Genting Dream cruise liner arrives in Patong for the first time
Patong –
The Genting Dream cruise liner has arrived in Patong for the first time from Singapore and Malaysia
A team of Phuket officials led by the Phuket Vice Governor Amnauy Pinsuwan and the Phuket Tourism...
Video of Foreign Man Cutting Police Chain Unlocking His Motorbike’s Wheel in Phuket Goes...
Phuket-
In a brazen act of defiance, an unidentified male foreign motorcyclist was caught on camera cutting a police chain used to immobilize his motorbike, which was parked in a no-parking zone in Phuket Old...
Phuket peak tourism season expected over Christmas and New Year, Russians top tourism market
Phuket –
The peak of the Phuket tourism high season is expected from Christmas to New Year as Russians lead the pack of visitors.
The president of the Southern Thai Hotels Association Mr. Sueksit Suwannadissakun told...
WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency
National -
The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak as a "public health emergency of international concern", WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday, July 23rd.
The term "public health...
British tourist on honeymoon and Thai man drown after tourist goes swimming despite red...
Kata, Phuket –
Two people have been pronounced dead after a male British tourist who was on his honeymoon drowned as well as a Thai man who was trying to help save the British tourist's...
Belarusian Man Rescued After Getting Lost in Phuket Jungle
Thalang, Phuket-
On Monday (March 4th), the Phuket Tourist Police received a distress call from a Belarusian man who had become lost in a jungle near Nai Thon Beach, located in the Sakoo sub-district.
The...
Thai House Speaker Postpones Tomorrow’s Scheduled Prime Minister Vote
National —
Thailand's House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha has postponed the Prime Ministerial voting originally slated for tomorrow, August 4th, 2023.
The postponement came after the Constitutional Court on Thursday, August 4th, decided to defer...
Thai Charter Court Dismisses Petition from Move Forward Party Around Re-nomination as Prime Minister
National —
On Wednesday, August 16th, the Constitutional Court of Thailand voted unanimously to drop the petition from the election-winning Move Forward Party to review a parliamentary decision that blocked its leader Pita Limjaroenrat from...
Phuket to Hold Peranakan Festival This Weekend
Phuket –
The Phuket Peranakan Festival will be held from June 23rd to June 25th, 2023 along with a parade along famous roads in Phuket Old Town.
The festival will start from 4:30 P.M. onwards with...
UPDATE: Australian Man Fined 10,000 Baht and Pays 40,000 Baht for Damages After Road...
Phuket –
An Australian man was fined 10,000 baht and paid 40,000 baht for damages after a road rage incident with a minivan in Wichit, Mueang Phuket. He also faced imprisonment for two months but...
