Phuket Latest News

Latest Holidaymakers planning trips to sea from Sunday through Thursday should be aware that the Department of Disaster prevention and Mitigation has issued a severe weather warning.

THAILAND: The Chinese woman accused of stealing a B10 million diamond from a jewellery fair has confessed to swallowing the precious gemstone, police said today (September 12).

Latest Some of Phuket’s tsunami warning towers need maintenance but there is no budget to fix them, the island’s governor has told a senior government minister.

Phuket: The wanted temple thief was finally caught yesterday morning (September 11) after he returned to the scene of the crime for round two.

PHUKET: A 34-year-old woman was taken to hospital with a gun shot wound last night (September 11) after her boyfriend shot her on her hand and under the eye for breaking up with him.

It’s Irish by name, it’s Irish in decor, and it’s certainly Irish in atmosphere.

SINGAPORE: The ruling Peoples Action Party scored a landslide victory this morning (September 12) as the most fiercely contested election in Singapores independent history ended with dramatic swings away from opposition parties.

PHUKET: Police will this week start towing away and impounding any cars found in a slew of new ‘No Parking’ and ‘No Stopping’ zones in a bid to alleviate traffic snarls at some of the worst-congested black spots in Phuket Town.

Recently, I witnessed the first ever destruction of confiscated ivory in Thailand. Great job to the Department of National Parks for their hard work and researching the best ways to destroy the ivory with transparency.