Phuket Latest News

Latest A second person has died and fears are held for three more victims from a nightmare inferno that saw passengers trapped on a burning bus soon after it left Phuket.

Latest Scores of Phuket flights are diverted or delayed as the region’s haze shrouds triggers disruption and threatens the flow of tourists to Thailand from China and other countries.

Latest Former democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi cannot be president but plans to lead Myanmar anyway if the party that she heads wins next month’s national election.

Latest A video showing a group of black-shirted men using extreme violence in throwing tourists out of a venue is said to have been recorded at the entrance to a Patong nightclub.

Phuket Updating Digest Grey shroud covers southern Thailand; Expert says nets needed to save swimmers; Crash in Malaysia kills three Chinese tourists; Putin stars in ice hockey.

Around the Region Six gunmen snatch a pizza restaurateur in the Philippines; Haze hits Phuket, tourism, Indonesia’s reputation; Vietnam accuses US of dumping dark chicken; Burma security warning.

PHUKET: The air quality in Phuket today was the worst on record, the Regional Environmental Office 15 confirmed to The Phuket News this afternoon (Oct 7).

PATTAYA: Pattaya police have arrested a Russian man who allegedly killed a pitbull terrier three months ago.

PHUKET XTRA - Wednesday October 7 An excerpt from an interview with Phukets new Governor, the haze is now very serious, tour guiding to be taught in schools and the Ace Condo debacle continues. #PhuketNewsTV #PhuketTV