Tourism News

Phuket Reporters Fly Back to Trial

Latest Phuketwan's Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian are flying back to Thailand to face criminal defamation charges as jailed Australian journalist Peter Greste jets home free. More »

Cats on Vietnam's Menu Trigger Outrage Over Mass Crushing

By Lindsay Murdoch, Southeast Asia Correspondent, Fairfax Media

Latest Vietnam faces strong criticism from animal lovers around the world over the mass culling and crushing of hundreds of animals imported from China. More »

Asean Today: Cats Buried Alive; Aussie Held Over Murder; Cambodia Tourism Booms

By Phuketwan Reporters

Around the Region Vietnamese authorities bury cats; Australia held for Internet dating murder; Cambodian tourism boost of $3 billion; Bali Nine pair face firing squad next; Malaysia in economic turmoil. More »

Phuket Police Hunt Phantom Attacker Over Road Rage Assault on Tourist Van

By Prasit Tarnsirisin

Latest Police on Phuket are looking for a man who smashed the windscreen of a tourist minivan in an apparently unprovoked attack that has police scratching their heads. More »

Sunbed Arrests at Phuket Beach

By Prasit Tarnsirisin

Latest Arrests at Karon beach for the use of sunbeds and umbrellas on the sand have not been replicated at Patong where a different set of rules are being applied. More »

Isis Burns Pilot Alive; US in Bangkok Travel Advisory; Lucky Air to Link to Krabi

By Phuketwan Reporters

Phuket Updating Digest The US and Britain have lifted travel advisories after Bangkok bombs; Jordanian pilot burned alive by Isis; New China flights tp Krabi; Amstrong let girlfriend take the rap. More »

Asean Today: Brunei Hits Hard Times; Firing Squads Prepare; Singapore Air Sets New Standards

By Phuketwan Reporters

Around the Region Brunei suffering as oil prices flop; Singapore Air offering new seating deals; Burma tries to halt illegal logging; Cambodia's history of horrors. More »

Aussie MP Defies Thai, Burmese Border Laws to Fly Flag With Rebels

By Lindsay Murdoch, Southeast Asia Correspondent, Fairfax Media

Latest An Australian MP from the Government side visits Karen rebel fighters but neglects to cross from Thailand into Burma and back using the legal border crossings. More »

Burma Rape and Murder Allegations Must be Investigated, Says Rights Group

By Fortify Rights media release

Latest The brutal murder of two women that allegedly also involves rape should be investigated to determine whether Burma's military was involved, says a rights group. More »

Phuket Police Raid Massage Parlors: All Sex Workers to be Obliged to Register

By Sert Tongdee

Latest A late-night raid on massage parlors in Phuket City heralds a push to crack down on human trafficking on Phuket as Thailand seeks to rise from its Tier 3 level. More »