Phuket Latest News

Five candidates enter FAT presidential race

FOOTBALL: Former national police chief Somyot Poompunmuang and ex-Thailand coach Charnwit Phalajivin are expected to battle it out for the country’s top football job in next month’s election.

18 people injured,including Chinese tourists, in bus crash off Phuket

PHUKET: 18 people were injured, including a number of Chinese tourists, when the bus they were travelling on crashed on Phetkasem Rd in Phang-nga last night (Jan 11). Police are still investigating to find the cause of the accident.

URGENT: Stem cell, bone marrow donors in Phuket needed to save lives

PHUKET: The family of a 24-year-old Chinese-Thai and Italian woman suffering from leukemia has made a public appeal, seeking a relatively-rare, Eurasian stem-cell donor match as one of their last hopes for the girls survival.

Russian man arrested off Phuket working as illegal tour guide

PHUKET: A 22-year-old Russian man was arrested in Phang-nga yesterday (Jan 11) for working illegally as a tour guide when was caught taking 12 Russian tourists on a tour of the province’s popular Suwan Khuha cave tourist attraction.

Phuket the winner after successful 13th Phuket International Boat Show

PHUKET: The 13th Phuket International Boat Show came to a close on Sunday (Jan 10) after four days of showcasing the regions best marine and luxury brands to a record turnout of visitors.

Phuket the winner after successful 13th Phuket International Boat Show

PHUKET: The 13th Phuket International Boat Show came to a close on Sunday (Jan 10) after four days of showcasing the regions best marine and luxury brands to a record turnout of visitors.

Thaksin loses battle for passports

BANGKOK: The Administrative Court has dismissed Thaksin Shinawatra’s petition for an injunction against the state’s revocation of his two passports as an initial hearing found no irregularities in the case.

Electricity to be cut in Thalang tomorrow

PHUKET: Electricity will be cut in some parts of Thalang from 9:00am until 4:30pm tomorrow while engineers from Phuket Provincial Electricity Authority make adjustments to the power supply.

Illegal Chinese tour guide arrested at famous Phuket landmark

PHUKET: A Chinese man was arrested at the famous Phuket landmark, Promthep Cape,this morning (Jan 11) for working as an illegal tour guide when he was seen conducting a tour of the area for 20 Chinese tourists.

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