Phuket Latest News

An anti-drug suppression police officer in Ayutthaya has been dismissed from service for his involvement in illicit drug trade and warrants are to be out for the arrest of four more officers, Provincial Police Region 1 Chief Amnuay Nimmano said on today (June 13).

PHUKET: 100 rai of land has been seized and five people are under investigation following investigations into encroachment Sirinart National Park.

PHUKET: One Burmese worker died and five others injured, one seriously, when they were trapped under a landslide that occurred while they were working at the Patong Bay hill construction site today (June13).

PHUKET: Phuket FC came from three nil down to earn a draw in a friendly match against Thai Premier League side Thai Port FC in a friendly game at Surakul Stadium in Phuket Town last night (June 12).

PHUKET: A Thai tour guide working from Phuket yesterday (June 12) had his permit temporarily suspended after it came to light that he had allowed tourists to feed bread to and hold cartoon fish for photos.

Latest Jet-ski operators were most recently allowed to start businesses on Naka island but the idea hasn’t pleased the management at the five-star plus resort there.

Thailand seized seven athletics golds yesterday (June 13) as they caught hosts Singapore at the top of the medals table and stamped their authority on the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

South Korea on today (June 13) reported the 14th death from an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers), with 12 new cases including that of an ambulance driver who moved a patient infected with the deadly virus.

A French court acquitted former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of procuring prostitutes yesterday (June 12), in a case that dragged his colourful sex life into the public eye.