Phuket Latest News

Around the Region Market fire kills many in Zamboanga; Indonesia sinks 106 illegal boats; Islam troubles Singapore; Jade turned to illegal cash; Deforestation widespread in SE Asia.

PHUKET: The Dolphin Bay Phuket dolphinarium in Chalong opened quietly today (Oct 31), with many people showing up to view the new attraction.

EGYPT: A Russian airliner crashed on Saturday in Egypts restive Sinai Peninsula, the office of the prime minister said in a statement.

Latest Sunbeds on the beaches of Phang Nga, north of Phuket, have brought a strong warning from the governor that people who break the rules face a third-strike arrest.

PHUKET: Police have arrested an 18-year-old from Songkhla for a spate of smash-and-grab car break-ins in Phuket, with the perpetrator confessing to eight vehicle robberies within the past two months and spending his ill-gotten gains on partying and drugs.

PHUKET: Beach umbrellas remain banned outside the “10 per cent” designated areas at Phuket’s 18 main tourist beaches this high season, while sun loungers remain banned anywhere on Phuket beaches.

BANGKOK: The gay American-Spanish couple fighting for custody of 10-month-old Carmen on Friday (Oct 30) vowed to continue the fight for her after they failed to reach an agreement with the babys surrogate mother.

LONDON: Argentina left the World Cup happy having shocked the rugby powers with the idea that they will have to make room for a new kid on the block.

ROMANIA: At least 27 people were killed and more than 150 injured after a fire ripped through a nightclub in Bucharest late on Friday (Oct 30), in one of the worst accidents to hit the Romanian capital.