Phuket Latest News

Latest A Canadian tourist who collided with a motorcycle carrying three young people within hours of arriving has compensated two for their injuries but must still negotiate with the family of a dead woman.

Latest A teenage blogger who crudely insulted the memory of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew is now awaiting sentence in a court case that shows the island nation still lacks freedom of expression.

Phuket Updating News A second earthquake kills in Nepal as a quake shakes Japan; SE Asia turns back Burma boats as men, women, children are left adrift; Private hospital prices under scrutiny.

Around the Region Boats are turned back as region fails to deal with the Rohingya issue; A Singapore blogger is guilty and awaiting sentence; Philippines arm wrestles China for islands.

PHUKET: Australia is to open a full consulate in Phuket, Canberra has announced.

PHUKET: A team from the Phuket based Royal Thai Navy (RTN) Area 3 today (May 12) went on an aerial survey mission looking for Rohingya detention camps. The mission came following reports about Rohingya camps being located around the Andaman region.

PHUKET: Birds at Phuket International Airport (PIA) are under increasing surveillance to prevent them from flying into the local air space or into aircraft engines.

PHUKET: Houses and condominiums in the Kathu district of Phuket were the third most expensive in the country last year, with an average unit price of B3.51 million, according to a survey on Thailands 26 largest cities in 2014.

NEW YORK: A Picasso masterpiece and a Giacometti statue smashed world records Monday (May 11) for the most expensive art sold at auction, fetching more than $179 million and $141 million respectively in New York.