Phuket Latest News

Latest Missing American diver Joshua Devine was ‘‘very drunk’’ before he vanished from a dive boat, with a search for him being renewed with vigor following criticism in US news reports.

Latest The EU has been criticised by an Ombudsperson for not settling issues of human rights before embarking on trade and investment agreements with Vietnam.

Phuket Updating Digest New ambassador but Cobra Gold talks slow; Family of missing US diver critical of Thai search; Phuket Songkran road deaths free so far; Jet runs off runway; Phuket events.

Around the Region A quiz question from Singapore goes viral; Aussie web site accuses Malaysia of hiding MH370 secrets; Indonesia will keep Bali free of alcohol ban; Death of Brit in Laos, drugs nearby.

PHUKET: No injuries were reported after a stray wheel that had fallen off a moving bus in Mai Khao this afternoon, destroyed a roadside noodle stall.

PHUKET: The 52-year-old female Japanese tourist who drowned off of Koh Kai island in Krabis Ao Nang district this morning has died en route to hospital, officials have confirmed.

PHUKET: Officials are ready to react to “emergency incidents of unrest” Phuket Governor Nisit has reassured in the wake of Samui bombings and ahead of a busy April festive itinerary.

PHANG NGA: A Burmese man who tried to help two boys who got stuck in the sea off Phang Nga during Songkran fell into the ocean himself and drowned. His friend also remains in a coma.

RAWAI: An unnamed Burmese woman remains in a coma after getting hit by a falling palm tree in Rawai while three others were also injured by a falling tree in Phang Nga on Monday afternoon (April 13).