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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Latest Corporate media organisations put branding above reporting values in the same way that multinationals of all kinds do, a Phuketwan reporter tells journalists from Europe. More »
Latest An American woman who jumped bail after an auto fatality and threw away her passport to hide out in Thailand's islands has been caught six years on - with a newborn son. More »
Latest Foreign touts are likely to come under closer scrutiny as Phuket's expat police volunteers return to working with Patong police in and around Soi Bangla. More »
EXCLUSIVE An Australian expat resident of Phuket has told Phuketwan from a police cell that Indian tourists saved him from being killed. He faces a charge of murdering a security guard. More »
VIDEO The Australian expat charged with murder at a Phuket disco is believed to have just left a meeting of Patong Rotary before the fatal stabbing of a security guard. More »
VIDEO An Australian man is being questioned by police in Patong after a knife fight outside a Phuket disco early today in which a security guard was stabbed to death. More »
Around the Region Indonesia threatens to unleash ''human tide''; Burma clashes hint at slide to tyranny; Philippines now suffering refugee crisis; Elephant dies under tourists; Cambodia tops for gays. More »
Latest It's hoped that a meeting on Wednesday will put an end to a stop-work by Region 8 expat volunteers. The expats feel their requests are being ignored by police in Patong. More »
Latest A Phuket official reports that a second German swimmer has been struck in the head by a jet-ski with the young French rider from the first crash facing a huge bill and a riding with no licence charge. More »
Latest There is no ban on beach marriages on Phuket just the need for municipal councils to be notified in advance, says one official after the ''illegal'' wedding of an Australian couple. More »
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