PHUKET: An outpouring of grief and tributes has flown from Phuket’s Muay Thai and Mixed Martial Arts (MMS) community following the death of New Zealand mother Ariana Brown, 43, in a motorbike accident early Saturday morning (Jan 23).
NAKHON SRI THAMMARAT: A metal panel that washed up on the Thai coast is “likely” to be from a rocket, a Japanese manufacturer said yesterday (Jan 25), pouring cold water on speculation it comes from a missing Malaysian Airways jet.
PHUKET: Larry Cunningham, who served as Australian Honorary Consul for Phuket, Phang-nga and Krabi for nine years, has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours List in recognition for his services.
PHUKET: A land dispute involving one of the island’s sea gypsy communities reared its head again yesterday (Jan 25) when over 100 hundred members of the community came out to protect the disputed land after representatives from the company claiming to own it once again threatened to place a blockade there.
PHUKET: It took the better part of two hours for Kathu firefighters to bring under control what has been described as a grass fire near the wastewater plant in Kathu.
PHUKET: One crew member of a cargo boat carrying supplies from Phuket to Koh Phi Phi Don died today (Jan 25) when his vessel caught fire off Dok Mai Island in Phang Nga Bay.
PHUKET: One crew member of a cargo boat carrying supplies from Phuket to Koh Phi Phi Don died today (Jan 25) when his vessel caught fire off Dok Mai Island in Phang Nga Bay.
PHUKET: Motorists passing the construction site of the Bang Khu Underpass have been urged to exercise caution as traffic-flow changes have resulted in drivers needing to use different lanes while driving through the area.
PHUKET: Roads leading to the top of Rang Hill (Khao Rang) closed today (Jan 25) ahead of Phuket Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada officiating the opening of a memorial to Khaw Sim Bee, one of the founding fathers of Phuket.