Phuket Latest News

Latest A woman who cannot travel to Phuket from Bangkok to pursue a claim against the Ace Condo developers poses the latest delay in progress of a police investigation.

News Analysis Tough love is what Phuket needs, not corruption, not entitlement, and not the tolerance of old ways that involve breaking the law to benefit just a few.

Latest A string of alarming developments in South-East Asia have Western governments and local authorities growing increasingly concerned about extremist terrorism.

Phuket Updating Digest Cathay flight safe in Bali after fire; Sipa pushes Phuket projects; Patong beach phone thief nabbed on Phuket; Inquiry to follow trampling deaths of more than 700.

Around the Region Haze hits 319 in Singapore health alert; Cousin arrested for texting on body in case murder; Phuket’s culture of corruption, as BBC reports; Ringgit in toxic shakeout.

PHUKET: After months of research, the Human Trafficking Crime Prevention and Suppression Centre delivered its report this week with the stunning revelation that the task force found not a single case of human trafficking on the island.

PHUKET: The Fisheries Department has today (Sept 24) confirmed to The Phuket News that the dolphin import permit request submitted for the Nemo dolphinarium was accepted at the beginning of this month following several checks on the facility by relevant departments.

PHUKET: A Scottish man was found hanged inside a Patong hotel room in Soi Sansabai this morning (Sept 24) when he failed to check out on time. Police have yet to rule the case as suicide.

BANGKOK: Leading travel agency groups are asking the international airline body IATA, why carriers are continuing to add fuel surcharges to ticket prices when the cost of fuel has plunged.