Phuket Latest News

Latest With the Royal Thai Navy still able to appeal against the dismissal of all charges against two journalists, the Phuket reporters have decided to move on from the Thai holiday island.

PHUKET: Police are currently looking for a gunman who yesterday afternoon (Sept 7) shot a 12-year-old schoolboy in the leg whilst he was still at school taking part in the evening parade.

Latest The Royal Thai Navy led a raid on Patong beach looking out for vendors breaking the rules. But ignored so far is the biggest problem - jet-ski operators have taken control of the beach.

KOREAS: North and South Korean Red Cross officials kicked off talks yesterday (Sept 7) on organising a rare and emotional reunion for families separated by the Korean War.

BANGKOK: The baht this week slipped beyond the 36-mark against the US dollar to hit a six-and-a-half-year low, tracking retreats of other regional currencies as investors bet the US Federal Reserve will lift its near-zero interest rates this month.

MYANMAR: With a smile, Myanmarʼs most notorious Buddhist monk boasts of the sleepless nights he endures on his self-appointed quest against the country’s Muslims – one that he claims has helped strip voting rights from hundreds of thousands of the religious minority.

Latest: Phuket is to gain a new governor from next month, Cabinet decided today. He is Jamlern Tippayatada, a former vice governor of the island where he was born.

Latest Local bus owners staged a protest today at Central Festival intersection in Phuket City over the increasing number of off-island buses being used to transport tourists.

Latest Emergency crews at Phuket international Airport plan a drill that will take place at 1am on Thursday. The session is not expected to interfere with scheduled flights.