Two Thai men, Pariphat and Suriya, were arrested in Phuket for impersonating police officers and extorting foreigners through a fake donation campaign for military personnel at the Thailand–Cambodia border. The…
A “large” foreign man is on the run after stabbing a British national outside a nightclub in the Choeng Talay area of Phuket in the early hours of yesterday, December…
Officials in Phuket held a high-level meeting to discuss the next phase of an expressway project that will connect key areas and ease long-standing traffic woes. Plans for the second…
Phuket’s power players jetted to Fiji for a high-profile eco-tourism summit, returning with ideas, allies, and a mission to make next year’s event the island’s greenest showpiece yet. A high-level…
Marine officials rescued an endangered Olive Ridley sea turtle at Karon Beach after it was found trapped in a discarded fishing net on June 20. Officers from the Sireetarn Marine…
Phuket’s picture-perfect beaches may be drawing tourists in droves but the island is quietly battling a Covid-19 surge that places it among the top three provinces for infection rates in…
The Phuket Red Cross and the Blood Bank at Vachira Phuket Hospital are urging locals to consider blood donation as a life-saving gesture this April, coinciding with the Songkran holiday….
Photo courtesy of PPAO via The Phuket News A significant 66-million-baht development project is currently transforming Nai Harn Lake in Phuket, with a completion target set for early February, according…
Phang Nga governor pushes for Phuket rail linkLegacy Plans for a game-changing rail link to Phuket are gathering steam—but officials are staying tight-lipped. Phang Nga Governor Supoj Rotreuang Na Nongkhai…
Picture courtesy of The Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center (Upper Andaman Sea) Officials in Phuket issued a warning for Patong beach visitors after dozens of venomous bluebottle jellyfish were…