Latest Island-hopping can be the preference of tourists but an island-hopping property title has provoked a dispute involving the DSI off Phuket's coast.
Latest A Russian woman who advertised a Phuket condo for sale on Facebook at a price lower than what the owner was asking found herself arrested for having no work permit.
Latest Concrete walls and ''Private Property'' signs around an extremely valuable five-star Phuket beachfront strip should be torn down, a vice governor tells a meeting.
News Analysis The takeover of Starwood by Marriott creates the world's biggest resorts and hotels group and that is likely to mean quickening development on tourist island destinations.
Latest The Swedish furniture and household goods brand Ikea is opening Asia's first Pickup and Order Point on Phuket later this month, according to reports.
UPDATE Officials from one local authority have tried to remove a restaurant from a popular Phuket beach while officials from another authority apparently can explain how it came to be there. More »
Latest The first Accor to open in Krabi will be the Mercure Krabi Deevana, taking bookings from October 1. The resort, close to Ao Nang beach, contains 213 rooms and suites. More »
Destination Review First signs are good for the Holiday Inn Resort Phuket Mai Kha Beach, just the sort of precise naming convention that comes in handy these days if you don't have a gps. More »
News Analysis A well-known development project on Phuket's east coast has been defended against criticism by locals - but not without a flash flood highlighting one aspect of pollution. More »
Latest Centara, a brand that has shown ever-increasing interest in Phuket, highlights rising revenue and a slight dip in average occupancy in its annual report. More »
News Analysis The ruling that Phuket's proposed conference centre destroys a unique natural environment strikes at the heart of the battle to preserve Phuket's natural delights. More »
Photo Album A bizarre property dispute has led to one of Rawai's iconic shorefront giants toppling into the sea. Others will follow unless the land's owner agrees to stop continuing erosion. More »
UPDATE Work on a home renovation project on Phuket has been interrupted by someone making an even louder noise - a neighbor who fired a gun into the air to restore peace. More »
PHOTO ALBUM The hunt is on for environmental vandals who blazed a road on Phuket's west coast, demolishing trees and scarring a hillside, well above the 80-metre height limit. More »
PHOTO ALBUM An American man arrested on an international warrant over a shonky Phuket property scheme tells family friends who gave him their millions that it's all gone. More »
Have heard that OCTOPUS has reopened in the Talang District, does anyone know where?
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