Phuket Latest News
Asia's First Paddleboard Festival for Phuket
Latest The first Asian Paddleboard Festival is being planned for Phuket in November with organisers taking children into the water this week to show how much fun the sport can be.
Phuket gets ready for colourful Pride Week
PHUKET: Phuket Pride, the island’s annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) festival kicks off on Sunday April 19 with “Stargazer”, Phuket Pride’s first talent contest.
Government gives seized plots to landless
The government has started distributing land plots seized from those caught encroaching on national forest reserves as part of a project to help the landless poor.
Koh Pha Ngan sinks all but full moon party
Party Central, also known as Koh Pha Ngan, has become Party Pooper. From now, only full moon parties will be allowed on the immensely popular resort island. That means no more dark moon parties, jungle parties, half moon parties and the like.
Frenchman Killed in Patong Motorcycle Crash: Phuket Police Neglect to Tell Envoy
Latest A Frenchman has died of severe facial injuries after a Phuket motorcycle collision. Delays have meant that envoys or relatives have yet to be notified by Patong police.
Pattaya Tourist in I Love Phuket T-Shirt Smashed Over Head With Iron Bar
Latest A Polish tourist wearting an ‘I heart Phuket’ t-shirt was smashed over the head with a metal rod in a wild disturbance at a Pattaya nightclub.
American Woman Creates Chaos in Wrong Way Crash in Pattaya: Police Shoot Out Tyres
PHOTO ALBUM An American woman named Samantha is under arrest after creating chaos in driving the wrong way down a one-way road in Pattaya. Police shot out the tyres of her vehicle.
Armed Phuket Bandits Flee With 500,000 Baht from Phuket Spa
Latest Police believe that the armed robbery of 500,000 baht from a Phuket City spa for Chinese tourists was probably an inside job.
Malaysia's New 'Zombie' Anti Terror Law Should be Withdrawn, Says Rights Group
Latest A new counterterrorism law to be implemented in Malaysia violates fundamental rights, says Human Rights Watch in criticising aspects of the proposed legislation.