Phuket Latest News

Latest Penalties for overstaying are harsher now as a crackdown on aspects of the law relating to ‘‘aliens’’ become tighter and tighter in Thailand.

Phuket Updating Digest Motorcycle helmets may be banned; Arrests in murder of Samui maid; Hong Kong alarmed at Chinese overflow; London schoolgirls in Syria; Football latest.

Phuket Updating Digest MH370 theory suggests Antarctica target; Singapore casino slump; Royal pardon sought for Anwar; Aquino facing resignation pressure; Labor allure of Burma.

Prices for beer, alcohol and cigarettes likely will go up several baht next month as producers pass on a new 2% sports tax. 

The Bank of Thailand has announced that a new B100 bank note will be released on Friday (February 26) across the nation.

MMA: With the same flair he showed in his 20s, 44-year-old Muay Thai legend Jomhod Kiatadisak was able to walk away victorious from his debut MMA fight at Full Metal Dojo 4 last Saturday (February 21) in Bangkok.

PHUKET: Police are looking for a mother after a 6 or 7 month fetus of a boy was found inside a make-up bag left in a bin at the Poonpol Night Plaza in Thalad Neur last night (February 23).

An Indonesian court today (February 24) dismissed a bid by two Australian drug traffickers on death row to avoid execution by challenging the presidents rejection of their pleas for clemency.

PHUKET: The body of an British man was found floating off of Koh Hae (Coral Island) yesterday afternoon (February 23). It is believed that the man had had a lot to drink the night before and had wondered into the sea.