Tourism News

PM Tips Thailand Trafficking Measures Will Be Acknowledged

By NNT News Release

Latest Thailand's Prime Minister believes the nation's measures against trafficking will eventually be recognised by international organisations and the US. More »

South African Tourist Held After Phuket Hotel's Camera Footage Spoils Insurance Scam

By Sert Tongdee

Latest Security camera footage has helped to catch a South African tourist who Phuket police say has confessed to a plan to pull off an insurance scam. More »

Bid to Share Phuket Bar Shot Triggers Drinkers' Deadly Street Gunshot

By Sert Tongdee

Latest Trying to say ''cheers'' to strangers with a drink turned out to be one of the last things a Phuket resort worker did. The strangers took exception and gunned him down in a Chalong street. More »

Tourist Arrested for Scam; Phuket Killer Crash; Aussie Held on Samui; Krabi Votes Against Power Plant

By Phuketwan Reporters

Phuket Updating Digest Police continue trafficking campaign; Aussie in Samui bash case faces court; Thaksin renews Montenegro passport; Med warships rescue 200; Tiger's worst round. More »

Asean Today: Suu Kyi Head for China; Toll Rises After Quake; Aussies Blasted for Cambodia Ploy

By Phuketwan Reporters

Around the Region Tourists hurt in Bali ferry blast; Toll rises in Malaysia quake; Volcano alert in Indonesia; Australia's Cambodia refugee plan alarms many; India copies Angkor Wat. More »

Muay Thai Expat Killed on Motorcycle in Head-On With Truck

Latest An expat who was well-known for running a local muay thai school died when his motorcycle collided head-on with a six-wheel truck. More »

Phuket Waves Dump Rider, Injuring Tourist's Neck

Latest A Chinese tourist was taken to hospital with a neck injury after being dumped into the sand by a wave at a southern Phuket beach. More »

War in Southern Thailand is Long-Running and Threatens to Spread

By Lindsay Murdoch, South East Asia Correspondent, Fairfax Media

Latest Thailand's long-running and destructive southern border insurgency is causing headaches for those looking to bring peace. Instead of quietening, the deaths and destruction may spread. More »

Navy Pressured to End Phuket Case

Latest With the boatpeople issue making the cover of Time magazine this week, international attention will now turn to the TIP report and the ill-conceived persecution of two Phuket journalists. More »

TIP Upgrade Coming, Says Thailand; Quake Toll Jumps to 11; Aussie in Gun Blast Love Tangle

By Phuketwan Reporters

Phuket Updating Digest Rice mountain to go as animal fodder; Junta has high hopes on trafficking reprieve; 'Pink' viagra coming for women; Iraq sidekick dies; Fifa accused of more bribes. More »