Phuket Latest News

PHUKET: Officials raided the sands of Surin Beach this morning (Dec 22) and seized 98 items, mainly sunbed mats and umbrellas from vendors who rent them out to tourists. However, no arrests were made.

PHUKET: Police are waiting for doctors to determine the cause of death of an unidentified woman whose body was found floating in a canal on the east side of Phuket Town yesterday morning (Dec 21).

PHUKET: As part of its ongoing initiatives to restore damaged reefs and bolster the dwindling sea turtle population in the Andaman Sea, the Aleenta Resort & Spa Phuket-Phang Nga will hold its annual charity event this Saturday evening (December 26).

SONGKHLA: A woman arrested for collusion in the murder of a Malaysian businessman in Hat Yai claimed the victim had used sexual blackmail to obtain ownership of a B20-million plot of land.

Latest A ferry that once carried passengers to Lan Island off Pattaya caught fire and was destroyed in a spectacular blaze after a three-month wait for repairs to its motor

PHUKET XTRA - December 22 Surin Beach saved - for now, Thai fishing slavery report slammed, Koh Tao trial verdict on Thursday, some justice over smoke haze and a few new regional airline entrants.

PHUKET: Religious activities and memorial exhibitions are being prepared across the island as Phuket gets ready to mark the 11th anniversary of the 2004 Asian Tsunami on Saturday, December 26.

PHUKET: A raid by no less than 12 police officers at a home in Patong yesterday afternoon (Dec 21) resulted in the arrest of one man with an illegal homemade handgun.

BANGKOK: The government has dismissed a recent report by the Associated Press that Thai authorities have openly ignored slave-like labour conditions in the shrimp industry.