Tourism News

Phuket Talks Between Malaysia and Thailand May Shed Light on Trafficking

By Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison

Latest A four-day summit on Phuket between Thai and Malaysian police is scheduled for next week as further shocking details surface about human trafficking through Thailand. More »

Meter Taxi Drivers Protest at Low Profit

By Prasit Tarnsirisin and Alan Morison

Latest Phuket's meter taxi drivers say they're losing the battle to become more popular with increasing numbers meaning fewer trips. They also want advantages over what they call the taxi ''mafia.'' More »

Phuket Tourist Dies in Naked Fall at Patong Resort

By Sert Tongdee

Latest A South African tourist travelling alone has died when he pitched forward in the bathroom at a Patong resport and struck his head, police and paramedics believe. More »

Hair-Raising Aussie Escape from Grip of Phuket Airport Escalator

By Sert Tongdee

Latest A 12-year-old boy bound for Melbourne had a narrow escape when his hair became caught in an escalator handrail at Phuket International Airport. More »

Holiday Coast Link to Brutal Trafficking

By Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison

PHOTO ALBUM Skeletal remains dug from mangroves north of Phuket finally link the brutal camps of traffickers on Thailand's holiday coast to the deadly camps exposed in southern Thailand. More »

More Graves in Thailand's Andaman; Trawler Child Tells; Krabi Crash Kills Ambulance Driver

By Phuketwan Reporters

Phuket Updating Digest More graves are found in suspected traffickers' camps in two parts of Thailand; Syria's nightmare continues; IRA man murdered on street; Juventus wins. More »

Man Drowns at Phuket Beach: No Lifeguards Because of Annual Dispute

By Chutima Sidasathian

Latest A man has drowned at a Phuket beach with no lifeguards on duty because of an annual dispute over contracts that sees the shores of the holiday island unguarded for weeks. More »

Asean Today: Aid to Indonesia Slashed; Shootout Kills Drug Dealer; Singaporeans Grow Nicer

By Phuketwan Reporters

Around the region Singapore-Malaysia link delayed until 2020; Australia slashes aid to Indonesia; China blasts Philippines over South China Sea; Drug trafficker shot dead on Laos border. More »

Earthquake Shakes Phuket Awake

Latest The rumble of an earthquake brought people from their beds at 4.18am on the holiday island of Phuket. The shaking continued for a couple of minutes. More »

UPDATE Phuket's Killer View: Car Stops on Bridge, Motorcycle Carrying Two Children Hits It

By Chutina Sidasathian

Latest One boy under 15 was killed and his companion seriously injured when a motorcycle slammed into the back of a car. The car had parked on the bridge between Phuket and Phang Nga to take in the view. More »