Phuket Latest News

Indonesian divers Wednesday investigated an object believed to be the fuselage of the crashed AirAsia jet and the resting place of most of the victims, after retrieving the black boxes of the plane that went down with 162 people on board.

A proposal to boost the number of elderly Thai and foreign tourists visiting Phuket and other parts of Southern Thailand was aired on Wednesday (January 7), with local people asked to make recommendations about places where the elderly might like to stay, or sites they might like to visit.

PHUKET: As a renewed cloud of uncertainty looms over Thailand’s tourism industry, Phuket marketeers are once again prompted to seek out more lucrative markets – old and new – so as to fill certain voids anticipated in the year ahead, and beyond.

The government will present Japan with three options for investment in double-track railways during Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-chas visit to Japan next month.

Latest Getting in the way of a cargo ship has cost a Phuket fishing boat captain his vessel - and now he is hoping to be able to seek 1.5 million baht in compensation.

Latest Top-level politics in Malaysia are part of the scandal surrounding the murder of a beautiful woman who knew too much. Now two Malaysian police have been sentenced to death.

Latest With a growing presence throughout the region and a strong Phuket-based team, Outrigger is now shoring up its market by engaging a Moscow agency’s help with sales.

Latest A top Army officer has called in 42 human trafficking suspects north of Phuket and warned them of severe consequences if they don’t stop damaging Thailand’s reputation.

Latest No refugees have taken up the Australian offer to help resettle them in Cambodia, one of the world’s most corrupt nations, rather than allowing them into Australia