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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....
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Sunday, May 19, 2024 – Phuket weather, sunset times, air quality and tides (7am) Officially, we’re now in the ‘wet season’ but, hey, there’s still...
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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...
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Phuket Immigration officials have arrested a suspect identified as 25 year old Mr. Oleksandr, who holds both Swedish and Russian nationality. He was arrested...
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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...
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...
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 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
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...
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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...
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Two people have died and several others injured in an incident on Phra Baramee Road near the east side of Patong Hill last night...
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A Russian man has been arrested in Phuket this week, accused of engaging in “illegal online work”. Phuket Immigration say that the arrest stemmed...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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The Thai authorities want to come up with a “Phuket Model” solution to deal with foreigners behaving badly, which could then be applied in...
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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...
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...
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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...
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...
Phuket News
Netizens have expressed anger at a foreign man who gestured at an eye witness to say nothing as he used bolt cutters to remove...
Phuket News
A minivan driver in Phuket has been charged after threatening a taxi driver with a knife. The Phuket Express reports that the incident happened...
Phuket News
The much-talked about Phuket light-rail project is back on the table, again. A feasibility study into phase 1 of the project is expected to...
Phuket News
Two Syrian nationals have been arrested in Phuket after they were found to be travelling on fake UAE passports. This brings to 3 the...
Phuket News
Two New Zealand brothers remain in jail in Phuket following their March tussle with an on-duty Chalong policeman. They were charged with multiple offences...
Phuket News
With the number of Chinese arrivals nowhere near those seen pre-pandemic, Phuket tourism officials embarked on a promotional roadshow across 3 Chinese cities. With...
Phuket News
Normal services have resumed at Phuket Airport after an aircraft suffered an oil leak and and was unable to move off the runway, resulting...
Phuket News
Australians in Phuket have a new Consul-General, with Kirsten Fletcher taking over from the departing Matt Barclay, who has held the role since 2019....
Phuket News
A British man, who says he accidentally got his rental car stuck in sand at Phuket’s Kamala Beach, has been fined 4,000 baht. Kamala,...
Phuket News
The Thai PM has met with provincial officials, consuls, and vice-consuls in Phuket to discuss the safety and security of tourists and residents on...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested a Canadian man for drug possession and working without a work permit. In a statement issued yesterday, April 21,...
Phuket News
The national tourist police chief has visited a number of car and motorbike rental businesses in Phuket, reminding them of the need to check...
Phuket News
Four people have been injured in double road traffic incidents in the north of Phuket. The Phuket Express reports that the first accident, which...
Phuket News
A woman has accused a Phuket tuk tuk driver of physical and verbal assault, sharing details of the incident on her Facebook page. According...
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Phuket firefighters have managed to contain brushfires that broke out in the vicinity of the island’s airport. The Phuket News reports that the airport’s...
Phuket News
The “Songkran Seven Days of Road Safety” campaign has come to an end, with Phuket reporting just one fatal accident over the holiday. This...
Phuket News
The Thai PM will return to Phuket Friday, April 19, his fourth visit to the island since his election. Srettha Thavisin will be on...
Phuket News
A Russian man has died and his wife has been injured in a motorbike crash in Karon. According to a Phuket Express report, the...
Phuket News
A car that crashed after losing control on a bend in the south of Phuket, set off a cascade of events that brought down...
Phuket News
Chalong Police have arrested a man wanted in connection with the burglary of a foreign-owned villa, according to a Phuket News report. The suspect,...
Phuket News
During the first 4 days (April 11 – April 14) of the Songkran Seven Days Road Safety Campaign, Phuket reported 30 road traffic accidents....
Phuket News
A Songkran water fight escalated into a real fight when a hotheaded foreigner failed to be amused by the water play. Footage of the...
Phuket News
The conflict in Ukraine has reached far beyond its borders, affecting not only the lives of those inside Ukraine but also on global markets...
Phuket News
A Phuket youth has been stabbed in a brawl that erupted during the early hours of yesterday morning, April 11. The incident happened during...
Phuket News
A drunk American man has been arrested in Phuket after damaging a car window with a rock. The Phuket Express reports that the man,...
Phuket News
The governor of Phuket has confirmed that an appeal on behalf of Urs Fehr will be heard, to determine whether or not his visa...
Phuket News
by Tim Newton So how did he manage to evade detection, in plain sight, during his 27 years in Phuket? ‘Peter Smith’ was, mostly,...
Phuket News
An elderly man in north Phuket has had a lucky escape after his home was destroyed by fire. The Phuket Express reports that the...
Phuket News
A Phuket court has handed down a 2 year prison sentence to 5 Russian men found guilty of kidnap and extortion on the island....
Phuket News
There’s been more driving on Kamala Beach this week, (soon to be renamed the Kamala Race Track) with video of a foreign man riding...
Phuket News
A Buddhist monk, who decided to take a dip at a Phuket beach, “was not naked”, despite the claims made by some “concerned citizens”....
Phuket News
A Ukrainian-Portuguese woman who threatened a Phuket taxi driver while holding knives behind her back has been evicted from her hotel. But not from...
Phuket News
There are reports that one of 32 gamblers arrested during a raid on a Phuket gambling den was, in fact, a police inspector. The...
Phuket News
“Suppress the Crazy German Uncle” – so they did. Police in Phuket have arrested a German man after concerned residents accused him of “erratic...
Phuket News
A man and woman wanted for theft in the central province of Phetchaburi have been arrested in Phuket. The suspects are accused of stealing...
Phuket News
The governor of Phuket says at least 400 criminal cases have been filed against lawbreaking foreigners on the island. Sophon Suwannarat says the cases...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have raided a number of Russian-owned firms accused of using Thai nominees. The raids were conducted by officers from the Provincial...
Phuket News
A dedicated tourist section is set to re-open at Phuket Provincial Court after it was closed during the Covid-19 pandemic. The decision to re-open...
Phuket News
A foreign tourist is in custody in Phuket and facing assault charges after an alleged attack on a taxi driver. The man, reported in...
Phuket News
Kamala Police have fined a driver for driving his car onto the beach, the second such incident in a month. And this time it...
Phuket News
A Phuket taxi driver has accused a foreign woman of threatening her with knives in a disagreement over the fare. The driver, named in...
Phuket News
One of the UK’s ‘most wanted’ fugitives, accused of child sex attacks, has finally been apprehended after 27 years on the run. Richard John...
Phuket News
A Phuket doctor at the centre of an assault case involving a Swiss expat says she is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder as a...
Phuket News
Patong officials are planning a 3 day water and music festival to take place at Patong Beach. According to a Phuket Express report, the...
Phuket News
Residents in the Kamala Beach area have been angered by a driver who drove a car onto the beach. It’s the second time a...
Phuket News
An Italian man has been arrested in Patong after he was found to be driving while intoxicated. The 50 year old, named in a...
Phuket News
A raid on a Phuket karaoke bar has revealed 2 underage teenagers being sexually exploited. The venue, in the sub-district of Rassada, was raided...
Phuket News
Air India has fired a pilot after he tested positive for alcohol after flying an aircraft from Phuket to New Delhi. The Times of...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket are investigating after a teenage boy was shot in the early hours of yesterday, March 27. The Phuket News reports that...
Phuket News
A young man has been hospitalised with a bullet wound to his foot following an altercation between rival gangs in Phuket. Police are investigating...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested 2 Russian men for spraying graffiti in Patong. Both men are blaming cannabis for their indiscretion. The men were...
Phuket News
A gunman who went on the run in Surat Thani, and who was wanted in connection with 2 murders, has been arrested in Phuket....
Phuket News
A Russian man has died in north Phuket after the motorbike he was riding ploughed into the wall of a house. The 25 year...
Phuket News
A collision between a big bike and a motorbike in Phuket has left 3 people dead and one seriously injured. The Phuket Express reports...
Phuket News
An Egyptian man has been arrested following a frenzied attack on a Phuket taxi. The incident took place in Bangtao on the night of...
Phuket News
A 55 year old man has been arrested following the fatal stabbing of a gardener in the Wichit sub-district of central Phuket. The incident...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have raided a home where a group of Russians and a Ukrainian were gambling at a poker table. Khaosod English reports...
Phuket News
Water pistols ready? Icy-cold water ready? It’s almost Songkran time. Phuket is gearing up for a busy Songkran holiday, with over a quarter of...
Phuket News
The authorities in Phuket are continuing their investigation into foreign-owned businesses, checking for those who may be skirting the law and using Thai nominees....
Phuket News
The governor of Phuket has spoken up following the arrest of two New Zealanders last Saturday. The two brothers face a host of charges...
Phuket News
Police in Karon have arrested a British man who was allegedly selling cocaine as well as using methamphetamine and crystal methamphetamine. The Briton, named...
Phuket News
The prime suspect in a drive-by shooting in the Phuket sub-district of Chergntalay has turned himself in. The 18 year old was wanted for...
Phuket News
The parents of two New Zealand brothers, arrested in Phuket following a weekend incident with a police officer, have expressed their “anguish” as the...
Phuket News
Authorities in Thailand have kicked off an international search for a Tajikistani man suspected of murder following the discovery of a deceased Russian man...
Phuket News
Two New Zealander brothers, identified as 36 year old Hamish and 38 year old Oscar Mattson Day, have been arrested in Chalong, Phuket, following...
Phuket News
Two New Zealander brothers have been arrested following an incident on Saturday in Chalong, Phuket. There was an altercation with a traffic police officer...
Phuket News
Thailand’s Interior Minister flew into Phuket yesterday to monitor the current state of affairs following a number of high-profile incidents, most notably the 45...
Phuket News
A foreign national, wanted in connection with the murder of a Russian man in Chalong on Tuesday or Wednesday, has reportedly flown out of...
Phuket News
The President of the Patong Entertainment Business Association has responded to online claims that businesses are refusing to serve Thai people. Weerawit Kreuasombat, without...
Phuket News
The body of a Russian man has been found at a cannabis farm in Chalong, in the south of Phuket. According to media reports,...
Phuket News
A British national has been arrested in Phuket after he was found to be in possession of Diazepam (aka. ‘Valium’). The drug, sometimes used...
Islands
Police in the southern province of Krabi have charged two speedboat captains after methamphetamine pills, aka. yaba, were found on their vessels. The men...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have questioned an American citizen after a stable worker accused him of sexually assaulting a pregnant horse in Thalang. The Phuket...
Phuket News
The Phuket governor says an elephant foundation operated by Swiss expat Urs Fehr is to lose its licence. Sophon Suwannarat confirmed that officials deemed...
Phuket News
The governor of Phuket was ordered to return to the island to oversee the case against Swiss expat, Urs “David” Fehr. He held a...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested a British national for working without authorisation in a role reserved for Thai nationals – a tour guide. The...
Phuket News
The Thai Ministry of Interior is planning to add even more charges against a Swiss national accused of assaulting a female Thai doctor in...
Phuket News
Double trouble MATE. Phuket police have arrested an Australian man who has skipped paying his hospital bill AND ended up overstaying his visa by...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested at least 20 people in what appears to be a crackdown on foreigners working illegally and/or overstaying their visas....
Phuket News
A 45 year old Swiss expat, accused of kicking a female doctor, has had his visa officially revoked with immigration officials deeming him “a...
Phuket News
BREAKING: Phuket’s Immigration Police is officially revoking the visa of Mr Urs ‘David’ Fehr, according to the Deputy Police Spokesman of Phuket Immigration. he...
Phuket News
The steps leading to a Cape Yamu villa, rented by Swiss expat Urs Fehr and his Thai wife, have been demolished after officials found...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket are trying to trace a foreign tourist who abandoned a jeep on Kamala Beach after it got stuck in wet sand....
Phuket News
Two women have been killed after their motorbike collided with a car in north Phuket early yesterday morning. The accident occurred at around 6.40am...
Phuket News
They’ve looked into his villa, his elephant business, his concrete steps and his visa. Now officials will investigate Phuket police officers with links to...
Phuket News
A Swiss man is denying allegations of physically assaulting a Thai female doctor outside his luxury villa in the Cape Yamu area of Phuket....
Phuket News
Officials have promised to investigate and crack down on alleged “foreign mafia gangs” operating in Phuket. The claim was made by Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, deputy...
Phuket News
A Swiss man accused of kicking a female Thai doctor in the back also allegedly obstructed an ambulance and verbally assaulted its driver. The...
Phuket News
“GET OUT DAVID” Hundreds of people gathered at a beach on the east side of Phuket yesterday to show their anger at a Swiss...
Phuket News
A man has died in a truck accident in Phuket that left his 12-year-old daughter with minor injuries. The Phuket Express reports that the...
Phuket News
A livestream from Phuket, aimed at selling tourism products to the Chinese, attracted 15 million viewers and generated 150 million baht in revenue for...
Phuket News
A Phuket doctor has accused a Swiss man of kicking her in the back outside his luxury villa. The story went viral on social...
Phuket News
A Chinese tourist has been injured in a parasailing accident at Phuket’s Karon Beach. The woman, understood to be an influencer in her home...
Islands
Efforts to restore the fragile ecosystem at Krabi’s Maya Bay are paying off, according to a prominent Thai biologist. The bay on Koh Phi...
Phuket News
Somchart Techathavorncharoen, a Move Forward MP in Phuket, has issued a warning about the risk of fire during the current heatwave. Just looking at...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested a motorbike taxi driver who allegedly sexually assaulted a German tourist. The arrest comes after an unnamed 37 year...
Phuket News
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 – Phuket weather forecast Increasing cloud today with a corresponding increase in winds from east. The slightly overcast conditions should...
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Phuket police are searching for a motorbike taxi driver who allegedly sexually assaulted a German woman. The Phuket Express reports that a 37-year-old unnamed...
Phuket News
Last week Kamala Beach. Now it’s Bang Tao Beach. And all the same excuses from officials. Local residents in the northern Phuket sub-district of...
Phuket News
A Filipino man has died after crashing his motorbike into a power pole in Phuket. The collision occurred in the early hours of Sunday...
Phuket News
A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Phuket after it was discovered that he was working illegally as a tour guide. The Phuket Express...
Phuket News
A British man has been stabbed after getting into a fight with 3 ladyboys at his condo in Phuket. The incident happened in the...
Phuket News
Deja Vu, again. Polluted water is once more running into Kamala Beach and flowing into the popular coastal seas. The Phuket News reporters spoke...
Phuket News
With lots of tourists at this time, comes the battle for the taxi and van fares. In the latest fracas, Phuket Police have charged...
Phuket News
Chergntalay Police have charged 4 taxi drivers with threatening a Grab taxi driver in north Phuket at the weekend. The charges follow an incident...
Phuket News
And on it goes… A Grab taxi driver in Phuket has filed a police report after being threatened by a number of local taxi...
Phuket News
A bar owner in north Phuket has been arrested for selling shisha, also known as baraku… and illegal in Thailand. The Phuket Express reports...
Phuket News
Air passengers have taken to social media to complain about the high cost of a domestic flight to Phuket. One netizen claims to have...
Phuket News
A 34 year old British man has died in a motorbike accident in Phuket in the early hours of yesterday, February 15. The accident,...
Phuket News
It’s turtle season along this section of the Andaman Coast. And another leatherback turtle nesting site has been discovered in north Phuket, this time...
Phuket News
It doesn’t only happen in Pattaya. Police and national park officials in Phuket have seized a lion cub and arrested its owner, who has...
Phuket News
Again. Alcohol and sun loungers are being banned from Phuket’s Freedom Beach, again. Often described as a “secret” beach, given its hideaway location between...
Islands
Seven Thai tourists have been rescued after a longtail boat capsized near Ao Nang, in Krabi on Phang Nga Bay. The Phuket Express reports...
Phuket News
A tuk-tuk driver in Patong has been slapped with a fine for allowing his foreign passenger to dance on the roof of the vehicle....
Phuket News
Chinese tourists have descended on Phuket to celebrate Chinese New Year, pushing hotel occupancy on the island to 81%. Thai PBS World reports that...
Phuket News
In a unified effort to transform the lives of Thailand’s street dogs, Niall Harbison and his organisation Happy Doggo have joined forces with the...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested 2 Nigerian men and a Thai woman for their part in an online romance scam. Both men had also...
Phuket News
And there is an arrest warrant out for another British citizen as well. A British national has been arrested in Phuket, accused of exchanging...
Phuket News
A Chinese tourist who accused a Phuket motorbike taxi driver of robbing him of 20,000 baht has admitted he lied. The Phuket News reports...
Phuket News
A Russian couple is hundreds of thousands of baht out of pocket after falling for a villa rental booking scam in Phuket. The Phuket...
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A Polish man has been arrested in Phuket for allegedly stealing from a supermarket in Rawai. The Phuket Express reports that the man is...
Phuket News
This International Women’s Day, we invite you to an empowering luncheon at the stunning ballroom of the Courtyard by Marriott Phuket Town on Friday,...
Phuket News
A Burmese national has been arrested in Phuket, in relation to the theft of “many” motorbikes on the island. The Phuket Express reports that...
Phuket News
A Thai man has now been charged with molesting a Russian woman in a Phuket bus station toilet. The 26 year old suspect, named...
Phuket News
The director of Phuket International Airport says the facility expects to handle an estimated 49,000 passengers a day over Chinese New Year. Monchai Tanode...
Phuket News
The first phase of Laguna Lakelands, Phuket’s largest residential development, has been unveiled. The Banyan Group project is valued around US$2 billion and covers...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have launched an investigation after a Belarusian couple were allegedly kidnapped for a crypto currency ransom valued at US$900,000 or around...
Phuket News
All 7 members of the Belarusian ‘rebel’ rock band Bi-2 have been deported to Israel. The band was arrested for working illegally after performing...
Phuket News
A British man wanted in connection with alleged sexual assault of a minor in Phuket has been arrested in Chiang Mai. According to a...
Phuket News
Thailand’s foreign minister says a Belarusian rock band arrested in Phuket will be deported if it’s confirmed they broke Thai law. Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara says...
Phuket News
A female foreign tourist has been sexually assaulted at a Phuket bus station, according to a Phuket News report. Ekawat Iadchuthong, an employee at...
Phuket News
Four people have sustained minor injuries after a Phuket minivan driver, reportedly “high on methamphetamines”, crashed into several cars and motorbikes. The Phuket Express...
Phuket News
Here’s a tip: if police place a lock on your motorbike because you’ve parked it illegally, don’t try to break the lock yourself. A...
Phuket News
A four-vehicle collision in the northern Phuket district of Thalang left pork products scattered across the main thoroughfare of Thepkasattri Road. The collision occurred...
Phuket News
A Belarusian (some media report ‘Russian’) rock band Bi-2, sanctioned in Russia for its opposition to the war on Ukraine, has been arrested in...
Phuket News
Police have confiscated over 500 counterfeit items valued over 10 million baht from shops in Patong. The Phuket Express reports that officers were acting...
Phuket News
Pita Limjaroenrat has warned that Phuket risks becoming known as a “haven full of garbage” if the island’s waste management problems are not tackled...
Phuket News
The parents of a Russian man who broke into the Phuket governor’s office have apologised on their son’s behalf. The Phuket News reports that...
Phuket News
Two foreign nationals have been found in possession of illegal magic mushrooms in two separate arrests in Phuket. The Phuket News reports that an...
Phuket News
Strong easterly winds, up to 30 kph will arrive in the waters around Phuket and persist until at least Saturday, according to the forecast....
Phuket News
An Israeli man has been arrested after a worker at a currency exchange booth accused him of attempted robbery. The Phuket Express reports that...
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Phuket police have arrested a foreign man with dual Belgian and Moroccan nationality, who is wanted for attempted murder in Belgium. The 36 year...
Phuket News
A Kuwaiti woman has died after the motorbike she was on crashed in Phuket in the early hours of yesterday morning, January 22. A...
Phuket News
A driver for the ride-hailing app, Bolt, is under investigation after a passenger accused him of using inappropriate language and questions. If found guilty,...
Phuket News
Tragedy struck near Phang Nga’s Similan Islands on Saturday, January 21, as a 44 year old Chinese man lost his life in a drowning...
Phuket News
A fight between members of a Phuket family has left one person dead and another seriously injured, according to a Phuket Express report. The...
Phuket News
A Russian man described as “erratic” by eyewitnesses has been hospitalised after breaking into the Phuket governor’s office and then trying to steal a...
Phuket News
The authorities in Phuket insist that black-coloured water seen during high tide at one of the island’s most popular beaches is not pollution. The...
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Phuket police have arrested a Chinese national who was allegedly begging for money. The Phuket Express reports that Region 8 Police were informed that...
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Passengers on a recent AirAsia flight from Bangkok to Phuket got more than they bargained for when a snake appeared near a section of...
Phuket News
There’s been another bus crash, this time in Phuket. 17 Chinese tourists have been injured in this latest incident, 2 remain in serious condition....
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested a truck driver in connection with a hit-and-run incident in north Phuket, which killed an American man, Gregory Ludwig,...
Phuket News
Last night’s major marine safety event, titled “United for Marine Safety” ended with many of Phuket’s leading boar tour operators, government and safety officials,...
Phuket News
A Ukrainian man remains detained, whilst under assessment and treatment at the Patong Hospital after an incident at the Patong Police station yesterday morning....
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 News
Some recent updates regarding thefts in Phuket over the past week. Colombian Snatch Thief Captured in Patong. Patong police successfully apprehended a Colombian snatch...
Phuket News
Flame jellyfish have been spotted on the eastern coast of Phuket near Chalong, with approximately ten of these Pelagia species found on a beach...
Phuket News
Phuket police are searching for a truck driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of an American expat. Khaosod English reports...
Phuket News
A Phuket motorbike taxi driver has been stabbed to death in a fight with another driver in Patong, reports the Phuket News. The second...
Phuket News
A young Iranian boxer has died after the big bike he was riding was involved in a collision in a Phuket underpass. The accident...
Phuket News
Marine officials, searching for a rare white Omura whale spotted in the Andaman Sea on January 1, have failed to locate it. However, they...
Phuket News
A young man has died after the speeding car he was driving smashed into a parked pickup truck, then a motorbike, and finally a...
Phuket News
Six Russian tourists, including children, have been rescued from a Phuket tour boat that sank late on Tuesday, January 9. Yet another ‘near miss’...
Phuket News
“Why he would try and re-enter Phuket is anyone’s guess”. A Malaysian national who allegedly broke his bail conditions 7 years ago has been...
Phuket News
Motorbike drivers in Phuket whose parked bikes were damaged when a drunk driver ploughed into them are urging police to accelerate action against the...
Phuket News
Following the discovery that a tsunami buoy in the Andaman Sea has malfunctioned, officials insist this will have no impact on the early warning...
Phuket News
A 19 year old Burmese woman has been found hanged at a workers’ camp in the sub-district of Kamala. The Phuket News reports the...
Phuket News
A foreigner caught on camera relieving himself off the back of a tuk-tuk in Phuket has prompted local outrage on social media. In the...
Phuket News
A Phuket man is facing multiple charges after stealing a bus from his employer and crashing it while high on drugs. Thanawut Chankaew was...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket are interviewing a man from New Zealand following the death of his Thai girlfriend at the weekend. The man, named only...
Phuket News
Five Phuket boat drivers have tested positive for illegal drugs in a random testing conducted at a pier in the north of the island....
Phuket News
Two teenagers have been charged with attempted murder following a street shootout in Saphan Hin, east of Phuket Town. The clash between the two...
Phuket News
A 39 year old British man, identified as Mr. Bryant, (reported as a 38 year old ‘Mr. Jaime’ in other Thai media) was apprehended...
Phuket News
A total of 5,785 noise-related complaints have been submitted by the Thai public since December 15, the start of a new rule allowing pubs,...
Phuket News
In the follow up to last weekend’s fatal crash of a speedboat as it was heading out of Koh Maiton, officials have conducted snap...
Phuket News
Phuket has reported its first road traffic fatality on day 5 of the 7-day road safety campaign. The campaign runs from December 29, 2023...
Phuket News
Details from the Krabi People’s Protection Foundation reveal that there has been a shooting incident in the vicinity of the hotels and accommodation at...
Phuket News
Phuket police have arrested a 32 year old man following a fatal shooting in Karon on New Year’s Day. According to a Phuket Express...
Phuket News
If you’re on the island, you don’t need to be told that it’s throbbing with tourists. The Phuket office of the Tourism Authority of...
Phuket News
A tragic incident occurred on Sunday afternoon near Koh Maiton, as a speedboat named Apirak crashed into rocks, resulting in the death of a...
Phuket News
A five-year-old Russian girl has lost her life, and a boat captain injured, after a speedboat crashed near Koh Maiton off the south east...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have made two arrests following the fatal stabbing of a man in Patong. The Phuket News reports that a karaoke bar...
Phuket News
Phuket police are looking into potential human trafficking implications, following the arrest of 28 Chinese nationals earlier this week. On Tuesday, December 26, police...
Phuket News
Immigration police have confirmed that a Russian man arrested on arrival at Phuket Airport is accused of hiring a gunman to shoot another Russian....
Phuket News
Police have arrested 28 Chinese nationals, who entered the country on tourist visas, for illegally working at a Phuket construction site. The Phuket Express...
Phuket News
If you live in Phuket, you can now apply online to extend your visa, according to Phuket Immigration chief, Itthiphon Itthisanronnachai. But don’t get...
Phuket News
Two Burmese nationals have been arrested over a knife fight in Phuket yesterday. The Phuket Express reports that police were alerted just before 1.00am...
Phuket News
Yesterday was the nineteenth anniversary of the December 2004 tsunami that devastated the south-west coast of Thailand and numerous other countries around the Indian...
Phuket News
Another day, another Phuket taxi driver in the news for all the wrong reasons… The Phuket News reports that a “green plate” taxi driver...
Phuket News
A Phuket man trying to boil up his own herbal remedy has inadvertently set his house on fire, after leaving the concoction unattended. The...
Phuket News
Police at Phuket International Airport have arrested a Russian man for alleged involvement in an attempted murder. The Phuket Express reports that the unnamed...
Islands
Following the sinking of a dive boat in Phang Nga, a British tourist and a Thai woman, understood to have been a member of...
Phuket News
A Ukrainian national has been hospitalised in Phuket with serious injuries after a speeding taxi collided with his motorbike. The Phuket News reports that...
Phuket News
Thai tourism officials have confirmed they’re teaming up with the national airline of Saudi Arabia to boost visitor numbers into Phuket. Thapanee Kiatphaibool, governor...
Phuket News
Thirty Chinese nationals have been arrested after they were found to be working illegally at a Phuket construction site. The arrests happened following an...
Phuket News
A leatherback sea turtle has laid an additional 125 eggs on a beach in the Thai Mueang district, just ten days after the discovery...
Phuket News
A snooker club in the central Phuket district of Kathu has sustained heavy damage after a fire broke out at the venue. Natthaya Supannapong...
Phuket News
A female motorbike rider has been killed after the driver of a pickup truck lost control of his vehicle in Phuket. The Phuket News...
Phuket News
Phuket can expect a few thousand very wealthy visitors come January, when the Thailand International Boat Show kicks off. Organisers say the event, taking...
Phuket News
A British national has jumped to his death from the Phuket hospital where he was being treated for multiple self-inflicted knife wounds on his...
Phuket News
Police in Chalong, in the south of Phuket, have arrested a Russian man who was seen wandering around a Thai boxing complex brandishing a...
Phuket News
An out-of-control crane created chaos in Patong on Saturday, December 16, after colliding with cars and motorbikes and starting a fire. The Phuket News...
Phuket News
Two Finnish tourists, who concocted an elaborate tale of kidnapping and ransom involving a Thai police officer, have been charged with overstaying their visa....
Phuket News
A New Zealand expat has hugged police officers following the capture of the thief who stole his motorbike and a million baht worth of...
Phuket News
Two Phuket taxi drivers are to be charged following a violent assault that left a Grab driver hospitalised. However, the two men in question...
Phuket News
A search is underway off Phuket’s southern west coast after a fisherman spotted, what he believes to be, the body of a foreigner floating...
Phuket News
Phuket tourism officials are planning a series of roadshows in the Middle East, in a bid to attract more visitors from the region. Thanet...
Phuket News
A Russian tourist, whose behaviour was described by onlookers as “insane”, was counselled then detained at Phuket Airport on Monday, December 11. According to...
Phuket News
The island, as always, has bounced back with a surge of tourists for the 2023/2024 high season. Phuket is currently welcoming an average of...
Phuket News
Four Danish tourists have spent their first night in Phuket in hospital, after the minivan transporting them from the airport was involved in a...
Phuket News
On Monday morning at 9:30 am, a group of four Danish tourists and their Thai driver faced a scary accident shortly after arriving at...
Phuket News
The Phuket Land Transport office has issued a notice (for the second time) to reconfirm the ride-hailing apps that have received Department of Land...
Phuket News
An opposition MP in Phuket is demanding an explanation for a recent police reshuffle that saw the nephew of Thaksin Shinawatra’s ex-wife promoted to...
Phuket News
Phuket is preparing for the new 4am closing time being extended to nightlife venues in some areas and has drawn up 6 measures to...
Phuket News
The battle continues to rage between the app-based drivers and the legacy taxi drivers in an elaborate and high-stakes ‘turf war’ on Phuket’s roads....
Phuket News
Follow up to yesterday’s story, that rescue divers have now recovered the body of a young Thai boy who remained missing after his Burmese...
Phuket News
A Burmese boy has been rescued after nearly drowning in a Phuket lagoon, while a Thai boy is still missing. The Phuket Express reports...
Phuket News
Vendors from a fresh market in Phuket Town met with the island’s governor on Tuesday, December 4, to appeal against the construction of a...
Phuket News
A driver for a ride-hailing service (app-based taxi booking) is in hospital after being violently assaulted while picking up a passenger in Phuket. A...
Phuket News
A renowned Phuket restaurant, popular with tourists, Thais, and the local expat community alike, has been destroyed by fire. The restaurant was located between...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested a thief who allegedly stole at least 3 times, including a motorbike belonging to an officer from Chalong Police....
Phuket News
The chief of Phuket Immigration has resigned from his position and been transferred “with immediate effect”, according to a Phuket News report. Thanet Sukchai...
Phuket News
A desperate fundraising effort is underway to send Dean Penson, a 41 year old British tourist, home. He reportedly finds himself stuck in a...
Phuket News
A man has died after his truck overturned in north Phuket in the early hours of Thursday morning. Another man was injured in the...
Islands
Described as an ‘important update’, the TAT is informing its customers of the ‘temporary suspension’ of e-ticketing for entry to all of Thailand’s national...
Phuket News
Phuket police have arrested the owner of a massage shop in Patong after an underage worker was found on the premises at night. The...
Phuket News
A Russian tourist has been injured after inadvertently getting caught up in a row between a Thai couple in Phuket. The Phuket Express reports...
Phuket News
The Thai PM returns to Phuket tomorrow to oversee a number of safety exercises and simulated rescues in the name of tourism safety. Srettha...
Phuket News
A 34 year old Russian woman has been arrested in the departures section at the Phuket International terminal, according to a Phuket Express report....
Phuket News
As part of its ongoing expansion in Southeast Asia, Air India will begin operating direct flights from Delhi to Phuket. Travel Daily News reports...
Phuket News
Provincial officials in Phuket are introducing a “crime-free” initiative, in cooperation with the private sector. This is all part of a knee-jerk reaction from...
Phuket News
Everything old is new again. As it is with Phuket and its occasional love affair with sunbeds… the ubiquitous, cheap white plastic sun lounges....
Phuket News
A Russian MMA fighter and his brother have had all charges against them dropped, after they were arrested in connection with a violent burglary...
Phuket News
Phuket’s vice governor has told the island’s taxi drivers that they need to control their emotions when dealing with drivers from ride-hailing apps. Amnuay...
Phuket News
An American tourist has died at a hospital in Phuket after being rescued from the water when he got into difficulty while snorkelling. According...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested a young man on suspicion of stealing religious statues from Chinese shrines in the south of the island. The...
Phuket News
Two luxury villas on the southeast coast of Phuket have been raided as part of a major investigation into illegal online gambling. Part of...
Islands
On Sunday three boats full of local volunteers headed to Koh Racha Noi, south east of Phuket, to help clean up the beaches and...
Phuket News
The chief of Phuket Provincial Police says a man who opened fire near Bangla Road in Patong was reacting to a threat from 8...
Phuket News
Three people have been injured after a man went on a shooting rampage near Bangla Road in Patong, in the early hours of yesterday...
Phuket News
An Australian man who handed over his passport to immigration officers at Phuket Airport, only for them to discover a quantity of cocaine inside,...
Phuket News
Phuket entertainment operators have agreed more zones on the island where bars and clubs can remain open until 4am. According to a Phuket News...
Phuket News
Another governor, another plan… The recently installed Phuket governor says he wants to reduce the number of people killed on the island’s roads from...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested two men, suspected of using slingshots to damage a number of buses in the south of Phuket. The Phuket...
Phuket News
A public hearing held in the Phuket district of Kathu has shown that participants are overwhelmingly in agreement with extending nightlife hours. The Phuket...
Phuket News
A British man wanted for gun possession has been arrested in Phuket. The authorities had been seeking the arrest of the suspect, named only...
Phuket News
“Over 9,000 granted long-stay visas since the start of 2023.” Phuket is experiencing a significant transformation due to an influx of Russian tourists, driving...
Phuket News
But not on-foot patrols, at least that was a quick clarification from a government spokesperson. Chinese police and the Royal Thai Police are to...
Phuket News
Immigration officers at Phuket International Airport have arrested two foreigners in the last 2 days, one for overstay and the other for working as...
Phuket News
…both of which have been on the ‘to do’ list for the island’s stakeholders over the past two decades. “We’re the only province that...
Phuket News
Two foreign tourists in Phuket have been injured after the minivan they were travelling in was struck by a hit-and-run truck driver. The incident...
Phuket News
Just when you thought you’d never hear the words “Phuket” and “sandbox” in the same sentence again… Health officials will launch the “Safety Phuket...
Phuket News
Only a few weeks ago, Phuket Airport bosses had to respond to complaints about uncomfortably high temperatures in the international terminal. Now, water leaking...
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 News
Tourist police and other relevant agencies have come together in Phuket to put on a show of commitment to tourist safety. An assembly was...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested a woman accused of opening bank accounts for call centre scammers, defrauding victims to the tune of 1 million...
Best of Phuket
To start with, a big thanks to the Phuket Love You Club and Carex Condom Company. On November 1, more than 120 enthusiastic students...
Phuket News
Two foreign nationals have died in Phuket after the motorbike they were riding was struck by a car being driven by a Russian woman....
Phuket News
Talks are continuing on a proposed new road linking Kathu and Srisoontorn, to ease the turgid congestion along Thepkassattri Road and provide a new...
Phuket News
A car driver has had a lucky escape after the sedan she was driving collided with an oil delivery truck in a Phuket underpass....
Phuket News
Police have arrested a suspect for helping a convicted criminal flee a hospital where he was receiving dental treatment. The 28 year old, named...
Phuket News
A Thai immigration commander has vowed to crackdown on what he calls “foreign mafia” in Phuket, after an assault on immigration officers led to...
Phuket News
Phuket police have seized nearly 50,000 methamphetamine pills in 3 arrests carried out on the island. The Phuket Express reports that the first arrest...
Phuket News
Well, of course they will protest. Phuket’s taxi cabals have long protected the gangs and rackets that have trashed the island’s transport reputation for...
Phuket News
A man with dual Costa Rican and American nationalities was found dead in his Phuket hotel room yesterday morning, October 30. The man was...
Phuket News
Nine foreign nationals are being deported and given a lifetime ban from entering Thailand after an attack on Immigration officers at a luxury villa...
Phuket News
“On entering the villa, officers found over 30 drones and a number of wild animals, including wildcats, pythons and marco parrots.” Phuket police have...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have visited Chalong Temple after complaints that Russian tour guides are working there illegally. The profession of tour guide is one...
Islands
It’s arguably already Thailand’s most famous national park, now Krabi’s Hat Nappharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park has become its highest earning. The...
Phuket News
Starting from November 1, Thailand will grant Russian tourists visa-free stays for up to 90 days, a significant extension from the previous 30-day limit....
Best of Phuket
In the latest edition of the Michelin Guide for Thailand, 10 new restaurants have received the prestigious nod from the renowned culinary guide. There’s...
Phuket News
Phuket International Airport officials have responded to a number of recent grievances about high temperatures within the airport’s international terminal. Sweaty passengers have taken...
Phuket News
A Phuket tuk-tuk driver has been arrested, after police found him in possession of methamphetamine pills (aka “yaba”) and several weapons, including an axe....
Phuket News
Karma: bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation – Dictionary.com Idiot: A stupid person –...
Phuket News
The President of the Phuket Tourism Association says the sector is doing well, but there has been a noticeable, and not unexpected, drop in...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket held an “Active Shooter” training drill at the Central Floresta shopping centre yesterday, October 16. The emergency response drill was in...
Phuket News
Officials are stepping up maritime safety awareness to ensure tourists are kept safe while at sea. Prawet Supachai from the Region 5 Marine Office...
Phuket News
Phuket’s Vegetarian Festival is officially underway, kicking off at the weekend with the raising of the Go Teng Pole. On Saturday, October 14, over...
Islands
Hugely popular Maya Bay on Koh phi Phi Leh opened at the start of October. now it’s time for some more of the island’s...
Phuket News
Tragedy and carnage have unfolded at the Phuket Vegetarian Festival area in Phuket Town, after a car ploughed into the area, killing one. At...
Phuket News
It’s that time of year again… The 10 day Phuket Vegetarian Festival kicks off on Sunday, with officials predicting it will generate over 9...
Phuket News
…with no chance for bail. The former OrBorTor for the Phuket sub-district of Cherng Talay has been sentenced to 2 years’ imprisonment on corruption...
Phuket News
Police investigating the murder of a man found stabbed to death in Phuket’s Old Town have arrested a restaurant employee. The Phuket Express reports...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have launched a murder investigation following a fatal stabbing in the Old Town area of Phuket Town. The body of a...
Phuket News
Three Indonesian fishing trawlers have been seized for illegal fishing in Thai waters after they were spotted off the Phuket coast at the weekend....
Phuket News
A 35 year old Tunisian man, involved in a tragic incident with a Chinese woman on Friday, October 6 at a local hotel in...
Phuket News
Three Patong tuk-tuk drivers have been charged after assaulting a foreign tourist in a dispute over the fare. The Phuket News reports that the...
Phuket News
There are plans to upgrade Phuket’s Chalong Pier, making it the island’s fourth “smart” pier, alongside Ao Po, to the north, Panwa Pier, on...
Phuket News
Another brake failure on Patong Hill. A small bus carrying 30 Chinese passengers experienced a brake failure while heading down the notorious Patong Hill....
Phuket News
A 34 year old Chinese woman named ‘Zou’ fell to her death from the 10th floor of a 5 star hotel in Karon Beach,...
Phuket News
If the past Governor doesn’t vote in your favour, just try the same requests with the new Governor. A group of beach vendors, calling...
Phuket News
Phuket has a new governor, Sophon Suwannarat, who, along with his wife, Ms. Busadee, arrived at Phuket International Airport as part of the (usually)...
Phuket News
The month of September saw a massive drop off of tourism arrivals into Phuket, especially Chinese visitors. September, reliably the lowest month for tourism...
Phuket News
A Phuket minivan driver has been fined 5,000 baht after abandoning two Russian women at the side of the road, apparently to avoid driving...
Phuket News
In the last month, 13 people have been arrested in Phuket and charged with offences under the Immigration Act, according to a Phuket News...
Islands
Both Thai and foreign visitors are returning to Krabi’s Maya Bay after the popular tourism spot re-opened on Sunday, October 1. Maya Bay, located...
Phuket Life
The on again, off again, ‘white elephant’ light rail project is ‘on’ again after a visit from the new transport minister with the PM...
Phuket News
Thailand’s Transport Minister, Suriya Jungrungreangkit, is requesting a budget of 148 billion baht to upgrade Phuket’s infrastructure, including building a second airport in nearby...
Phuket News
A Russian man has become the latest victim of the island’s rip currents prevalent at this time of year. The Phuket News reports that...
Islands
There’s a sniff of high season in the air with the reopening of some of the most popular islands and island tours over the...
Phuket News
New Thai PM Srettha Thavisin is heading to Phuket and Phang Nga Friday to follow up transportation infrastructure and planning projects. One of the...
Phuket Life
… and there are two other Thai locations in second and third place too. If you’re dreaming of pristine beaches, delectable street food, hundreds...
National News
“There is currently no policy in place for recreational use, and such considerations are not on the table.” The new Thai government is quickly...
Phuket News
The new Thai PM Srettha Thavisin is returning to Phuket this week to follow up his first visit just days ofter becoming the new...
Phuket Life
Following on the successful opening of a Robinson Lifestyle Centre next to the Heroine’s Monument a year ago, a similar ‘new look’ Robinsons shopping...
Phuket News
Another foreigner has died after jumping from the Phuket Airport elevated walkway between the terminal and the car parking area, just behind the Phuket...
Phuket News
A Russian man, identified only as Mr. Oleg, had found himself stranded at Phuket Airport’s International terminal for 14 days before finally being able...
Phuket News
It was his first visit in the days after his successful elevation to the role of Thai PM. Now he’s scheduled to come back...
Phuket News
In a bid to contain the island’s ongoing battles between local taxi cooperatives and the newer, app-based ride hailing services, representatives of both groups...
Phuket News
Around 100,000 kilograms of rubbish – about 100 tonne – was discovered illegally dumped in Chalong, according to reports from ‘Monsoon Garbage Thailand’, a...
Phuket News
In a recent announcement, Sophon Suwannarat, the current Governor of Chaiyaphum Province, will assume the role of Governor of Phuket starting from the start...
National News
Thailand’s tourism stakeholders are hoping to attract more tourists from China with the new visa-free scheme, starting on September 23. But the new visa-free...
Best of Phuket
TOP25Restaurants.com claim they are the world’s first organisation to use artificial intelligence to sift through all the online listings and post to recognise the...
Phuket News
A construction crane has collapsed onto a trailer truck at an under-construction area of a new Robinson brand ‘Lifestyle’ Centre in Chalong. The Chalong...
Phuket News
Following an Al Jazeera report that claims Russians are “taking over” Phuket, Thai officials have looked into the numbers. And their findings claim there’s...
Phuket News
UFC, the organisation representing mixed martial arts, has cancelled a fight between Daniel Pineda and Khusein Askhabov, following the latter’s arrest. Russian fighter Askhabov...
Phuket News
Khusein Askhabov, a well-known fighter in MMA circles, has been arrested with his twin brother, Khasan, in relation to a violent robbery at a...
Phuket News
A search operation is underway off the coast of Phuket for a man missing after a small fishing boat sank on Sunday, September 10....
Phuket News
The investment and retail property development firm Central Pattana is launching one of the largest condo development projects in Phuket. The development will be...
Phuket News
A man wanted for allegedly raping a 12 year old child in the southern province of Phatthalung has been arrested on Phuket. The Phuket...
Phuket News
A Patong tuk-tuk driver, who was charged with assaulting his Indian passenger, has been fined 500 baht. The Phuket Express reports that dash-cam footage...
Phuket News
Three Kenyan women have been arrested at Phuket Airport after they were found to have ingested nearly 3 kilograms of cocaine. The cocaine was...
Phuket News
The surge in Russians moving to Phuket as their home country’s war on Ukraine shows no sign of ending is creating tensions of its...
Phuket News
Police in Bangkok have apprehended an American national accused of damaging a rental villa in Karon, Phuket. The Phuket Express reports that the arrest...
Phuket News
Police in Patong suspect the deputy governor of Phang Nga died of a sudden heart attack, after he was found unresponsive in a Phuket...
Phuket News
A Phuket tuk-tuk driver, wanted in relation to the shooting of a fellow driver, has handed himself into Patong police. The man, named only...
Phuket News
A proposal to expand Phuket International Airport is moving ahead, with plans now in the design phase, according to Airports of Thailand. AoT president...
Phuket News
The number of foreign tourist arrivals during August dropped from an overage of 12,000 arrivals per day in the first week to an average...
Phuket News
A Patong tuk-tuk driver has become the latest victim of Phuket’s taxi wars, after he was shot by a “rival” in the early hours...
Phuket News
The body of a Kazakh teenager who went missing while swimming at Phuket’s Nai Yang beach last Friday night, has been washed ashore two...
Phuket News
The ‘blue dragon’, a type of venomous sea slug, has been found on Karon Beach, according to the Facebook page, Monsoon Garbage. A lecturer...
Phuket News
The general manager of Phuket International Airport has confirmed that all legal taxi app drivers are welcome at the airport from tomorrow. The Phuket...
Phuket News
Officials are investigating after some mysterious debris washed ashore at Karon Beach in Phuket and in the Takua Pa district in Phang Nga. According...
Phuket News
An Australian man has fallen to his death from the fifth floor of the car parking area at Phuket Airport at 8.30pm last night....
Phuket News
Thailand’s new PM says he will consider reviving a proposal to build an international exhibition and convention centre in Phuket. Like the plans for...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested a man who stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death in front of a motorbike shop in Kathu. According to a...
Phuket News
All drivers working through legally registered ride-hailing apps will be allowed to pick passengers up at Phuket Airport from Friday, September 1. The Phuket...
Phuket News
Thailand’s new prime minister Srettha Thavisin says his new government will extend tourist visas for up to 90 days. During a visit to Phuket...
Phuket News
A task force from the Royal Thai Navy is still investigating the circumstances that led to detaining two Indonesian trawlers for alleged illegal fishing...
Phuket Life
The new PM’s in town, largely unannounced. But that hasn’t stopped the island’s loudest voices from chirping some of their main issues while he’s...
Phuket News
Thailand’s new PM has chosen Phuket and Phang Nga as the first provinces he would visit after being elected to the position last Tuesday....
Phuket News
Phuket officials are clamping down on illegal cannabis dispensaries in the province, shutting them down and warning others. The Phuket Express reports that a...
Phuket News
UPDATE: Rumour has it that Thailand’s new PM, Srettha Thavisin, will be visiting Phang Nga on Saturday to visit tourism leaders and hotel representatives,...
Phuket News
Five people have been rescued off the coast of Phuket after their speedboat started taking on water this week. At the time, the boat...
Phuket News
A lucky tour boat captain has spotted a humpback whale off the coast of Phuket, an incredibly rare sighting. Charoen Chanaphon was sailing a...
Phuket News
A dolphin that was found injured and beached along the Thai Muang coastline in Phang Nga is being cared for at a marine animal...
Phuket News
The MP for Phuket District 1 is calling on passengers who are overcharged by taxi apps to report them. Somchart Techathavorncharoen, a Move Forward...
Phuket News
A TikTok user in Phuket has been slapped with a defamation charge after he shared a clip of police stopping foreign riders in Chalong....
Phuket News
The authorities in Phuket have taken action against illegal cannabis shops found operating without a licence. A total of 13 such businesses have been...
Phuket News
An American man has apologised for using a ‘smoke’ machine to blow cannabis smoke around Bangla Road in Patong. The incident was captured on...
Phuket News
A viral video showing foreigners using a machine to blow cannabis smoke around Bangla Road has prompted checks on weed shops in the area....
Phuket News
The downturn in the Chinese economy is having a knock-on effect on Thailand’s tourism outlook, according to a Bangkok Post report. In particular, tourism...
Phuket News
An Australian national wanted on drugs charges in his home country has been arrested in Phuket. The Phuket Express reports that the man was...
Phuket News
A well-known artist who painted for a resort in north Phuket has died after the motorbike he was riding collided with a tour bus...
Phuket News
PHOTO: The Phuket Express Don’t look down… or maybe you should check before sitting down. A homeowner in the Kathu district of Phuket got...
Phuket News
The Chao Ley, or sea gypsy community, in northern Phuket is petitioning officials to return ancestral land that has been leased to a hotel on...
Phuket News
You may wonder where all the public car parking is in Patong. Well they’re there, it’s just that the local tuk tuks and taxis...
Islands
A British tourist has been rescued after the captain of the longtail boat he was travelling in fell unconscious. The Phuket Express reports that...
Phuket News
Chinese have taken over from Russian visitors as the most numerous to come through the Thai immigration turnstiles at the moment. Nationally, Russian visitors...
Phuket News
Whilst the full economic and environmental damage to Phuket and local Andaman coastlines is yet to be realised, the evidence of the catastrophe keeps...
Phuket News
Police reports have been filed against several unnamed vessels over the oil slicks polluting a number of beaches along Phuket’s west coast, and further...
Phuket News
Along Phuket’s west coast, the annual wet season adds an additional danger – treacherous share breaks and dangerous rips. Mr. Jurgen, a 52 year...
Phuket News
Officials in Phuket are stepping up beach safety measures in response to 5 drownings in under a week. The Bangkok Post reports that Pairoj...
Phuket News
Officials from Phuket’s Marine Department are checking on shipping that have passed the island over the last week, after oil slicks were spotted on...
Phuket News
A Russian man has drowned while swimming at a Phuket beach, having reportedly ignored red flags and warning signs. The latest drowning, Phuket’s fifth...
Phuket News
A 20 kilometre car chase involving the police and a Nigerian drugs suspect took place in Phuket yesterday afternoon, according to a Phuket Express...
Phuket News
Phuket has reported 4 drownings in 5 days, according to a Phuket News report. The latest victims are two Indian men, believed to be...
Phuket Life
Four people have drowned over the past five days along Phuket’s west coast. Some of the beaches have potentially dangerous rips that should be...
Phuket News
The body of a Thai man, who went missing after going swimming at a Phuket beach, has been found after it washed ashore. The...
Islands
Krabi’s Maya Bay, on Koh Phi Phi Leh, has been closed for 2 months, to give the ecosystem time to recover before the return...
Phuket News
Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has tasked officials with inspecting all fireworks shops on the island, following a devastating explosion in the south of the...
Phuket News
Phuket is hoping to ease its heavy reliance on tourism, with local officials hatching plans for a “New Economy” for the island. The Bangkok...
Phuket News
The body of a Senegalese man, who went missing while swimming at Phuket’s Freedom Beach, has washed ashore two days later. The tourist, named...
Phuket News
The director of Phuket International Airport says the facility will soon welcome direct flights from Saudi Arabia. Monchai Tanode says that from October, the...
Phuket News
A 19 year old Israeli man has been taken into protective care after he was found naked and bleeding in Cherng Talay on Wednesday...
Phuket News
Repairs have been carried out to a broken drain in Phuket Town after a pregnant woman injured her leg when she became partially stuck....
Phuket News
The General Manager of Phuket International Airport has confirmed plans for an area where all legally registered taxis can pick up passengers. In a...
Phuket News
A very LONG weekend indeed, 6 days from this Friday (the King’s Birthday) until next Wednesday (the end of Buddhist Lent). The Phuket office...
Phuket News
Cases of dengue fever are on the rise in Thailand, with an increase reported in Phuket, Chon Buri, Bangkok, and 15 other provinces. The...
Phuket News
Police in the central Phuket district of Kathu have arrested a couple who had over 27,000 methamphetamine pills (“yaba”) and nearly a kilogram of...
Phuket News
Police have used a taser and wooden club to stop an intoxicated Russian man who went on the rampage in Phuket, allegedly damaging multiple...
Phuket News
After the turbulent weather that had descended on Phuket this week, a warning remains from the Phuket Marine Office, casting a temporary restriction upon...
Phuket News
Over 1,000 people have been arrested in Phuket and 6 other southern provinces, as part of a major narcotics operation by Provincial Police Division...
Phuket News
A huge fire has ripped through a motorbike shop in Patong, destroying 25 bikes, with damage estimated at over 3 million baht. The motorbike...
Phuket News
An American wanted in his home country for allegedly sexually abusing a 9 year old girl has been arrested in Phuket. The Phuket Express...
Phuket News
A Patong motorbike taxi driver has apologised to his foreign passenger after a dispute over the fare went viral. The Phuket Express reports that...
Phuket News
Suga, a member of the hugely popular K-Pop band, BTS (and winner of the Best Group Award 2022 at the American Music Awards), has...
Phuket News
The director-general of Thailand’s Department of Disease Control has paid a visit to Phuket’s Soi Dog Foundation as part of a joint effort to...
Phuket News
A small group of Move Forward supporters gathered in Phuket yesterday, July 13, after leader Pita Limjaroenrat failed to secure the votes needed to...
Phuket News
A Phuket Grab driver has been threatened by a man carrying a machete, who told him he couldn’t park in the area. The incident...
Phuket News
Residents in north Phuket are calling on officials to finish the work on Thepkrasattri Road, which they say is dangerous in parts. The Phuket...
Phuket News
A drunk man who terrified residents by firing gunshots at night in Thalang, north Phuket, has been arrested. The Phuket Express reports that the...
Phuket News
A 35 year old Russian man has died after jumping from the top of a 6 storey pagoda at Chalong Temple. The Phuket Express...
Phuket News
It’s that time of year again, as the monsoon rains made themselves felt overnight and into this morning, across Phuket. Provincial officials have issued...
Phuket News
Rescue workers in Phuket have come to the aid of two tourists who got lost at Laem Krating, or Krating Cape, in the southwest...
Phuket News
Phuket has recorded a shocking 64 deaths in 4 months on the island’s roads, with the statistic prompting officials to hold a road safety...
Phuket News
Phuket’s 5 Star Marine has won a top accolade from travel review site, Tripadvisor, after garnering outstanding ratings from customers. The tour boat company...
Phuket News
A minivan driver has been charged with threatening another individual after a viral video showed him verbally abusing and intimidating a foreign tourist in...
Phuket News
A foreign man has sustained serious injuries after the pickup truck he was driving slammed into a power pole in Phuket. According to a...
Phuket Life
Living Waters Phuket Foundation, in collaboration with the local Church of Christ, has presented ‘spinal rescue boards’ to 18 organisations on Phuket. The spinal...
Phuket News
Safety checks have been carried out on all escalators and elevators at Phuket Airport, following last week’s shocking incident at Bangkok’s Don Mueang International...
Phuket Life
Vale Jason Wilder. Very, very sad news this morning following the death of work compatriot and good friend Jason Wilder. Jason passed away whilst...
Phuket News
Two nightclubs in the Kathu district of Phuket have been ordered to close for 5 years, following police raids earlier this month. The Ratree...
Phuket News
Phuket’s Soi Romanee has been named one of the 20 most beautiful streets in the world, according to the website, Seasia Stats. According to...
Phuket News
Some drama for Phuket Airport after a man, wanted by police in his home country of Spain, was arrested at the terminal, according to...
Phuket News
Look, take pics, enjoy. But don’t touch. That’s the rule when it comes to tourists enjoying Thailand’s marine life. Two Chinese tourists have been...
Phuket News
Celebrations were held at both Hong Kong and Phuket international airports on Wednesday, June 21, as Hong Kong Airlines touched down in Phuket for...
Phuket News
A limousine service operating at Phuket Airport has been fined 180,000 baht for taking passengers to tour shops while en route to their hotels...
Phuket News
Phuket is turning its attention back to its international medical hub plans after losing out to Belgrade in its bid to host the next...
Phuket News
Local tourism officials are claiming that “Phuket is on the up”, with a surge in arrivals from China, Russia and Australia, according to a...
Phuket News
PHOTO – Local officials watching the live voting yesterday – Phuket Hotnews Thailand has failed in its bid to become the first country in...
Phuket News
A Russian woman, understood to be a short-stay tourist, has complained to Phuket Tourist Police after she got into a row with a staff...
Phuket News
Phuket officials are on countdown, as they wait to discover if the province will be successful in its bid to host the Specialised Expo...
Phuket News
“He said there’s been a noticeable decline in tourist numbers, as evidenced by hotel reservation rates of only 40-50% from both domestic and foreign...
Phuket News
Officers from the Central Investigation Bureau have arrested a man in Phuket, who is accused of committing corporate fraud to the tune of 25...
Phuket News
The southern resort island of Phuket is finally seeing a decrease in the recent viral diarrhea outbreak, although health officials are still unsure of...
Phuket News
Health officials in Phuket say that strains of the norovirus have been found on random samples taken at 6 ice production factories and 3...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have charged two taxi drivers with damaging property and threatening behaviour after a Bolt driver’s vehicle was attacked last Sunday. While...
Phuket News
The only suspect in the shooting of a Russian man in the sub-district of Cherng Talay, north Phuket, has been charged with attempted murder....
Phuket News
An organised gang of Phuket taxi drivers has filed a formal complaint against the use of ride-hailing apps on the island. The Phuket Express...
Phuket News
A Belgian man has died after shooting himself in the head at a shooting range in Rawai, on the southern coast of Phuket. The...
Phuket News
We suspect a lot more. A digestive virus that causes diarrhoea and vomiting has spread across Phuket affecting, officially, nearly 6,400 people so far,...
Phuket News
Another week, another Phuket taxi debacle… A taxi driver in Bang Tao has attacked a Bolt driver’s car while there was a foreign passenger...
Phuket News
Police investigating a shooting at Boat Avenue in north Phuket last week believe it may be related to the victim’s business interests. On Wednesday,...
Phuket News
The leader of the Move Forward Party, and Thailand’s prime ministerial candidate, is in Phuket today, according to a Phuket News report. Pita Limjaroenrat...
Phuket News
A Kazakh man, arrested at Phuket Airport in relation to the shooting of a Russian man, has initially been charged with overstaying his visa....
Phuket News
Phuket officials are crossing their fingers as they prepare to make one last pitch in the island’s bid to host the 2028 Specialised Expo....
Phuket News
Lifeguards in Phuket have warned beachgoers of the presence of poisonous jellyfish at some of the island’s beaches. The Portuguese man o’ war (actually...
Phuket News
Following the shooting of a 44 year old Russian man yesterday at Boat Avenue in Cherng Talay, a Kazakh man has been arrested by...
Phuket News
Police have arrested a man at Phuket Airport, in relation to yesterday’s shooting of a Russian national in Chergntalay. Thai media reports say the...
Phuket News
A Russian restaurant manager has been shot whilst sitting in his pale blue GWM Ora Good Cat. Four shots were fired into the windscreen....
Phuket News
Officials in Phuket have raided another nightclub, following raids on 2 clubs in Kathu last week, which saw 5 senior police officers transferred. This...
Phuket News
Following yet another embarrassing incident (captured on video below) involving Phuket public transport providers, officials have had to ask the island’s taxi drivers to...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Phuket experienced a significant influx of international tourists in the first five months of 2023, with over 6 million arrivals. Although the Tourism Authority...
Phuket News
Phuket officials have raided 2 illegal nightclubs in Kathu, resulting in 5 senior police officers, including the chief of Kathu police, being transferred. The...
Phuket News
A taxi driver in Phuket is to be charged after losing control of his vehicle and slamming into a tree on Tuesday afternoon, May...
Phuket News
A suspect in a Phuket gangland murder, recently extradited from Canada, will be tried in Bangkok, the authorities have confirmed. According to a Phuket...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
An Australian driver is facing big legal hassles in Phuket following a road rage incident between him and a minivan driver. The minivan driver,...
Phuket News
Just days after a Russian man tragically drowned at Patong Beach, two more foreign tourists have had to be rescued from the same stretch...
Phuket News
A Canadian ‘hitman’, wanted in connection with a 2022 gangland murder in Phuket, is in custody in Thailand after being extradited from Canada under...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have fined a Russian motorbike rider who was filmed doing “wheelies” on a road in Rawai, apparently “infuriating residents”. The man,...
Phuket News
A Russian man who was holidaying on Phuket has died after drowning at Patong Beach. The Phuket Express reports that the tourist drowned after...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested a suspect with thousands of methamphetamine pills (“yaba”) in his possession. The Phuket Express reports that the man was...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
The Phuket boat driver who has been charged with reckless driving injuring 35 people, is also expected to be charged with drug use after...
Phuket News
Thalang District authorities have taken decisive action against the illegal operation of cannabis shops, resulting in the arrest of two people and the suspension...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have charged a boat driver with injuring 35 people after the speedboat he was driving crashed into a marker in Chalong...
Phuket News
All but 2 of the passengers on the speedboat that crashed into a pillar near Chalong Pier in Phuket have been injured. According to...
Phuket News
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...
Best of Phuket
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...
Phuket News
The 3 successful Phuket candidates from the Move Forward Party say that one of their first objectives will be pushing for the right to...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
A body found floating off the Phuket coast yesterday is believed to be that of missing Russian tourist, Yuri Smoyan, who was washed out...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Ari Michael Salinger, the 45 year old son of New Zealand climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger, was arrested for drug possession in Phuket last...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Another road rage incident between a foreign motorbike rider and a Phuket taxi driver has gone viral, according to a Phuket Express report. In...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
The Phuket Tourist Association says the island can expect fewer international tourists this low season, due to a slowdown in the Chinese market, coupled...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
In response to an imminent weather warning from the Thai Meteorological Department, the Phuket Marine Office has issued a cautionary notice for boat captains,...
Phuket News
The Thai PM, actually the caretaker Thai PM, was met by thousands of supporters on a campaign trail visit to Phuket on Sunday. The...
Phuket News
The mother of a Chinese man killed in a road accident while on holiday in Phuket is demanding justice and an explanation for how...
Phuket News
A young Polish woman has died after seemingly losing control while riding her motorbike and sliding under a truck. The incident happened yesterday, May...
Phuket News
Welcome to the latest long weekend – from today until Sunday night – that coincides with Coronation Day and the early voting for the...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket Events
A fundraiser, in aid of Richard Valentine, as he battles his way through hospitals bills and bad luck, is being held on May 27....
Phuket News
Good news! Either foreigners were on their best behaviour last month (or there were fewer of them?) as Phuket officials have confirmed there were...
Phuket News
Two people have died and 3 others have been injured in two separate collisions in Phuket yesterday morning, May 1. According to a Phuket...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Police believe a Phuket driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel after his minivan ploughed into a roadside guardrail. The Phuket News reports...
Phuket News
Tourism arrival numbers appear to have stabilised in Phuket during April after a drastic drop immediately after Songkran on the holiday island. Between February...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
An ambulance responding to an emergency narrowly avoided toppling over after a taxi drove into it at an intersection in Phuket. The Phuket Express...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Local expat Richard Valentine was in a traffic incident on his motorbike recently and is currently getting treatment in a Phuket government hospital. The...
Phuket News
Officials in Phuket said there was no cause for alarm after two tsunami warning towers sounded an alert early yesterday morning, April 27. The...
Phuket News
A man is facing multiple charges after allegedly deliberately driving his car into parked vehicles outside a Patong massage shop. According to a number...
Phuket News
An Australian man has died while in police custody in Phuket, after being arrested for being drunk and disorderly. The Phuket Express reports that...
Phuket News
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....
Phuket News
Six people have been injured after a Phuket minibus crashed after the driver took his eyes off the road to check a GPS app...
Phuket Life
The Thai government has bestowed a royal honour on two Russian brothers, in recognition of their charitable work in Phuket. Nation Thailand reports that...
Phuket News
A Phuket driver has been injured in a collision in which he knocked down 6 power poles after losing control of his minivan while...
Phuket News
Dangerous speedboat drivers continue to pose a threat to safety in the waters off Phuket, with a passenger on a private yacht injured after...
Phuket News
Phuket officials have confirmed that 5 people died in road traffic accidents on the island during the recent Seven Days of Danger campaign. The...
Phuket News
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....
Phuket News
Another 10 taxi drivers have been arrested, accused of operating illegally at Phuket International Airport. The Phuket News reports that the arrests have been...
Phuket News
The governor of Phuket has assured residents that there is no cause for alarm as a blanket of smog currently hovers over the island....
Phuket News
The Seven Days of Danger road saftety campaign during the annual Songkran break in Phuket has experienced a worrying start. The Phuket Department of...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
A former professional motorbike rider from France has sustained minor injuries in a collision with a Russian motorbike rider in Phuket. The Phuket Express...
Phuket News
At a meeting held at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday morning, officials were presented with the latest tally of road accidents, injuries, and fatalities on...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
1 day to go… Phuket is expecting a surge in tourism during Songkran, with numbers expected to be 30% higher than in 2019. The...
Phuket News
Two Phuket taxi drivers who got into a physical fight over customers have had their licences suspended for 180 days. The drivers, who have...
Phuket News
Popular Phuket expat Richard Valentine needs our help with a rare blood donation following a motorbike incident. Richard says on his own post on...
Phuket News
The Phuket Land Transport Office says two taxi drivers face legal action as a result of a fight in Karon last week. As always,...
Phuket News
A Russian man has been killed and his brother seriously injured after crashing their motorbike in north Phuket at the weekend. The Phuket Express...
Phuket News
And so the annual drought story reappears. Phuket officials are calling on all residents to conserve water, warning that the island may be close...
Phuket News
According to the head of Thai Customs at the Phuket International Airport, Sukanya Wettayanukun, a 27 year old Thai woman was arrested at the...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
The visitors come, the vendors defy the rules and set up more cheap plastic sun lounges and umbrellas along the public beaches, then the...
Phuket News
A Dutch woman who was arrested and accused of illegally entering Thailand claims an immigration official at Phuket Airport failed to stamp her passport...
Phuket News
Foul smelling wastewater is continuing to flow across the sand at Kamala Beach, a week after Phuket officials vowed to take action, both in...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
In Phang Nga province, at least 48 leatherback sea turtle hatchlings were recently observed emerging from their nest and making their way to the...
Phuket News
Last night, Assistant Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police, Surachate Hakparn, arrived in Phuket to follow up on a case that had made headlines...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
While many Russians have been investing in villas and homes in Thailand, there are also thousands of Russians and Ukrainians who are stranded in...
Phuket News
A team of Phuket officials, led by Chief of the Phuket Natural and Environment Office Wattanapong Suksai, recently inspected remote Freedom Beach on the...
Phuket News
Phuket is seeing strong demand for real estate due, primarily, to the return of Russian and Chinese buyers, according to independent real estate agent...
National News
According to property consultant Knight Frank Thailand, Chinese investors are in a rush to buy real estate in Phuket, with a surge in demand...
Phuket News
In Phuket, recent incidents involving foreigners behaving badly could result in yellow or red card warnings under the new penalty system for misbehaving visitors....
Phuket News
A group of foreign tourists is being sought by the police after they assaulted staff at a restaurant in Soi San Sabai around 1am...
Phuket News
Starting from April 1 until June 30, annual fishing restrictions kick in along the Andaman coast in Thailand, specifically including the offshore of Phuket,...
Phuket Events
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
A Thai man has been taken to Patong Hospital after an apparent mental breakdown in a hotel on Ratchapathanusorn Road. The incident occurred around...
Phuket News
A collision between two minivans in Patong has left five people injured, four of them foreign tourists. According to a Phuket Express report, the...
Phuket News
A Phuket tour bus that had been on its way to pick up nurses and other staff at Patong Hospital has slammed into a...
Phuket News
The first Cannabis Cup event will be held on Phuket from this Saturday, where various strains of weed will compete to be judged the...
Phuket News
Phuket rescue workers have found two Russian tourists who ended up lost while exploring Sirinat National Park in the north of the island on...
Phuket News
The authorities in Phuket have issued arrest warrants for a Swiss man and 2 Thai women as part of an investigation into alleged child...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
The Phuket Real Estate Association says the island province is enjoying a “golden year” for property sales, as condos and luxury villas are in...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
An Australian tourist, whose identity is being withheld pending embassy and family notification, passed away after hiking to the Tiger Temple Cave in Krabi,...
Phuket News
UPDATE The Phuket Provincial Police Commander, Major General Sermphan Sirikong has issued an order regarding the recent raid on the illegal bar in Soi...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
PHOTO: MGR Online A bar in Soi Sea Dragon on Bangla Road in Patong was raided by a team from the Department of Provincial...
Phuket News
Break out your super soakers, Songkran water play has been given the green light by Phuket Town officials. The Phuket News reports that the...
Phuket News
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....
Phuket News
Two seafood restaurants in Phuket have been charged with the illegal possession of protected marine life, according to a Phuket News report. The unnamed...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Two foreign tourists who went missing after renting a kayak on Koh Maphrao (Coconut Island) off Phuket have been found safe and well. According...
Phuket News
The bizarre, and probably unworkable, “Yellow-Red” card scheme, cooked up by Phuket police officials two weeks ago, immediately vanished from the news – mostly...
Phuket News
Officials in Phuket say they plan to hold a “No Alcohol” Songkran event on Dibuk Road in the outskirts of the Old Town district...
Phuket News
A man who fired shots at a car as it departed a hospital car park in Phuket Town has been charged with attempted murder....
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested a man for allegedly firing gun shots in a major hospital car park in a brief dispute with another...
Phuket News
Phuket has now received over a million public votes in favour of the island province hosting the 2028 Specialised Expo. According to a report...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Two women, one of whom is a teenager, have been arrested in Phuket, accused of selling illegal vaping devices and contraband tobacco. According to...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Police in Patong have charged a 28 year old Canadian tourist after he falsely claimed he was attacked and robbed. Instead, it appears William...
Phuket News
…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...
Phuket News
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....
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested a Swedish man who is accused of being involved in the production of illegal drugs. According to media reports,...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Officials from Karon municipality have issued a statement to confirm the source of supposed black wastewater flowing into the sea at Karon Beach. They...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Staff at Phuket International Airport were on hand to welcome a new flight from the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, operated by Hainan Airlines....
Phuket News
Last Wednesday, a Thai Smile Airways Airbus A320 made an emergency landing in Phuket at 1pm after suffering an engine failure. The aircraft made...
Phuket News
The Phuket Hotels Association, which comprises 82 leading hotels and resorts on the island, has partnered with the EHL Hospitality Business School to offer...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have raided a bar in the main district of Phuket Town for allegedly remaining open and selling alcohol after legal operating...
Phuket News
Officials in Phuket say foreign tourists were involved in over 500 motorbike accidents on the island in the last 2 months alone. According to...
Phuket News
Police officers in Phuket have been reminded that they must wear body cameras at all checkpoints on the island. The reminder follows the recent...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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....
Phuket News
A French man, who was riding a motorbike, has been charged with hit and run after a Thai pedestrian was badly injured in Patong...
Phuket News
Three Phuket drivers have been caught using their personal vehicles to operate a taxi service. According to a Phuket Express report, the drivers were...
Phuket News
Representatives from the Chambers of Commerce in Phuket and Chiang Rai are pushing for the resumption of direct flights between the 2 provinces. The...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
A Patong restaurant owner is disputing the story told by a Canadian tourist who claims he was attacked and robbed. According to a Phuket...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Public transport operators in Phuket are considering implementing tighter security measures in response to the recent shooting incident on a bus on February 10....
Phuket News
Police have followed up the informal cavalcade of motorbikes, mostly ridden by French nationals on rented bikes in Patong along the beach road on...
Phuket News
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....
Phuket News
Taxi drivers, legally registered in Bangkok and other provinces, WILL be allowed to work in Phuket, according to a Phuket Express report. It follows...
Phuket News
UPDATE: 11.35am – The shooter, who was still on the bus, has apparently shot himself. According to Phuket Hotnews, relatives failed to negotiate a...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Phuket authorities are investigating a surge in reports of foreign individuals using rental cars for illegal taxi services. In response the Phuket Land Transport...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Legal action is being taken against 4 illegal taxi drivers in Phuket after they were caught at an official checkpoint near the airport. The...
Phuket News
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....
Phuket News
Phuket Governor Naroong Woonciew has met with the Chinese Vice Consul after an employee at a Phuket tour company attacked a Chinese tourist with...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Phuket tourism officials have welcomed the first Chinese tour group to visit the island in 3 years. The Phuket Express reports that the group...
Phuket News
An old Russian Boeing 767 jet was finally moved from the runway at Phuket International Airport after the Azur Air aircraft right jet engine...
Phuket News
A 36 year old Belarusian man named Georgi Gavrylchyk has been arrested by Region 8 Police in Rawai, Phuket on charges of being involved...
Phuket News
A Russian national has been apprehended in Phuket on charges of robbery, illegal possession of firearms, carrying a weapon in public without proper authorisation,...
Phuket News
Taxi drivers in Phuket have gathered at the provincial hall in the Muang district to protest over unregistered competition allegedly “stealing” their customers. According...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
The Phuket office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand is feeling optimistic about tourism in 2023, predicting 12 million visitors for the island. According...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Police in Bangkok have arrested the final suspect wanted in connection with a fire at a Phuket snake show venue last year. According to...
Phuket News
Locals in Patong are calling on the police to investigate people who are allegedly selling alcohol on Bangla Road in the early hours of...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Two visa agents have contacted Phuket GO today with information that Phuket Immigration are refusing to process any new visa applications for Chinese citizens....
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Phuket is preparing to welcome back tour groups from China, following confirmation from Beijing that outbound tour groups can travel to Thailand and 18...
Phuket News
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,...
Phuket News
A total of 11 provinces in the south of the country can expect “some very heavy rain” from today and lasting until next Wednesday....
Phuket News
The first direct flights from mainland China touched down in Phuket on Wednesday, with more direct services expected to be introduced soon. China finally...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Phuket authorities have scaled back a search operation for a foreign diver who has now been missing for over 10 days. Sebastian Emil Somesan,...
Phuket News
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....
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
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...
Phuket News
Beware of the latest scam to not only remove money from your pocket but also put you in a potentially precarious position with insurance...
Phuket News
Lost and found. A luxury 40 foot sailing catamaran, that went missing at the end of last year while it was moored in the...
Phuket News
A 54 year old US citizen has been arrested in the Thalang district (north of the island) over alleged stock manipulation and fraud. Mr...
Phuket News
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...
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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...
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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,...
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Police in Phuket are appealing to the public for help tracing the mother or person who dumped the body of a deceased baby at...
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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....
Phuket News
A local Phuket school director is in the spotlight today after allegations were made about him hitting one of his students. The parents of...
Phuket News
Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn visited Patong’s Bangla Road ‘walking street’ on Thursday night as operators and industry servicing the area push...
Phuket News
Mourners will be able to express their condolences over the death of the British monarch at the Australian Consul General in Phuket and British...
Phuket News
Officials in Phuket have visited a number of nightlife venues on Patong’s popular Bangla Road, checking that foreign workers have valid work permits. Immigration...
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A Phuket couple has been arrested in possession of over 1.3 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and over 45,000 methamphetamine pills (aka “yaba”). The Phuket...
Phuket News
Things are looking up for Phuket and the forthcoming high season, according to hospitality consultants, C9 Hotelworks. A report in TTR Weekly claims that...
Phuket News
A collision between 2 motorbikes in Kata, in the south of Phuket, has injured a Russian man and a Japanese boy. The Phuket Express...
Phuket News
A drunk Phuket man has made a nuisance of himself yesterday wandering around his neighbourhood in Wichit whacking cars with a sharp iron bar....
Phuket News
As soon it was reported that 4 foreign tourists had been dragged into an embarrassing squabble between Phuket taxi drivers, the damage limitation machine...
Phuket News
A Phuket grocery store has been destroyed after a fire broke out, alarming nearby residents. No injuries have been reported in the blaze, which...
Phuket News
Three people are dead and the motorcycle they were travelling on was set on fire after a shooting in the Krabi district of Khao...
Phuket News
The number of international flights to Phuket is on the increase, following Vietnam Airlines’ inaugural direct flight from Ho Chi Minh City with Viet...
Phuket News
A former MP from the Democrat Party is alleging corruption is at play following yet another leak at Phuket Airport after heavy rainfall last...
Phuket News
It was all a misunderstanding. According to The Phuket News, police have decided that the argument between drivers at Rassada Pier in Phuket Town...
Phuket News
A crocodile, over a metre in length, has been removed from a pond at a Phuket Temple, after being discovered by monks. The Phuket...
Phuket News
Following torrential rain that caused widespread flooding in parts of northern Phuket, Thailand’s Defence Minister (and suspended PM), has ordered military assistance for the...
Phuket News
Two Phuket minivan drivers, who ended up in an argument over picking up foreign tourists at Rassada Pier, have been summoned for questioning. Both...
Phuket News
Torrential rain fell in the north of Phuket this morning, mostly from 6 – 7am, turning some major roads into rivers of metre-deep water....
National News
The Director of Disease Control Department, Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, says that Thailand has encountered rain continuously in many areas causing floods and pools of...
Phuket News
Over 100,000 Indian tourists have visited Phuket in the 4 months since Thailand’s Test & Go entry system ended on May 1. Officials from...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested a 32 year old man on drugs offences, seizing 1.29 kilograms of crystal meth and over 2,000 methamphetamine pills...
Phuket News
It’s the other virus less talked about since the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, with that particular one abating, dengue fever is once...
Phuket News
A very low wind condition combined with a relatively clear radar combine for a relatively good day. We could be mistaken and believe this...
Phuket News
An Australian woman who lost her temper over not being given a window seat was removed from a Phuket to Sydney flight before the...
Phuket News
A man accused of slashing his friend with a knife in front of a child has apologised and said he was drunk at the...
Phuket News
A section of the well-known backroad from Kathu to Koh Keaw, Route 3030, has caved-in after continuous rain early this morning (it’s the road...
Phuket News
After five tsunami drills around Phuket in July, Kamala residents had their own tsunami evacuation drill. Yesterday’s tsunami drill was held, involving local residents, students and...
Phuket News
Official closing times of 4am haven’t even been officially sanctioned yet and, already, local politicians are pushing for a 6am closing time for bars...
Phuket News
There must be an election in the air… The head of the opposition Move Forward, Pita Limjaroenrat, led his team to visit Phuket to...
Phuket News
by Tim Newton Last Friday the CCSA announced that it had agreed to the proposal to extend the tourist visa exemption program for 30...
Phuket News
Heavy rain in Phuket caused flooding in localised spots around the island, including Patong, yesterday morning (August 22). The rain started early yesterday causing...
Phuket News
On August 22, the Khao Lampi-Hat Thai Muang National Park officers led by Aniwat Raknok, Deputy Chief of the National Park, brought more than...
Phuket News
Car and motorbike rental companies on Phuket, as well as their customers, have been warned about renting vehicles without a valid licence. The warning...
Phuket News
The new four-lane road linking the Na Tai beach area of Phang Nga from the existing by-pass road is being built and will be...
Phuket News
Rather than tourists complaining about price-gouging in the tourist zones, massage shops are all in a lather over a ‘foreign’ competitor “cutting their lunch”...
National News
Heavy and even continuous rain has been forecast for much of Thailand over the next four days. Residents in flood-prone areas are being warned...
Phuket News
Social media users have praised a Thai Navy officer for helping an injured unconscious man in Phuket yesterday. The Phuket Express reports that on...
Phuket News
The body of a 50 year old woman has been recovered from Bang Yai Canal near Phuket’s Saphin Hin Park on the island’s east...
National News
Thailand’s tourism ministry has met with businesses on Bangkok’s popular Khao San Road to discuss extending nightlife operating hours until 4am. Similar plans are...
Phuket News
British singing legend Engelbert Humperdinck brings his show to Phuket next week, performing at the Centara Grand Beach Resort in Karon on August 24....
Phuket News
Phuket’s abandoned shopping centre ‘Lucky Complex’, that has been abandoned for more than 20 years, is planning to reopen after an investor leased it...
Phuket News
Thailand’s Assistant Police Commissioner was in Phuket this week, inspecting the Smart Safety Zone project in Old Town. Surachet Hakpan, more commonly known by...
Phuket News
An off-duty Phuket police officer who shot a noodle vendor while heavily intoxicated has been sentenced to 25 years in jail. The incident happened...
Phuket News
A Dutch spear-fisherman has been arrested in Phuket after online concerns were raised about a posted photo of him catching endangered Parrotfish in the...
Phuket News
Officials in Phuket have held a meeting with a group of Patong taxi drivers after a notice was posted warning drivers from outside the...
Phuket News
In a reactive response to recent venue fires, Phuket officials are organising an official fire evacuation drill at the Illusion Nightclub in Bangla Road...
Phuket News
“This is unacceptable. We have warned you.” After two years of a pandemic that killed off international tourism, it would appear that Phuket’s so-called...
Phuket News
A fire that broke out at a Phuket bar yesterday afternoon left tourists feeling jittery, but there were no casualties reported in the incident....
National News
Thailand’s Marine Department is pushing ahead with its plans to carry out a study into the creation of a maritime hub along the Andaman...
Phuket News
A restaurant in Phuket Old Town, on the island’s east coast, has been fined 1,000 baht for failing to show food prices on its...
Phuket News
A local community in the north of Phuket has come together to clean a popular tourist beach to mark the Queen Mother Sirikit’s 90th...
National News
The Minister of Tourism and Sports, Pipad Ratchakijprakarn is now ready to formally propose to the next CCSA meeting on August 19 the extension...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have arrested an Austrian man wanted in his home country on drugs and fraud charges. There were 12 arrest warrants issued...
Phuket News
A 7 year old child has died after a 9 year old boy shot her at a house in Rassada, on Phuket’s east coast....
Phuket News
Following the deadly nightclub fire that claimed 15 lives in Chon Buri, Phuket officials have carried out a safety inspection of nightlife venues in...
Phuket News
Another horrendous, and preventable, night venue fire in Thailand. At least 15 dead this time, and many others disfigured for life. In this case...
Phuket News
Local Phuket officials have welcomed a Malaysian prince to Phuket as he visited a mosque and a number of tourist sites on the island....
Phuket News
The wife of Thailand’s third monkeypox patient has tested negative for the virus. Phuket’s provincial health chief, Kusak Kukiatkoon, says tests on a blood...
Phuket News
A house in the sub-district of Rassada, in Phuket’s east coast, has been destroyed in a fire that broke out yesterday evening. According to...
Phuket News
The body of a newborn baby girl has been recovered from a water drainage pipe in the Thalang district of the island. According to...
Phuket News
UPDATED STORY: The Thai partner of a 25 year old German monkeypox patient has tested negative after tests conducted by a private hospital in...
Phuket News
Following confirmation that a 25 year old German tourist on Phuket is Thailand’s third monkeypox patient, 7 people have been identified as high-risk contacts....
Phuket News
UPDATED STORY: The Thai partner of a 25 year old German monkeypox patient has tested negative after tests conducted by a private hospital in...
Phuket News
The governor of Phuket, Narong Woonciew, has paid a visit to residents in the central part of the island as they battle to keep...
Phuket News
The Phuket Vice Governor says the owner of a nightclub where a fatal shooting took place early on Monday morning must meet with the...
Phuket News
So many projects have been proposed, and later postponed, shelved or simply vanished – Patong Tunnel, tollway from the airport to Kathu, the Light...
Phuket News
The Darasamut Underpass on Phuket’s bypass road will be closed for 2 days from today (August 2 & 3) to allow for the construction...
Phuket News
One man is dead and another injured after an altercation at a nightlife venue in Phuket town, the provincial business hub on the island’s...
Phuket News
The Director of Phuket Provincial Division of Older Persons Welfare Promotion and Rights Protection, Puengpan Paojinda, has confirmed that there has been no casualties...
Phuket News
An outbreak of Covid-19 has struck an elderly care home in Paklok, north-east Phuket, with at least 45 elderly residents infected. 3 staff members...
Phuket News
Phuket’s rough monsoon seas tragically claimed more lives at the weekend, with a Vietnamese mother and daughter having both drowned. The incident occurred at...
Phuket News
Patong police and local authorities have visited ‘weed’ shops in Bangla Road in Patong to stress to the vendors that selling marijuana and cannabis...
Phuket News
The driver of a truck which overturned in Thalang, north Phuket, on Thursday, was pronounced dead at the scene. According to a Phuket Express...
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The chief of Phuket’s provincial health office has dismissed rumours that the island has detected another monkeypox case. Kusak Kukiatkoon says stories that a...
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Aeroflot will resume its popular Moscow to Phuket route, with tickets going on sale yesterday, according to a report in RusTourism News. The report...
Phuket News
The model of the Specialised Expo 2028 Phuket Thailand has been unveiled, expected to cover 141 rai of land in Mai Khao (northern Phuket)...
Phuket News
On July 26, the President of Vachira Phuket Hospital, Weerasak Lothongkam, announced that the 40 year old Thai man brought to the hospital as...
Phuket News
The body of a foreigner has been found off Phuket’s Yanui Beach in the far south of the island just south of the popular...
Phuket News
A patient described as Thailand’s first case of monkeypox – despite allegedly being in the kingdom since last October – may have become infected...
Phuket News
Following the discovery of what officials have called Thailand’s first monkeypox case, Phuket’s provincial health chief says there have been no more cases found...
Phuket News
A man has been arrested in Phuket following the armed robbery of a Bangkok Bank branch in Rawai in the Lotus department store and...
Phuket News
A man accused of stealing a gold necklace from a motorbike rider in Phuket has been arrested in the neighbouring province of Phang Nga,...
Phuket News
Police in Phuket have seized thousands of methamphetamine tablets and arrested 4 suspects in a series of drug busts on the island. Two of...
Phuket News
The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office Chief Dr Kusak Kukiattikoon has confirmed that the new Covid 19 variant, BA.2.75, has not been found in...
Phuket News
The Thai Meteorological Department warns for heavy rain in Phuket until July 24. The TMD has announced that Phuket, as well as many other...
Phuket News
Phuket City Police are on the hunt for a man who allegedly snatched a gold necklace worth 35,000 baht from the neck of a...
Phuket News
Phuket officials say over 70,000 Indian tourists have visited the island in the last 3 months, substantially propping up the local economy. According to...
Phuket News
The Department of Disease Control of Thailand has sent a team to Phuket to help search for the missing 27 year old Nigerian man,...
Phuket News
Thailand’s first recorded monkeypox case, detected after checking in at a private hospital in Phuket, has escaped from a Patong hotel where he was...
National News
The first case of the Omicron sub-variant, BA.2.75, has been reported in Thailand after being detected in a man who attended an international meeting...
Phuket News
Phuket officials have declared yesterday’s tsunami evacuation drills a success, according to a Phuket News report. The drills were held in 4 locations on...
Phuket News
Phuket’s provincial health chief says Covid-19 cases on the island remain steady, averaging between 20 to 25 detected through PCR testing and 200 –...
Phuket News
With the ongoing monsoon conditions affecting the beaches of Phuket, Governor Narong Woonciew is urging all relevant agencies to ensure the safety of beachgoers....
Phuket News
Phuket will hold a tsunami evacuation drill tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, July 20. The drill follows a series of recent tremors in the Nicobar and...
Phuket News
The small striped dolphin rescued on Patong beach after being found washed up ashore has died just a few hours after the rescue. The dolphin...
Phuket News
Five foreigners have escaped serious injury after their Tuk Tuk overturned in Patong last Friday evening. Everyone survived although three people sustained minor injuries....
Phuket News
The mayor of Phuket Town, Phuket’s commercial hub, is appealing to residents to stop throwing rubbish in the island’s canals. According to a Phuket...
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Rescue workers in Phuket have successfully rescued a distressed woman who jumped from a bridge in the Old Town area of the island (in...
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Thais are mourning the loss of Dr. Surasit Pong Laohaphan or Doctor Toh. The 55 years old Thai specialist doctor at the northern Lampang...
Phuket News
Phuket officials are in a rush to help over 900 small hotels that have been closed as a result of being built illegally. According...
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A Thai man and a British tourist have both drowned at Kata Beach, Phuket, after the Thai man tried to save the tourist from...
Phuket News
Thailand’s Marine Department says it plans to build new marinas in 6 Andaman provinces, in a bid to create a tourism and marine hub...
Phuket News
Officials from Phuket Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Centre have rescued people from their houses, and a motorcycle has been destroyed in the Kamala area...
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The Royal Thai Navy have come to the aid of Swiss man and daughter whose 18 metre yacht got into trouble off Koh Naka...
Phuket News
The Thai Meteorological Department has announced that the southwest monsoon in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand is “still very strong” and...
Phuket News
As happens occasionally, another sea turtle has washed up onto Phuket’s shores. This time the Dead Sea turtle was found with plastic lodged in...
Phuket News
A man was prevented from jumping from Phuket’s Sarasin Bridge yesterday around lunchtime. Emergency responders and volunteers were able to coax the man off...
Phuket News
On July 6, The Chief of Phuket’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Udompon Karn, said that the medium-sized earth tremors at the fault...
Phuket News
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) announced their preparation for any possible tsunami to “reassure” concerned public following the series of minor...
Phuket News
All 7 crew members have been recovered after a cargo boat has capsized off the coast of Krabi province last Monday. The Royal Thai...
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PHOTO: Thai PBS The Earthquake Warning Centre from the Thai Meteorological Department has reported that there were earthquakes of up to magnitude 5.1, 10...
Phuket News
(… maybe 3 or 4 years) A brand new 30 kilometre express way from Mueang Mai – Koh Kaew – Kathu will be built...
Phuket News
Authorities in Phuket are keeping an eye on a series of underwater rumbles near the Nicobar Islands, about 540 kilometres northwest of Phuket. A...
Phuket News
The Chief of Sirinart Marine National Park led his team to clean up the main road in Thachatchai, specifically the Saikaew Beach area just...
Phuket News
Deep into the annual monsoon, Phuket has had a few wet days. There will be some rain periods over the rest of the week,...
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There has been diversions of flights and a short closure of the Phuket International Airport runway today due to some small cracks being found...
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The President of Phuket OrBorJor (Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation), Rewat Areerob, has ordered his traffic design team to visit and inspect the well-used shortcut...
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UPDATE: 19 year old Joshua Connell was wandering around the rooftop pool, on the sixth floor, climbing onto the walls and steel railing when...
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Local police and immigration officers have descended on the offices of a Phuket-based visa company in both Koh Kaew and Wichit districts yesterday that...
Phuket News
More than 2,000 wheelchairs were given away to local residents in Thailand’s southern provinces. On June 24, the Living Waters Foundation, together with The Church...
Phuket News
Phuket’s governor Narong Woonciew has re-affirmed the national CCSA (the Thai government’s Covid taskforce) edict to remove the compulsory wearing of face masks for...
Phuket News
Although there are not many of them left, and most of them ignored anyway, there are still a few lingering Covid guidelines that remain....
Phuket News
Phuket’s provincial health chief says Covid-19 infections have been rising on the island for the last week, and over half of local hospital beds...
Phuket News
A man has been rescued off Phuket after his jet ski ran out of fuel and he was forced to spend the night at...
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Phuket drivers be warned, traffic’s about to become even more of a headache on some parts of the island. According to a report from...
Phuket News
Officials in Phuket’s Wichit municipality have rolled out a campaign against mosquito-borne diseases, including dengue fever, with widespread fogging being carried out in the...
Phuket News
A host of government officials are jetting off to Paris in support of Phuket’s bid to host the 2028 Specialised Expo. According to the...
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From July 1, it will no longer be mandatory to wear a mask outdoors on Phuket, or in the rest of the country, provided...
Phuket News
Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has released an update on the search for a baby sperm whale which has been missing since...
Phuket News
Thailand, and Phuket’s long-standing alcohol sales ban between 2 – 5pm, along with the Thailand Pass and compulsory insurance, will be lifted on July...
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Thousands of ‘morbakka fenneri’ (the Latin name), more commonly known as the Moreton Bay stinger or fire jellyfish, have appeared on a beach in...
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Thailand’s health ministry plans to submit a proposal to get rid of body temperature scanners, also known as thermoscans, at the country’s airports and...
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Over 100 representatives from 10 tourism associations have met with the Tourism Authority of Thailand to discuss how best to promote the kingdom’s tourism...
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Businesses in the tourism and hospitality sectors have voiced support for a proposal to extend the opening hours of nightlife venues to 2.00am, as...
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Police in Phuket have charged 3 foreign nationals with recklessness causing death following a woman’s fall from a high-rise condo in Patong. Evgeniia Smirnova,...
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Thailand’s tourism minister says a plan to introduce a 300-baht tourism fee for international arrivals is being put on the back burner – for...
Phuket News
Thailand’s tourism minister, Phiphat Ratchakitprakan, says he will ask the Thai PM to submit a proposal to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration to...
Phuket News
For Phuket, it’s the second time around after last week’s flip flop on the places you have to wear masks on the island. The government’s...
Phuket News
Vietjet has relaunched its route between Ho Chi Minh City and Phuket, the first airline to resume flights between the southern island and the...
Phuket News
Businesses in Phuket are hoping the Australian and Saudi markets will provide support to the island’s tourism sector during the current low season. According...
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