Tourism News

Wall Collapse at Central Mall in Khon Kaen Kills One, Injures Two

Latest One woman has been killed and two people seriously injured by a falling section of exterior wall at the Central Plaza Mall in Khon Kaen. More »

PhuketWATCH DJ Gets 25 Years; Air Fares Fall Tipped; Last Roll for HK Protest; Death for Drugs in Bali; Uber Not Out

By Phuketwan Reporters

Phuket Updating Digest Airlines tip Fares fall; Hitler link alarms Israeli envoy; A380 not selling; Thailand through to Cup final; Ebola fighters make Time's year; World sport. More »

PM Prayuth May Win Over Objecting Nations in Leading Tsunami Memorial Ceremony

Latest Most countries are expected to temporarily set aside objections to the military takeover of Thailand when PM General Prayuth Chan-ocha leads the 10th anniversary tsunami commemoration. More »

Phuket Tourist Bus Crashes Into Patong Hill Temple Wall as Brakes Fail

Latest A bus driver tells police the brakes failed descending Patong Hill and he managed to halt the vehicle by crashing into two motorcycles and the temple wall. More »

France Plans Resort Management School With Phuket University

By Chutima Sidasathian

Latest France plans a resort management school on Phuket with the help of a Phuket university, the French honorary consul tells the governor. More »

Phuket Beach Battles Continue: 62 Suspects Called to Patong Police Station

By Chutima Sidasathian and Prasit Tarnsirisin

News Analysis Talks and vigilante actions are continuing as more vendors front Patong police and the governor and the mayors face vital decisions about Phuket's tourism future. More »

Krabi Bus Crash Kills Driver; Elephant Tramples Woman; Full Moon Aussies Offered Drugs

By Phuketwan Reporters

Phuket Updating Digest CIA operations in Thailand remain secret; Numbers fleeing Burma, Bangladesh up 37 percent; Fast-forward of murder trial alarms Koh Tao pair; Latest football results. More »

Phuket Mother Tells: I Feared Falling Paint Shelves Had Killed My Girl

By Chutima Sidasathian and Prasit Tarnsirisin

PHOTO ALBUM A mother has told of the moment when paint store shelving collapsed in a Phuket store and she feared her daughter, buried under heavy cans, had been killed. More »

Ten Billion Baht Crunch Coming in Phuket's Parkland Property Probe

By Chutima Sidasathian and Prasit Tarnsirisin

Latest Faced with returning villas and perhaps one five-star resort to parkland nature at a cost of 10 billion baht, investigators nearing the end of their probe are already looking at other options. More »

Thais Stop Uber; CIA Report Sparks US Alarm; Inside Thai Border Town; Emergency Landing

By Phuketwan Reporters

Phuket Updating Digest US embassies prepare for damaging report; Sony hack started in Bangkok hotel; Four die in Papua disturbance; Man U back on winning trail; Phuket events. More »