Phuket News

Lifeguards return to Phuket’s Surin Beach – to stay, says MaAnn

Patong, Cherng Talay open donation centres to help flood victims

TCEB pushes Phuket as Asia’s MICE World Class City

Phuket gets a new mascot

PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket's new mascot! Taxi's demand Grab compensation? Sugar tax going up, again! || September 17

DMCR Phuket searching for dive boat for damaging corals

PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Don't take my licence! Cops bungle hunt for killer? No more TM28, for some? || September 16

Thai Navy seize IUU boat off Phuket

Pickup truck u-turn leaves Myanmar mother dead, partner and son in ICU

Phuket Opinion: Dangling the carrot

Patong lifeguards to be hired year round, full time

Wan Yubamrung’s subordinate arrested for attempted murder in Patong

Governor requests B1.15mn extra to complete second building at new Provincial Hall site

Karon Police identify body of foreign man found floating off Phuket

Phuket health office exonerates tourist store of overloaded preservatives in curry paste

Phuket police bumble hunt for Norwegian killer

Phuket all clear as haze blankets south

Phuket Town road to close for Moon Cake Festival

PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Controversial painting sold! Microplastics in Thai fish? Phuket expat honoured! || September 12

Russian tourist drowns at Karon Beach

Chinese tourists injured in Patong jet-ski collision

Council garbage truck driver fined B1k for brake failure ending in 10-car Patong pile-up

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Wyndham adds two more hotels for Phuket’s south

Centara signs up three more Phuket hotels

Phuket’s most expensive car number plate is ‘9999’ costing more than 700K

PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Babies-for-sale on Facebook! Ex-Mayor loses island lawsuit? City truck pile-up? || September 11

Brit rescue volunteer in Patong snares two-metre cobra beside 7-Eleven

French expat in Phuket receives Royal Thai honour for Tham Luang Cave rescue

Indian man injured as car slams into back of staff bus

Australian tourist found dead in Phuket resort pool

Chinese entourage talks ‘Sister City’ status

Three motorbikes torched on road to Freedom Beach

PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Studying malaria in space! 6th best healthcare in world! Minister's 'drug past' report? || September 10

British woman escapes serious injury as car slams into tree

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Chalong Underpass to close for electrical works

Power outage to see areas in Chalong, Rawai and Karon without mains water supply

Phuket officials apply for B38mn to finally finish new Provincial Hall

Indian visitors to Phuket surge whilst total numbers drop

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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Foreigner tax delayed? Struck by lightning! Royal Rainmakers called in? || September 9

Phuket fisherman brought back to life after struck by lightning