Phuket City Municipality repaints crosswalks  to increase road safety
Phuket –
The Phuket City Municipality has repainted crosswalks in Phuket Town to increase road safety for pedestrians and motorists.
A team of traffic engineers from the Phuket City Municipality have repainted crosswalks at intersections and...
More than 1.7 million Thai and foreign tourists visited Phuket in the past five...
Phuket –
More than 1.7 million Thai and foreign tourists have visited Phuket which has generated millions of baht in the past five months.
The Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand Phuket Office Ms. Nathasiri...
Sea turtle found dead on beach in Thalang with plastic in mouth
Thalang–
A sea turtle was found dead at a beach in Thalang with plastic in its mouth.
Lifeguards who were patrolling on Maikhao Beach in the Maikhao sub-district in the Thalang district found a dead sea...
Nigerian man in Phuket confirmed as Thailand’s first official case of monkey pox
Phuket, Thailand –
A 27-year-old Nigerian man in Phuket has been confirmed as Thailand's first official infection of monkey pox.
Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong Director-General of the Department of Disease Control (DDC), this evening (July 21st) stated...
Heavy rains cause flooding in Phuket during rush hours as rainy weather continues
Phuket -
Heavy rain in Phuket since this morning (August 2nd) caused flooding in Phuket repetitious flood areas.
The rain hit since this morning and continued all day. Repetitious flood areas in Phuket City are at...
Kata Beach in Phuket to be pushed as a ‘Surf City’
Phuket –
Tourism operators in Phuket are ready to push Kata Beach to be a ‘Surf City’.
Ms. Kanokkorn Pattarawanee, a committee member of the Phuket Tourism Association told The Phuket Express, “Kata Beach and Karon...
Local massage vendors in Phuket protest over foreign investors allegedly operating shops at much...
Phuket –
About 80 local massage vendors in Phuket protested at the Phuket City Hall complaining about massage shops which were allegedly being invested in by foreigners operating with much lower prices, hurting their business.
The...
85 guns, 859 bullets, 69,182 methamphetamine pills, and 1,083 grams of crystal meth seized...
Phuket, Upper southern provinces –
In total 85 guns, 859 bullets, 69,182 methamphetamine pills, and 1,083 grams of crystal methamphetamine were seized in seven provinces in an upper southern crackdown including Phuket from August 22nd...
Karon to hold Sea, Sand, Sun, and Music in the Garden event
Karon –
The Sea, Sand, Sun, and Music in the Garden event will be held in Karon this month.
The event will be held on September 17 to September 18th at Nong Harn Public Park.
There will...
UPDATE: Driving licenses of three minivan drivers involved in viral Phuket brawl suspended
Phuket –
The driving licenses of three minivan drivers who were involved in a viral brawl in Phuket have been suspended for six months.
Our previous story:
Two minivan drivers presented themselves to police after allegedly attacking...
