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.
Phuket Updating Digest Thailand's election on delay; Burma goes to the polls uneasily; Murderer kills girlfriend in front of witnesses; Underpass pumps blocked by Phuket garbage. More »
Around the Region Filipina wins Thailand transgender title; Indonesia waste ends in ocean; Putin heads for SE Asia; Singapore bids for Tiger Air; China and Vietnam talk friendship. More »
By Penny Green, Alicia de la Cour Venning and Thomas MacManus
Friday, November 6, 2015
Latest The vote by the citizens of Myanmar is not expected to change the enduring hardship of the stateless Rohingya, although ethnic cleansing could become genocide. More »
Latest Floodwater reached into Phuket's Central Festival underpass for the first time with questions likely to be asked about why the pumping system failed. More »
Latest The driver of a family sedan was killed and six other people injured when a minivan carrying two tourists collided with a family sedan in Phuket's main thoroughfare as rain fell. More »
Around the Region A British man is given six years in jail for a road rage incident that left another Brit in a coma; Rohingya fear election backlash; Cambodia growth continues; Laos uncertainty. More »
Latest The winner of an anti-slavery Freedom Award says the life of the pregnant wife of a key witness in Thailand's human trafficking investigation is now needlessly being placed at risk. More »
Latest A Chinese tourist headed for the departure lobby at Phuket International Airport was cut by flying glass when a vehicle mounted the footpath and crashed. More »
Latest A woman who faked a Facebook identity sold bargain-hunters an expensive camera at a bargain price then instead posted them gifts they didn't want, say Phuket police. More »
Latest A man who says he has done nothing wrong faces receiving stolen property charges over a collection of 500 amulets found in a house where he is living. More »
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