Phuket Latest News

BANGKOK: Myanmar’s ambassador to Thailand yesterday (Dec 25) said he accepted the death sentences handed down to the convicted killers of two backpackers murdered on Koh Tao last year.

PHUKET: Officials have arrested three women and two men for working illegally as inlicensed medical practitioners after they were found conducting annual employee health examinations inside a Big C store in Rassada.

PHUKET: Customs officers have seized counterfeit and untaxed products and banned items worth about B20 million in Hat Yai district of Songkhla and Phuket.

PHUKET: Police are waiting for doctors to confirm the cause of death of a drug suspect found floating off Chalong Pier yesterday (Dec 25) before closing their investigation as “accidental death”.

LONDON: Tim Peake, the first British astronaut on the International Space Station, dialled a wrong number after trying to phone home, asking a woman, “Is this planet Earth?”

BANGKOK: The public health minister has hinted the universal healthcare scheme in its current form might not be sustainable and contributions apart from the state budget are necessary.

GOLF: Twelve year old Jakkarin Jitmaneekan from Thailand beat 300 other golfers from 25 countries to win his first ever hole-in-one on the first day of tournament at the Kids Golf World Championship 2015 held in Malaysia for the fourth year running.

Latest A raiding party of about 30 officials arrest a Frenchman working illegally on Phi Phi and an ‘‘Army major general’’ who could not produce ID confirming his role.

Latest One of Thailand’s most popular television channels is now issuing receipts for a fee to access secluded Laem Sing beach on Phuket’s popular tourist coast.