Phuket
Latest Phuket news, including tourism updates, government policies, and local developments.
- Tourism News
Quarantine period reduced to 10 days starting tomorrow
Starting tomorrow, quarantine will be reduced 10 days. Reports in…
- Covid-19 News
Thai PM will consider waiving quarantine for vaccinated visitors to Phuket
The Thai PM says he’s willing to consider a call…
- Covid-19 News
Phuket sets questionable goal of vaccinating 50,000 in 7 days
Phuket is hoping to inoculate 50,000 people within 7 days…
- Phuket News
Phuket expects tourist from China in July, Europe end of year
Phuket is reopening to foreign tourists starting July 1 with…
- Phuket News
Phuket officials plan to vaccinate 100,000 people next month
Officials on the southern island of Phuket are aiming to…
- Tourism News
Phuket wants Chinese tourists to jump-start sandbox scheme
Phuket wants Chinese tourists to jump – start its sandbox…
- Phuket News
Phuket unemployment rates rise, average monthly income drops
With the lack of foreign tourists visiting Phuket, many tourism-dependent…
- Thailand News
1,000 foreign tourists expected to travel to Koh Samui in July
Koh Samui may have 1,000 foreign visitors arrive on the…
- Tourism News
We took a poll in Phuket… re-opening the island in July
The Thaiger put up a poll on our YouTube channel…
- Phuket News
Phuket businesses welcome quarantine-free re-opening plan
Businesses on the southern island of Phuket have welcomed the…
- Tourism News
11 countries must still do full 14 day ASQ quarantine when travelling to Thailand
Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has announced the names of…
- Opinion
Phuket to open on July 1 – first in Thailand
by Andrew J. Wood In a move largely expected after…
- Tourism News
5 other provinces adopting Phuket’s sandbox reopening model
5 other Thai provinces will be adopting Phuket’s sandbox model…
- Tourism News
UPDATE: Phuket’s tourism ‘sandbox’ plan gets approved by CESA
Phuket’s tourism sandbox plan has been approved, as of today,…
- Thailand News
Vaccinated visitors still required to undergo quarantine for 10 days from April 1
Despite shortening the required quarantine time for visitors to Thailand,…
- Phuket News
July re-opening for Phuket expected to get government approval today
Today, the government is expected to approve a quarantine-free re-opening…
- Phuket News
Foreigners seeking 60 day tourist visa extensions crowd Phuket Immigration
Many foreigners seeking to extend what some are calling the…
- Tourism News
Phuket’s upcoming reopening aims to help residents avoid poverty
Phuket’s upcoming reopening in July is aimed at helping local…
- Phuket News
Tour bus operators in Phuket call for government help after a year of no work
Tour bus operators on the southern island of Phuket are…
- Tourism News
Phuket approves quarantine-free stays for foreign travellers from July 1
Foreign travellers to Phuket can enjoy their stays free from…
- Phuket News
More on the “sandbox” plan to reopen Phuket to foreign tourists, idea to be pitched to CCSA
The so-called “sandbox” travel bubble idea, which would allow vaccinated…
- Tourism News
Phuket to present reopening plan this Friday with fingers crossed
Phuket is expected to present a reopening plan for approval…
- Covid-19 News
Health minister says locals on Phuket and Koh Samui will be vaccinated before tourists return
Thailand’s health minister is reassuring the public that there will…
- Environment News
Patong official denies wastewater to blame for macro algae bloom along beachfront
A Patong official is denying that wastewater flowing into the…
- Phuket News
Spotted dolphin found cut open on Phuket beach, park officers investigate
National park officers in Phuket have launched an investigation after…
- Phuket News
Watch your step, hundreds of red sea urchins wash up on Patong Beach
Hundreds of red sea urchins washed up on Phuket’s Patong…
- Phuket News
Phuket officials warn public of crocodile spotted near Chalong pier
Officials in Phuket are warning residents near Chalong Pier of…
- Phuket News
Sri Panwa luxury resort owner injured in car accident in Phuket
The owner of the luxury resort Sri Panwa in Phuket,…
- Phuket News
Rescue workers remove 4 metre long python from Patong resort
Rescue workers from the Kusoldharm Foundation branch in Patong, Phuket,…
- Expats
Aging American expat “living the dream” in Phuket on US $2,500 a month
An American says he is living the dream in paradise…
