Phuket Latest News

Two foreign women should be thankful to two Kusoldharm Rescue Foundation workers who stopped to help them after the front left wheel of their Honda Vios came off this morning (January 23), whilst driving along Pra Phuket Keaw Rd towards the Tesco Lotus Intersection.

Miss Universe contestants are keen to proclaim their desire for world peace, but this year’s Miss Lebanon has declared war after claiming Miss Israel muscled in uninvited during a group “selfie.”

Just because they can work the cat walk, look good in a bikini and hope for world peace, doesn’t mean they are angels.

PHUKET: The anti-drug drive continues on Phuket with the arrest of two drug dealers by undercover police on Sunday (January 18) and a further arrest on Tuesday (January 20).

Thomas Tusser was a poet and farmer in 16th Century England, and his writings recorded many expressions and proverbs in print for the first time. Possibly the most famous line attributed to Tusser is “a fool and his money are soon parted.” Though not his precise words, he certainly inspired the sentiment.

Thai tour agents have reached an agreement to set a maximum price for optional tours for Chinese visitors at 600 yuan (B3,175) per head to reduce problems of them being abandoned or forced to buy expensive goods in Thailand.

The Naka Island, A Luxury Collection Resort and Spa, Phuket was recently voted one of “Asia’s Top 5 Villa Resorts” at the prestigious “NOW Travel Asia Awards 2014”.

A record of more than 5,000 visitors – verified by an independent auditing company at the show – made the 12th Phuket International Boat Show, PIMEX, the biggest yet.

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) now orders all mobile phone operators to require mandatory registration of all owners of prepaid SIM cards by end of July, otherwise their phone use will be cut off.