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No More Chinese Tourists for Phuket if Day-Trip Deaths Continue, Tourism Chief Told
Latest Tourism authorities in the Phuket region have been warned that Chinese tourists will be stopped if the alarming number of deaths from snorkelling and diving tragedies continues.
Patong Garbage Truck Kills Phuket Expat Motorcycle Rider After Pickup Crash
PHOTO ALBUM An expat resident of Phuket crashed his motorcycle into the back of a parked pickup and was killed when struck by a garbage truck as he lay on the road.
PhuketWATCH New Bangkok Terminal Opens; Sheraton Plans Phuket Revival; Trafficking Trial Begins
Phuket Updating Digest Don Muang Terminal 2 opens; Beijing security alert; First witnesses at Thailand trafficking trial; Sheraton Grand to open on Phuket in 2019.
Asean Today: Thais Warned After Murders Verdict; Christian Farmers Killed; Vietnam Builds ...
Around the Region Australia sets deadline for MH370 mission; Actor still fights for som in Malaysia; Protests outside Thai embassy in Yangon; Christian farmers killed; Rebels held in Indonesia.
Surfers to hold Phuket tsunami memorial service in Patong
PHUKET: Surfing Thailand will hold its annual tsunami memorial services at Patong Beach on Saturday (Dec 26).
No military road checks in Phuket for New Year safety campaign
PHUKET: There will be no military presence at road checkpoints across Phuket during the New Year holidays, despite a announcement that armed services personnel will be manning checkpoints in Bangkok, The Phuket News has been told.
Phuket Christmas Eve traffic crackdown slaps 70 with fines
PHUKET: More than 70 people were slapped with traffic violation fines when they were stopped at a police checkpoint on the outskirts of Phuket Town today (Dec 24).
Celebrate New Years Eve with an unforgettable party at Xana Beach Club!
PHUKET: XANA Beach Club is hosting another memorable countdown ‘New Year Eve Gala Buffet Dinner and Countdown Beach Party’.
Patong police urge bars, businesses to join ‘Big Brother’ CCTV safety campaign
PHUKET: Police staged a march through through Patong yesterday (Dec 23) to urge business owners to feed their CCTV footage to Patong Police Station and the Kathu District Office in order to boost safety on the streets of the resort town.