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EXCLUSIVE Phuket New Year Party Coming LIVE as Holiday Island Welcomes 2016

Latest Phuketwan welcomes 2016 with a burst of innovation by bringing viewers the Countdown to New Year from Phuket's Cape Promthep LIVE. Enjoy the last moments of 2015.

Navy Rescues Seven From Sea After Ship Sinks Off Phuket Coast

Latest A Royal Thai nNavy warship has succeeded in rescuing seven crew who survived the sinking of a cargo ship in rough seas about 118 nautical miles off Phuket.

Phuket Prosecutor Seeks Extra 30 Days in Phuketwan Case: Judge to Decide

Latest An extra 30 days is being sought by the Phuket Prosecutor in which to consider an appeal in the controversial Phuketwan case. A judge will reveal the decision early next week.

UPDATE Phuket Paparazzi Focus on Angelina and Brad at the Amanpuri

Latest With a jet-ski crash part of the Hollywood gossip mix about Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, the Amanpuri is said to be the Phuket resort where the stars are staying with their children.

Phuket Underpasses Make 2016 the Holiday Island's Year of Traffic

Latest The New Year and beyond will bring continuing work on Phuket's underpasses with one just starting, a second ahead of schedule and a third well behind schedule. The first is complete and a fifth yet to begin.

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Resort Prices, Guest Numbers in Decline

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Latest A couple of big chickens labelled ''self-interest'' and ''oversupply'' are flapping home to roost on Phuket despite the efforts of boosters and investment banks to shoo them away. More »

Thailand's Acceptance of Trafficking Hell Must End Now, Says Rights Group

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Latest Rohingya reveal the nightmare hardships of the trade in people that Thailand and other governments have allowed to persist for too long, Human Rights Watch says. More »

Cages, Wire Expose Horrific Treatment of Boatpeople Searching for a Better Life

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Latest Along the border in Thailand and now across into Malaysia, investigators are laying bare the brutal secrets of trafficking camps where stateless boatpeople were treated as less than human. More »

Fifa Six Arrested; Burma's Rescue Trick; US Could Use Phuket Airport; Thailand's Media 'Under Threat'; Tourist Drowns

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Phuket Updating News Thailand considering US request to search from Phuket, U-tapao; Phuket reporters to cover Bangkok meeting; Prayuth orders probe on Rohingya rights groups. More »

Asean Today: Flight 'Loses' Power in Both Engines; Punter Charged With Cheating Casino; Brit Diver Dies

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Around the Region A Singapore Airlines jet carrying 182 loses power in both engines; British student dies snorkelling in Malaysia; Riddle of Brit's death in Cambodia; Death camps revealed. More »

Four-Car Shunt Sparks Alarm for Motorists in Phuket's Underpass

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Latest A four-car shunt produced a new first for Phuket City's first underpass but fortunately other motorists were able to drive around the incident. Nobody was hurt, say police. More »

Kiteboards Bad, Jet-Skis Good: Phuket Remains Confused About What Beachlovers Want

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

News Analysis Beaches are Phuket's most important assets but their future seems confused and those who use them wonder what will happen next. More »

UPDATE Thailand Commits Fleet of Seven Warships, Four Helicopters to Search and Rescue

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Latest One of seven warships that will be central to Thailand's contribution to the regional rescue for boatpeople from Bangladesh and Burma docks on Phuket to prepare. More »

Lost Cat 'Sighted'; Floating Refugee Refuge for Phuket; Fighters Escort Bomb Hoax Flight; Trafficker Victims Tortured

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Phuket Updating Digest Floating Navy base for Andaman; Victims found in trafficker camps appear to have been tortured; China ambassador calls for zero fare punishments; Man raped backpacker. More »

Asean Today: Agony, Lies Blight Boatpeoples' Voyage; MAS to Become a Startup; Laos and Cluster Bombs

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Around the Region Malaysia finds graves, buries MAS; Indonesia to send home 700 Bangladeshis; Noam Chomsky on Laos and cluster bombs; Philippines seeks US presence. More »

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