Phuket News

PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Warning over baby elephant? Overstayer banned 10 years! Coronavirus update! || March 3

BCCT fires up first Phuket event for 2020

Russian tourists rescued after blown offshore on inflatable rings

American man, 79, dies in fall from motorbike

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More than 2,700 cruise tourists arrive in Patong

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Phuket Poll: Should tourists cancel their holiday in Phuket?

Phuket police net 300kg of kratom from Malaysia

PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 1st Thai virus fatality! Myanmar baby death exposes migrant workers’ rights chasm? || March 2

Governor unveils statue of Phuket Town founding father

Patong readies for local elections

Death of Myanmar baby in Phuket exposes chasm in migrant workers’ rights

The Long Run: Water-saving measures rolled out to make reserves last as long as possible

The Coronavirus effect – Phuket and hotel report

Manhunt launched for American over ‘seastead’ fiasco

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Electricity outage to hit Thepkrasattri

Students donate trolleys to help Rassada residents during water shortage

Motorcycle taxi driver hospitalised in knife attack on Bangla Road

Mains water supply outage in Wichit

Governor orders complaint filed over disrespectful ‘head swap’ photo of Phuket Heroines

Marut the killer Phuket airport taxi driver is still behind the wheel

Video: Driver trapped as fire engine overturns in Phuket

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Navy launch search for missing crewman after Phuket fishing boat sinks

Looking to India for relief: Growth in Indian tourist arrivals may alleviate COVID-19 fallout

PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Bangla cabbie throw down! Indian tourism relief? Boat sinks, crewman missing! || February 27

17 children rescued from Patong human-trafficking gang

Phuket speedboat drivers, tour operators get safety training

South African arrested on overstay - BMW smart car comes up trumps again

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#PhuketOK aims to rejuvenate local tourism industry

[Pictures] A relatively deserted Patong Beach

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Phuket officials confirm four dead from New Year road accidents, but official Seven Days tally will remain at one fatality

British man, 70, rescued by Thai navy after three days adrift off Phuket

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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Three days adrift off Phuket! 3 more Thais infected? Hookahs get owner arrested! || February 26

Phuket Immigration confirms 24-hour reporting lifted for more foreigners, 90-day reports remain unchanged

Safety on point: Demerit point penalties for traffic violations to start

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Deadly wipeout airport taxi driver found guilty, suspended jail term handed down, 3-month driver’s ban

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Environmental group opposes erosion barrier on Phuket’s Surin Beach

PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Two new Thailand virus cases! Surin Beach sea wall? Bomb blast injures 10! || February 25

Mobile clinic offers free vaccinations for cats and dogs in Kathu

Phi Phi construction barge goes up in flames

British-Thai boy drowns at Blue Tree water park, Phuket