Phuket Latest News

Latest A 65-year-old Australian tourist has been found dead in his room at a Patong hotel. Police believe he may have died from a pre-existing condition.

Latest A long list of counter tour operators, most of them based in Patong, owe more than six million baht to boat trip operators on Phuket, says an industry administrator.

Latest An Australian who taught English in Patong and was struck by a water tanker in a motorcycle crash has been flown to Perth but remains unconscious, although in a stable condition.

Phuket Updating Digest More than 60 million displaced worldwide; Thailand holds Mers man; Aviation downgrade impact assessed; Glitch leaves US visa applications up in air; Pope calls for change.

Around the Region A case of Mers reaches Thailand; Several nations have become involved in tracking a pirated tanker; African rats are being used to find Cambodian mines; Burma’s predicament.

BANGKOK: The Thai Public Health Ministry announced today (June 18) that a 75-year-old man from Oman has been confirmed to have MERS in Southeast Asia’s first case of the virus since an outbreak in South Korea that has killed 23 people.

PHUKET: The Director-General of Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP), Peraphon Thawornsupacharoen, revealed today (June 18) that construction of Phuket’s light-rail project could start within two years, if everything goes according to plan.

PHUKET: A Phang Nga methamphetamine (ya bah) dealer was arrested yesterday (June 17) in the province̕s Borsaen sub-district in possession of 18,000 ya bah pills and a .38 calibre pistol.

Uber Technologies Inc, the smartphone-based ride-sharing service company, has chosen Bangkok as the first city in Southeast Asia to introduce a one-day free trial for its helicopter service.