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 A 52-year-old Danish man failed to respond after being pulled from the water during an outing to Phi Phi with a group of eight to do some snorkelling from a longtail boat. More »
News Analysis With the UN's backing for change in Burma, the downtrodden and stateless Rohingya have real hope that 2015 will bring freedoms and citizenship soon. More »
PHOTO ALBUM The names of Russian tourists injured in a bus crash on Phuket have been released. Remarkably, only two Thais - a guide and the car's driver - were admitted to hospital. More »
Latest A Phuketwan reader has exposed how a New Zealand man arrested over drugs in Patong has another identity as the accused credit card conman who ripped off many people including his family. More »
PHOTO ALBUM Up to 20 people have been injured as a tourist bus flipped onto its roof in a crash on the hilly coast road between the Phuket destinations of Kamala and Patong. More »
Phuket Updating Digest High season fizzles at Phuket airport; World Heritage title sought for Andaman Sea; Private jets ban; Pilot hailed as hero; AirAsia hunt continues; World sport. More »
Latest Phuket journalists Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian continue to maintain their innocence in a case brought by the Royal Thai Navy. But an Australian politician says they should apologise. More »
PHOTO ALBUM Warnings of bad weather in the Phuket region were confirmed when a boat bound for Phi Phi sank off Krabi with one man missing and 14 rescued. More »
Latest Forecasters on Phuket are predicting some rain for the new year on the holiday island as the unusually bleak outlook distorted the usual high season sunshine. More »
Latest The seven Days of Danger this New Year will target tourists and combine safety crackdowns on roads and sea as Phuket authorities seek to reduce the number of deaths. More »
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