Phuket Latest News

Phuket Updating Digest Arrested bomber leaves questions to answer; Malaysia protest Day Two today; Boatpeople to be forced out of Burma again, says UNHCR; Town planners reject trams.

Around the Region Malaysians mass in protest over PM’s scandal; China outlaws sex with underage prostitutes as ‘rape’; Inside Burma’s Rohingya camps; Michael Jackson remembered.

BANGKOK: A Thai army general and top executive of Ufun has turned himself in after fleeing to the United States in mid-April, claiming he had been deceived into investing in a regional investment scheme, reports the Bangkok Post.

BANGKOK: Police say they have arrested a Turkish passport holder who looks like the Ratchaprasong bombing suspect in Nong Chok district in Bangkok.

PHUKET: If you love coffee and kisses, then the “Take Kiss Out” coffee cup with its lid featuring contoured lips promises to give you more than just a fun experience when sipping coffee.

PHUKET: Five Malaysian tourists escaped serious injuries when the passenger van they were in flipped en route to Phuket International Airport yesterday evening (August 28).

PHUKET: A leading figure at the Phuket office of the Road Safety Network, which operates under the Thai Health Foundation, this week revealed that Phuket was now officially the worst province in the country for deaths and injuries resulting from road accidents.

News Analysis The six most dangerous places on Phuket’s roads are named as island authorities absorb the need to replace deaths and injuries with education and enforcement.

PHUKET: Editors at The Phuket News deliberated long and hard over a headline following the Erawan bomb blast in Bangkok on August 17, regarding how Phuket would be affected by the blast in terms of tourism.