Phuket Latest News

PHUKET: Phuket airport has slapped a blanket bar on private jets landing over the holiday season.

PHUKET: Divers are looking for a missing crew member of a cargo boat that turned turtle and sank in heavy weather off Phi Phi island yesterday (December 29).

PANGKALAN BUN, INDONESIA: The hunt for a missing AirAsia passenger plane appeared over today (December 30) as wreckage was spotted at sea off Indonesia and dozens of bodies were recovered, prompting raw scenes of emotion from sobbing relatives of the 162 people aboard.

Bangkok: As this year draws to a close and 2015 beckons, the Bangkok Post looks back at the people behind some of the top stories of 2014 − those who actively sought out the spotlight and others who found fame or notoriety unexpectedly.

PHUKET: Police are looking for two gunmen who shot an 18-year-old boy on Phoonpol Rd in Puket Town last night (December 29). The boy later died.

PHUKET: Well known Thai movie director Anon “Poj Anon” Mingkhwan was arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport yesterday (December 29) on a warrant issued in Phuket.

PHUKET: The island’s first automatic information machine, known as an “SOS Call Point”, has been installed in Patong in front of the Banthai Beach Resort & Spa.

JAKARTA: Debris spotted today during an aerial search for AirAsia flight QZ8501 is from the missing plane, Indonesia’s director general of civil aviation has announced.

Best of Phuket 2014 The protesters who are battling to prevent dolphins being held captive for popular pleasure and profit at a dolphinarium win a Best of Phuket 2014 award.