Tourism News

Asean Today: Singapore PM Has Prostate Cancer; Malaysia PM Under Fire Over Wealth; Execution Wait

By Phuketwan Reporters

Around the Region Singapore's PM faces operation today; Critics accuse Malaysia's PM of being out of touch; 50 troops killed in Burma attacks; Aussie anger expected over firing squad; Vietnam drinks big. More »

Phuket 'Rambo' Killer for Hire Pleads Guilty to Avoid Shaming Family

Latest A killer for hire who was arrested on Phuket has pleaded guilty rather than have his family endure a trial at which evidence is likely to be detailed of his misdeeds. More »

Navy, Police Ban Phuket Beach Chairs

By Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian

PHOTO ALBUM In a surprise move, authorities on the holiday island of Phuket have banned all tourists from bringing their own beach chairs to the beaches. Video shows the first banning. More »

Asean Today: Plea for Firing Squad Lives; Making Bombs into Jewels; Birdwatchers Attacked

By Phuketwan Reporters

Around the region UN chief asks for leniency in Indonesia; Birdwatchers caught in Philippines fire; Cambodia, US agree on corruption; Malaysia to lift India visas. More »

UPDATE BYO Beach Chairs Are OK, Phuket Police Will Be Told at Special Meeting

By Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian

Latest The arrest and fining of tourists on Phuket's Patong beach for bringing their own beach chairs could come on Monday - and it will make Thailand a laughing stock. More »

Japanese Man Left Clothes on Rocks North of Patong, Disappeared into Water

Latest Police have yet to determine what happened in the last hours of a Japanese man who left his clothes on rocks before disappearing into the sea north of Patong on Valentine's Day. More »

Officials Pay Surprise Visit to Phuket Shanty Camp for Burmese Workers

By Prasit Tarnsirisin

PHOTO ALBUM The Governor of Phuket and scores of officials pay a surprise visit to a Burmese construction workers' camp and have the chance to assess accommodation and amenities. More »

Phuket Police Seek Men Who Dropped Baby in Supermarket Parking Lot

Latest Two men who dropped a baby in a Phuket City supermarket parking lot are being sought by police who are keen to check on the wellbeing of the child's mother. More »

Illegal Phuket Tuk-Tuks Warn of Protests

By Prasit Tarnsirisin

Latest More than 100 illegal drivers of tuk-tuks on Phuket have told officials they will be forced to protest if they cannot regain their occupations soon. More »

Martial Law 'Still Needed'; Valentine's Romance Urged; Fatal Shooting at Samui Bar

By Phuketwan Reporters

Phuket Updating Digest Turkish tourist shot dead at Samui bar; Two sides to cosmetic surgery in Thailand; Make Valentines a day of moderation, Thais urged; Where world's waste comes from. More »