Tourism News

MediaWATCH: Honeymooners Beat Rail Carnage

By Phuketwan Reporters

Phuket News Digest British honeymooners survive Hua Hin train crash; Doubts about AIDS vaccine report; Macca meets Mona Lisa; Hong Kong too hot to handle; Landslip kills three in Burma. More »

Locals Turn Lifesavers to Spare Phuket Drownings

By Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison

Latest Prompt action in wild surf led to a spate of rescues at Phuket beaches on a day when there could easily have been multiple drownings. Safety of residents and tourists remains uncoordinated. More »

Phuket Puzzle as Dugong Joins Marine Death List

By Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison

UPDATE A dead dugong has now been added to the catalogue of killed marine creatures after a warning from a Phuket biologist that precious species could be under threat. More »

My Nightmare Phuket Bungy Jump: Tourist Tells

By Alan Morison

Latest A British tourist has told how he survived a bungy jump on Phuket when his legs broke free and he crashed into water at high speed. A dramatic video recorded the incident. More »

MediaWATCH: Pilots Accused of 'Mid-Air Brawl'

By Phuketwan Reporters

Latest Pilots accused of mid air brawl; Boatpeople offloaded but 'Australia' turns out to be Indonesia; Quake hopes fade; Toll shrinks; Samoa fears 'second tsunami'; Long haul bookings boos. More »

Two More US Warships Enjoy Phuket Pleasures

By Alan Morison

Latest Phuket News Two more US warships are at anchor off Phuket with the island enjoying its reputation as a favored destination and US crews relaxing on and around the island. More »

Whale Latest Victim in Andaman Sea Catastrophe

By Alan Morison

Dramatic Photo Album A Bruda whale adds to the catalogue of dead and maimed Andaman sea creatures with Phuket's Marine Biology Centre only able to count the cost and treat the injured. More »

Aussie Arrested over 200 Million Baht Chemicals

By Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison

Latest It's rare to have an expat charged over chemical based drugs but Phuket police have arrested an Australian over possession of ya ice ingredients with a value of 200 million baht. More »

Phuket's Future Lifesavers Cap a Great Day

Photo Album Colored lifesaving caps sat on young heads at Phuket's Lifesaving Carnival at Loma Park. The hope is that inculcating a beach rescue culture will prevent needless drownings. More »

When a Phuket Elephant is Wounded in Action

By Chutima Sidasathian

Latest Where would Phuket be without its elephants? Almost every tourist wants to ride one. Yet while the bond between the animal and its mahout is inevitably strong, it is not always loving. More »