Phuket Latest News

PHUKET: In 2005 the EU Commission proposed a directive that laid the foundations for a radical change in the portability of an individual’s pension. British, Dutch and Irish nationals were given the flexibility to move certain private pensions to the jurisdiction of their choice, rather than leave it in their home country and currency.

latest There’s no confirmation on what kind of creature inflicted bite woulds in the foot of an Australian woman at a Phuket beach but there’s speculation it could have been a small shark.

PHUKET: The inflation rate in Phuket of 4.1 per cent for the full year 2014 well outpaces the national average, including Bangkok, reports Bill Barnett of hospitality consulting firm C9 Hotelworks.

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Court this morning (Sept 1) ruled Phuketwan journalists Alan Morison, 67, and Chutima Sidasathian, 34, not guilty of all charges filed against them for defamation and under the Computer Crime Act.

SURAT THANI: A French tourist has died and another was seriously injured when they fell off a steep waterfall on Koh Samui while trekking on a path that is notorious for fatal accidents.

BANGKOK: Police believe the two prime bombing suspects in the Erawan and Sathon pier explosions are hiding in Cambodia and have asked Phnom Penh authorities to hunt them down, a Crime Suppression Division (CSD) source said yesterday (August 31).

PHUKET: The limited number of new luxury villas in Phuket has doubled the price of resale units, as demand is relatively strong in this niche market.

WAKAYAMA, JAPAN: Dolphin rights activist Ric OBarry was arrested last night in Japan for not carrying his passport, on the night before the infamous dolphin hunt at Taiji.

Latest A Phuket judge dismisses the Royal Thai Navy case against two Phuketwan journalists, promoting a more mature relationship between the military and the media.