director is denying he assaulted an 8 year old student (some media have reported the student’s age as 9), with the...
Phuket News
The hospitality sector’s faith in Phuket’s tourism industry making a good recovery was in evidence last week with the opening of the latest Radisson...
Phuket News
Thailand’s hotel operators are pointing to high inflation around the world as a reason for low tourist numbers and a lack of spending by...
Phuket News
You’ve probably eaten at one of the beachside feet-in-the-sand restaurants, or at least enjoyed a sunset drink along the beautiful Layan Beach. Yesterday Anupap...
Phuket News
A seaweed warehouse in the north of Phuket has been destroyed by fire, with yet another electrical short circuit believed to be the cause....
