Phuket Latest News
Thai man in coma after face bashed with brick by unruly teens in pub altercation
PHUKET: A 27-year-old man is in a coma at Vachira Hospital after his head was repeatedly bashed in with a brick by a group of teens following an altercation at a pub in Thalang early this morning.
BREAKING: Phukets Paiboon Upasating dies of cancer at 58
PHUKET: The islands highest elected official, Paiboon Upasating has died early this morning at Thonburi Hospital in the nations capital.
BREAKING: Phukets Paiboon Upatising dies of cancer at 58
PHUKET: The islands highest elected official, Paiboon Upatising has died early this morning at Thonburi Hospital in the nations capital.
Phuket Mourns Paiboon Upatising, Dead at 58 After Long Illness
Latest Paiboon Upatising, President of the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation, has died in Bangkok after a long illness. Thousands on the island are expected to mourn his passing.
PhuketWATCH Surrogacy Outlawed; Journo Sacked Over Shock Selfie; China Bans Drone Export
Phuket Updating Digest Thailand bans the use of surrogate mothers; China restricts export of drones; Japanese journo sacked over shocking selfie; Bin Laden family die in plane crash.
Asean Today: Plane Debris Checked; Jolie Joins Suu Kyi; Resort Governor Removed; TPP Setback
Around the Region Talks fail to achieve TPP; US actress sees factory women in Burma; Cambodian governor sacked in Sihanoukville; Singaporeans to pay to go to Malaysia.
B70,000 worth of items stolen from Phuket mobile phone shop
PHUKET: Police are currently on the lookout for a thief or thieves who broke into a local mobile phone shop last night (July 31) and stole more than B70,000 of items including cash.
German woman found dead in bath of Phuket hotel room
PHUKET: The maid at a Phuket hotel discovered a dead German woman in a hotel bath yesterday afternoon (July 31). Police are currently awaiting results of an autopsy to confirm the cause of her death.
NBTC seeks extension for prepaid SIMs deadline
The telecom regulator will ask the government if it can extend the July 31 registration deadline by another three months after 16.9 million people failed to register prepaid SIM cards used in their mobile phones.