Tourism News

Horror of Being Left for Dead on Thai Holiday Island Lingers as Tourist Walks Again

Latest Slowly, Canadian Chris Channon has recovered from a nightmare attack on a Thai holiday island that left him close to dead by the edge of the lapping sea. More »

Navy Commander Removes Phuket Journalist from Base Blacklist

Latest A photograph of a Phuketwan reporter that put her on a blacklist at the Royal Thai Navy base on Phuket has been removed, the Commander has confirmed. More »

Same Boatload, Different Outcomes for Victims of Thailand's Human Trafficking

By Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison

Latest Thailand's policy on human trafficking is under review but confusion hasn't stopped people from the same boat being declared both victims and illegal immigrants. More »

Residents of Phuket's Patong Beach Reject Plan for 26m Baht Tourist Centre in Loma Park

By Prasit Tarnsirisin

latest The Mayor of Patong acting on behalf of reticent residents has said ''No thank you'' to the offer of a 26 million baht tourist centre for the holiday hub's prime public park. More »

Surprised Phuket ATM Thieves Flee Without Two Million Baht

By Sert Tongdee

PHOTO ALBUM Thieves aiming to steal more than two million baht from an ATM on Phuket pulled the machine from a wall but were surprised by passersby and fled empty handed. More »

Phuket Governor Rejects Umbrella Experiment at Patong Beach: More Changes Tipped

By Prasit Tarnsirisin and Alan Morison

Latest Phuket's Governor visited Patong beach to view his suggested ''10 percent'' experiment in action and did not like what he saw, the Mayor of Patong tells Phuketwan. More »

Guilty Plea Delivered as 'Fat Leonard' Faces Court Over Phuket $20m US Navy Scandal

By Phuketwan Reporter

Latest The central character in a $20 million US Navy scandal involving bribes and overbilling on Phuket is due to change his plea, which should expose what took place on the holiday island. More »

Beach Zonings in Pattaya; Chinese Tourists Protected; New Resort for Patong Peninsula

By Phuketwan Reporters

Phuket Updating Digest Terror suspects killed in Belgium; Gays win constitutional rights; Trafficking reforms right on time; December boost for tourist numbers; Southern Patong gains new resort. More »

Asean Today: Indonesia to Execute Six on Sunday; VIDEO Ride With a Martyr; Pope Greeted; Sex Trade Raid Frees 72

By Phuketwan Reporters

Around the region Indonesia sets mass execution date Sunday; VIDEO follows Malaysian martyr to Syria; Burmese nationals charged over Penang murders; Pope Francis reaches Philippines. More »

Pope's Visit Set to Deliver Philippines 'Greatest Security Nightmare'

By Lindsay Murdoch, Southeast Asia Correspondent, Fairfax Media

Latest A crowd of as many as six million people could be just one of the potential problems for officials in the Philippines as the pope visits Asia's largest Catholic country. More »