Phuket Latest News

Latest Fugitive Kelly Lynn Miller is back in the US and probably headed for court in Alabama over her escape from a homicide charge. The victim’s sister hopes she is ‘‘going through hell.’’

Latest The brother of a young Israeli missing in Thailand hopes he can be found on Phuket after his ATM was used on the holiday island last weekend.

Phuket Updating Digest PM celebrates birthday today; Samui raiders seek killers; Krabi dive companies warned over enviro abuses; Italian passenger too drunk, plane diverted.

Around the Region Hanoi bid to save trees; Canadian trash brings Philippines protest; Bear cubs to eat in Laos region; Singapore currency drops; MAS staff to be fired, hired.

PHUKET: Governor Nisit Jansomwong yesterday (March 19) said he is confident that tourists are safe in Phuket.

YEMEN: At least 30 people were killed today in triple suicide bombings that targeted mosques attended by Shiite Huthi militiamen in Sanaa, capital of Yemen.

BANGKOK: The Phra Khanong provincial court today sentenced three brothers of former princess Thanpuying Srirasmi Suwadee to five years and six months in jail each for illegal detention, theft, lèse majesté and illegal possession of firearms.

It was like a mini meeting of the United Nations.

Phuket: A woman from Myanmar was arrested for drug dealing last night (March 19) after being found in possession of methamphetamine (ya bah) and crystal meth (ya ice).