Phuket
Latest Phuket news, including tourism updates, government policies, and local developments.
- Transport News
Thailand’s taxi and tuk tuk scams and annoyances
“Where are you going?”, they shout from across the road.…
- Phuket News
Missing Filipino’s body found in Phuket, identified by family
PHOTO: AsiaOne A body, found washed up on Freedom beach…
- Northern Thailand News
“Worst drought in living memory”, Thai farmers in the north
Parts of Thailand are facing their worst drought in 50…
- Phuket News
Man stabbed by street vendor in Chalong
PHOTO: Facebook A foreigner, known as ‘Mahmoud’, was stabbed in…
- Transport News
UPDATE: Thai PM tells Phuket people to “stop ripping off tourists”
PHOTO: Two Australians file their report with Karon police this…
- Phuket News
UPDATE: Search for Filipinos lost off Freedom Beach, Phuket
PHOTO: siangtai.com Officials are still trying to push on with…
- Phuket News
Fire destroys 12 shops in Patong market
PHOTOS: Siam Rath A fire at a market in Patong…
- Opinion
“Thailand shouldn’t have water problems” – a personal view
OPINION Post from a concerned Phuket resident who is worried…
- Phuket News
Digging into the Phuket hotel data
by Bill Barnett, c9hotelworks As Phuket’s hotel operators and owners…
- Events
White caps & tight racing – Day two of the Multihull Solutions Regatta in Phuket
PHOTOS: Phuket Yacht Club The racing multihull boats sailed two…
- Business News
A major lawsuit has been filed by owners of JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa
A letter filed with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)…
- Phuket News
UPDATE: Phuket pad thai blamed for putting Perth couple out of action for two years
A Perth couple, Stacey Barnes and her husband Ryan Prigg,…
- Phuket News
Dolphin sightings in Phang Nga Bay near Phuket – VIDEO
Rangers working in the Phang Nga Bay Marine National Park…
- Tourism News
Indian tourists filling the gap as Chinese eschew Thailand
PHOTO: The Vijitt Resort, Rawai, Phuket Thailand’s currently patchy tourism…
- Thai Life
Top 10 world locations where people go to play
Where do people travel in the world for ‘play’, not…
- Food
Top 10 Phuket bakeries (2020)
Looking for high-quality bakeries? Living in Phuket we are extremely…
- Environment News
Competition to name dugong calf in Phuket
PHOTO: กรมทรัพยากรทางทะเลและชายฝั่ง The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources in…
- Tourism News
Phuket’s tourist evolution – Diversity is the best option Part 1
by Guest Writer Today’s guest writer has been managing resorts…
- Environment News
Sea turtle rescued from sea garbage off Phuket – VIDEO
PHOTOS: Marokus Chundee / Koh Racha Lifeguards A sea turtle…
- Phuket News
Weather warning for Thailand’s southern provinces
Thailand’s wet-season is forecast to be ‘wet’ in the south…
- Phuket News
Water shut-off along parts of Phuket’s west coast
The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority says the mains water supply…
- Thai Life
And the winner of Miss Mom Phuket 2019 is…
The annual beauty pageant run by Lifestyle in Thailand, Miss…
- Phuket News
19 year old dies after big bike accident in Kathu, Phuket
PHOTOS: เทศกิจ 201(กะทู้) อุทิศ 5811 / อาสาของประชาชน A 19 year…
- Business News
And then there were three. Bidding for Airport duty free concession.
Only three Thai bidders – King Power Duty Free, a…
- Business News
Airports of Thailand open bidding for new duty free contracts at three airports
Airports of Thailand (AoT) says they will finalise the bidding…
- Tourism News
Beam me up Phuket – new space theme hotel for the island
A 150 key space themed hotel is under development in Kathu,…
- Tourism News
What to do in Phuket – A Unique Guide
A modern Holiday Membership Club with its flagship office at…
- Tourism News
Skål International heads to Phuket, June 2020
by Paul Poole Tourism industry professionals from all over the…
- Phuket News
Whale shark sighted off Koh Racha – VIDEO
VIDEO/PHOTO: บังดำ นายสุวัฒน์ บาเร็ม/Saranyu Hassanai A whale shark was sighted…
- Hot News
Thailand’s wet season officially starts tomorrow
The rainy season in Thailand officially starts tomorrow. The Thai…
- Bangkok News
Central’s new Suvarnabhumi lifestyle centre set to open late August
PHOTO: Central Pattana Central Village, a new luxury retail outlet…
- Phuket News
Air Asia resumes flights from Phuket to Jakarta
AirAsia Indonesia says they will resume direct flights between Phuket and…
