Phuket Latest News

Latest The US has warned the government of Myanmar to prevent religious tension and to abide by the wishes of voters after the November 8 national poll.

Latest The Royal Thai Navy shows greater transparency in preparation for the beginning of the human trafficking season with Amnesty reporting that deaths and brutality may be worse than previously reported.

Phuket Updating Digest Foreign tourists flock to Thailand; WHO puts Thailand second on road danger list; Mafia leaders threatened; Haze extends to southern Thailand.

Around the Region Malaysia wants Myanmar to ease the Rohingya crisis; Hun Sen tries Facebook; Singapore link to Indonesian resort; Haze harms hundreds of thousands.

PHUKET: There is now only a couple of days to go before the APCWL Lifestyle Expo & Conference 2015 gets underway at Royal Phuket Marina this weekend.

PHUKET: Many government offices will be closed this Friday (Oct 23) as Thais in Phuket as elsewhere throughout the country celebrate the Chulalongkorn Day national holiday.

PHUKET: Attempts by a Royal Thai Navy rescue team failed to revive an Australian tourist who experienced fatal difficulties while on a dive tour at the Similan Islands on Sunday (Oct 18).

PHUKET: Three Thais and three men who according to police are said to be Russian were arrested in Patong in the early hours of this morning (Oct 20) when they were found to be in possession of various quantities of crystal meth (ya ice) and marijuana.

PHUKET: Phuket Marine Office Director Phuriphat Theerakulpisut has called for all foreign vessels in Phuket waters to use Automatic Identification System (AIS) tracking devices after discovering that an alarming 90 per cent of all foreign vessels around the island are not doing so.