PHUKET: The Surin Phuket resort, at Pansea Beach, Cherng Talay, has been entered in the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Hall of Fame.
PATTAYA: A 39-year-old Russian man died after being beaten at a hotel on Pattaya beach of Chon Buri province late Friday night (June 25), police said.
The Dalai Lama made his first appearance at Glastonbury yesterday (June 27), spending an hour in the rain addressing festival-goers on how the world could be a happier place.
Authorities have given Fat until Wednesday (July 1) to regulate unlicensed fisherman, who frequently use illegal fishing gear and fail to install equipment that would allow officials to track them. After Wednesday, fishermen without atyabat, or licences, or on boats that do not meet government standards, will face legal action.
Latest A speedboat that went sailing on a Phuket bend not made for speed finished up landing on the grassy median strip of the island’s main road but stayed shipshape.
News Analysis An Australian visitor has been forced to pay 400 baht for a trip from Phuket International Airport that took him four minutes to walk, a sign that the island’s transport issues are unresolved.
Phuket Updating Digest Phuketwan editor asks Muslim world for help; Euro dips as crisis over Greece deepens; Thailand’s drought a rising concern; Cyclist killed; Gay marchers hosed down.
Around the Region Vietnam’s Communist chief to visit US; Dutch say probe into Malaysian air crash being hindered; Philippines criticised over women’s rights; China, Laos sign deals.
Latest The editor of Phuketwan, facing an unjust criminal defamation action by the Royal Thai Navy over its Rohingya coverage, is asking for help from the 57-nation Organisation for Islamic Cooperation.