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Thai officials vow to solve household debt problem at Phuket event
Thai officials held a โHousehold Debt Reconciliation Fairโ in Phuket yesterday. At the event, Thailandโs Minister of Justice Somsak Thepsutin said the government has designated 2022 as the โYear of Solving Household Debtโ. He said that 2,810 people had registered for the event. Somsak said that several government departments have organised events to โfacilitate the mediation process of household debtsโฆ
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Danish man left suicidal after being raped for a week in Phuket
A Danish man confessed he was left suicidal after being kidnapped, drugged and raped at the popular Thai holiday resort of Phuket five years ago. Mathias Sรธby Kristensen revealed in a no holds barred interview on a Danish TV documentary how he still has nightmares after being drugged and sexually abused by a Thai man while on holiday at theโฆ
- Phuket News
Thailandโs biggest light festival is headed to Phuket
After it began last week in Krabi, Thailandโs biggest light festival, known as the Aqua Lumina Illumination Festival, is headed towards Phuket. The festival will dazzle the shores of Nai Harn Beach from this coming Friday until May 31. The festival in Phuket will display lit up sculptures and multimedia shows, as well as projection mapping with 3D images withโฆ
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Experienced developer goes bigger and better
Urban dwellers are now looking to escape to spacious villas offering unparalleled luxury as global tourism slowly comes to life and Thailandโs border gradually opens up. Phuket, an island home to Thailandโs most luxurious and beautiful villas, captures many eyeballs. Letโs talk about one of Phuketโs most experienced developers, Trichadaโs new project- Trichada Breeze. Just three weeks into the softโฆ
- Phuket News
22 year old Australian found dead at hotel in Phuket
An Australian traveller plunged to his death after falling from an 11th storey hotel room at The Royal Paradise Resort Hotel and Spa, in Patong district of Phuket. The body of the lifeless man, identified as Billy James Simmons, was found on the footpath below his room, lying face up. The 22 year oldโs body was discovered by the hotelโsโฆ
- Phuket News
UPDATE: Phuketโs Narong visits recovering German tourist in hospital
UPDATE As Barbara Lange recovers in Bangkok Hospital Phuket after she went missing for a week, Phuketโs Governor Narong has paid Barbara and her family a visit yesterday. The governor reportedly went to the hospital with other officials, and the group presented Barbara and her family with flowers. The 76 year old woman first went missing from a hotel inโฆ
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Thailand News Today | Tourism surge on Phuket and Koh Samui
The country is still under an emergency decree which will last at least until the end of this month, and could be extended again for another 2 months, as it has since April 2020. The emergency decree bypasses all Covid-related matters and budget from the Thai parliament, with the CCSA, chaired by the prime minister, meeting every 2 weeksโฆ
- Tourism News
Government says relaxed travel restrictions have led to tourism surge on Phuket, Samui
The Thai government is patting itself on the back for the decision to ease entry restrictions, which officials say has boosted tourism in places like Phuket and Koh Samui. โAll this is due to the governmentโs move to ease travel restrictions during the countryโs high season between March and May.โ So says government spokesman, Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, pointing out that upโฆ
- Phuket News
Elderly German woman still missing in Phuket as search enters seventh day
Search parties in Phuket are still no closer to finding an elderly German woman who has now been missing for 7 days. Barbara Elisabeth Monika Glag Lange is thought to have Alzheimerโs, according to a Nation Thailand report. She disappeared from her hotel in Mai Khao, north of Phuket International Airport, last Monday. District officials, village chiefs, as well asโฆ
- Phuket News
Phuket tourism hopes for cash flow from the long weekend
The Tourism Authority of Thailand, Phuket office, is hoping for cash to flow over this 4 day weekend (Friday was a public service holiday for Ploughing Day and tomorrow is the substitute holiday for todayโs Visaka Bucha Day). TAT Phuketโs director, Nanthasiri Ronnasiri, said yesterday that the average hotel room occupancy rate is 44.5%, and itโs expected to jump toโฆ
- Thailand video news
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- Phuket News
UPDATE: CCTV footage of missing German tourist in Phuket
THE LATEST The German tourist who went missing from a hotel in Phuketโs Thalang district on May 9 was last seen on CCTV footage, walking on a road in Mai Khao-subdistrict (far north on the west coast). The footage is reportedly from a hotel nearby. It has not yet been reported what date the footage is from, or which roadโฆ
- Thailand News
Thailandโs public health officials proposing โEndemic Sandboxesโ to legally reopen nightlife
Thailand is getting closer and closer to the endemic phase of its Covid response. Achingly slow but now with at least a proposal to be tabled at the next CCSA meeting. The Ministry of Public Health will propose โEndemic Sandboxesโ as a plan to allow entertainment venues to legally reopen in 3 tourist islands including Phuket, Koh Chang, and Kohโฆ
- Thailand video news
The Largest Water Park in Asia | This is Thailand
More than just a water park, the Andamanda Phuket will be the largest leisure and entertainment destination in Phuket covering 58 rai or 9.3 hectares of land, comprising a wide range of recreational components, including a Thai heritage-themed water park with five separate zones โ the coral world, the pearl palace, emerald forest, great andaman Bay and Naga jungle, plusโฆ
- Phuket News
UPDATE: New details emerge on missing German tourist in Phuket
THE LATEST Phuket police are still on the lookout for the German tourist who reportedly went missing from a hotel in Thalang district on Monday (May 9). The 76 year old woman was originally only identified as Ms. Barbara, however the Thalang district police chief has now told The Phuket Express that her full name is Barbara Elisabeth Monika Glagโฆ
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Phuketโs THB4.5 Billion Andamanda Project Set to Open
Thailandโs newest integrated resort, the Andamanda Phuket will soft open next week on 21st May 2022. Styled as a leisure and entertainment offering, a water park debut will be the first phase of a larger development by Thailandโs Proud Group with a total investment of THB4.5 billion (USD134 million). Andamanda will bring a world-class attraction to the resort island featuringโฆ
- Phuket News
UPDATE: Excavation banned on hill in Phuket, further investigation
THE LATEST After Thai media reported construction tools and trucks digging soil on a hill in Kamala, a town in Phuket, officials have banned any further excavation on the site. Kathu District Chief Siwat Rawangkul confirmed the ban when he and other officials revisited the site on Tuesday. He said that no government office has issued a building permit forโฆ
- Phuket News
German tourist missing in Phuket
After a German tourist in Phuket was rescued after getting stuck between rocks last week, another German tourist in the island province is also in a tricky situation. The 76 year old woman, who so far has only been identified as Ms. Barbara, reportedly went missing from a hotel in Thalang district on Monday (May 9). This is reportedly theโฆ
- Phuket News
On May 14 and 29, children can get Pfizer vaccines at Phuket airport
Phuket International Airport will have walk-in Pfizer vaccinations for children 5-11 years old on May 14 and 29. Parents can bring their children to get vaccinated at Terminal X (south of the international terminal) from 9am to noon on both dates. The Phuket Provincial Health Officeโs Facebook post about the vaccinations includes a graphic that only mentions โshots 1, 2โโฆ
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Thai Minister wants to ban Facebook, Youtube and Twitter | GMT
the Minister of Digital Economy and Society, has asked the court to ban access to 42 websites including YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. Thailand government will most likely keep the diesel cap. Phuket eyes 1m arrivals in Q4. Airport mishaps and crazy cults in Thailand. All this and more on todays Good Morining Thailand.
- Phuket News
Dog kills its ownerโs sister in Phuket
A woman was found dead with bite marks on her neck at her home in Phuket in southern Thailand this morning. She was taking care of her brotherโs two Thai ridgeback dogs while he was away on a business trip to Bangkok. One of the dogs had traces of blood on its mouth and fur. Police found 38 year oldโฆ
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Thailandโs Sex Industry โ A Brief History
Thailand is well known and famous for many things. Food, massages, beaches and friendly smilesโฆ but there is one thing that is either commonly joked about or remains hush hush locally. Itโs the countryโs sex workers and red light districts. There is a fair share of travellers who visit Thailand specifically because they want to experience this โvibrantโ side ofโฆ
- Phuket News
Two Thai boys attempt to walk from Isaan to Phuket to visit their relatives
Or โTop and Taiโs Excellent Adventureโ. Two teenage boys attempted to walk from the Isaan province of Udon Thani to Phuket in southern Thailand, a distance of some 1,450 kilometres, because they wanted to visit their relatives. The pair didnโt get very far. When they were spotted walking along the road in Udon Thani, they were sent back home forโฆ
- Phuket News
A piece of ceiling at Phuket airport falls, one passenger sent to hospital
An aluminium โbarโ from Phuket Airportโs domestic terminal ceiling has fallen to the floor, just avoiding hitting a female passenger standing nearby. No injuries were reported, but the woman was in shock and fainted. Ceiling structures at Thailandโs airports have suffered from โgravityโ over the past few weeks. Yesterday, at 11.20 am, officials at Phuket airportโs domestic terminal were notifiedโฆ
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Thailand News Today | Nightlife venues submit a proposal to reopen on June 1
According to a Bangkok Post report, the proposal is one of several being submitted to PM Prayut Chan-o-cha today. Sa-nga from the association of Khao San Road business operators says the proposals are being put forward by over 10 associations representing nightlife and tourism operators in Bangkok and beyond. Itโs understood the proposals are expected to go before the CCSAโฆ
- Phuket News
Phuket prepares reforestation activity for National Tree Day
National Tree Day is coming up next Friday, May 13, and Phuket is getting ready to celebrate! Phuket authorities plan to host a public event where people can come and plant trees. The event will start at Wat Kosit Viharn Temple, off Thepkrasattri Road in Rassada, and move to Toh Sae National Forest reserve, which is behind the temple offโฆ
- Pattaya News
Major Thai police leader to discuss closing times in Pattaya, Phuket and elsewhere
Thailandโs most famous policeman, โBig Jokeโ, aka. Surachate Hakparn, has plans to discuss legal closing times for โrestaurantsโ in Pattaya, Phuket and other renowned tourist hotspots where the closing time issue continues to be a hot topic. Bars and clubs in Thailand, under official laws, are still only allowed to reopen as โrestaurantsโ, and only until midnight at the moment.โฆ
- Phuket News
Phuket officials investigate land excavation in Kamala hills
After news broke on Thai media that a backhoe was seen digging soil and loading it onto trucks in Kamala, a town on the central west coast of Phuket, officials are now investigating what is suspected of being an illegal land excavation. Isra News Agency, the Thai media platform that first reported the incident, published photos on Thursday of whatโฆ
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Thailand News Today | Anutin wants to get rid of the Thailand Pass for Thais
After several raids this week, police are investigating several officials over a sex trafficking case in the southern Thai province of Surat Thani. The director-general of Thailandโs Department of Children and Youth has been charged for hampering an investigation into a trafficking ring. Several other officials found to be involved in the ring include the chairman of a local savingsโฆ
