Tourism News

Two Held for Fake ATM Cards; Cabinet Boosts Investment; Phuket Airport Arrest Over Ammo

By Phuketwan Reporters

Phuket Updating Digest Cabinet endorses a 100 billion baht investment fund; A Swiss man is held over two rounds of ammo at Phuket airport; Man gets life for red shirt blaze. More »

Asean Today: Huge Haze Bill for Indonesia; Nursing Hub May Suit Thailand; Flight Breached Immigration

By Phuketwan Reporters

Around the Region Singapore is to gain a hospitality school; MAS flight breaches Immigration in Langkawi; Indonesia cost of haze greater than tsunami; Still no word on Laos activist. More »

Chinese Tourist Wearing Facemask Dies During Holiday on Krabi's Koh Lanta

By Chutima Sidasathian

Latest A Chinese tourist has died in the water while wearing a facemask on Koh Lanta, a popular holiday destination in Krabi, a holiday province close to Phuket. More »

Thai PM Invites Asylum Seeking Trafficking Investigator To Tell All

By Lindsay Murdoch, South East Asia Correspondent, Fairfax Media

Latest The chief of a human trafficking investigation who fled Thailand for Australia in fear of his life has been invited to return by his country's prime minister. More »

Thailand's Expat Teachers Face Tougher Checks Over Molester Breach

By Lindsay Murdoch, South East Asia Correspondent, Fairfax Media

Latest having had it easy for years, expat teachers in Thailand now face tougher background checks following exposure of a convicted molester who beat the present system. More »

Cop Killing Cop Shot Dead; Thai Tourist Influx Eases; Shrimp Labor Shocks Shoppers

By Phuketwan Reporters

Phuket Updating Digest Three police killed in Rayong shootout; Asylum-seeker Paween could testify at trafficking trials; Shrimp labor shocks hit overseas supermarkets; Belgium team in last 16. More »

Asean Today: Hun Sen Visits; Malaysia Caps Christmas Prices; Ship Guilty of Missiles Trade

By Phuketwan Reporters

Around the Region Laos unwilling to solve kidnap of activist; Four die as speedboat hits log; Malaysia to restrict Christmas prices; Hun Sen visits Thailand; Company guilty of shipping missiles. More »

Karasu Brings Home Cup Success to Phuket Marina

By Phuket King's Cup regatta media release

Latest Winning King's Cup races these days requires more preparation and with Karasu and Jessandra II showing a liking for a marina base, the pair fought it out to the final day. More »

Two Boys Drown in Canal North of Phuket

Latest Two boys who couldn't swim drowned when they found themselves out of their depth in a canal in Phang Nga, the province north of Phuket. More »

Outreach Visit to Phuket by Australian Embassy Set for December 23

Latest Australian embassy officials are m aking an outreach visit to Phuket on December 23 so expat residents and tourists can complete tasks that might otherwise require a trip to Bangkok. More »