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EXCLUSIVE Phuket New Year Party Coming LIVE as Holiday Island Welcomes 2016

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.

Navy Rescues Seven From Sea After Ship Sinks Off Phuket Coast

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.

Phuket Prosecutor Seeks Extra 30 Days in Phuketwan Case: Judge to Decide

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.

UPDATE Phuket Paparazzi Focus on Angelina and Brad at the Amanpuri

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.

Phuket Underpasses Make 2016 the Holiday Island's Year of Traffic

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.

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Phuket Immigration Nabs Indians With Passports But No Entry Stamps

Thursday, June 5, 2014

PHOTO ALBUM There's mystery surrounding three Indian men arrested on Phuket with passports, but no entry stamps. They have been detained along with a Syrian and a Nigerian. More »

Phuket Blockaders Arrested: Crackdown on Lawlessness Continues

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Latest Attention switched from taxi and tuk-tuk drivers to protest blockaders with arrests made over three major incidents. More than 90 people arrested were heading for jail today. More »

Three Women Held on Phuket Over Sales of Kratom Leaves

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Latest Three women and 29 kilos of kratom leaves were taken into custody when police raided premises in Phuket City. The women allegedly sold the illegal leaves to construction workers. More »

Tear Down Phuket Taxi Salas: Order Goes Out to Demolish Drivers' Power Bases

Thursday, June 5, 2014

PHOTO ALBUM The order has gone out for the demolition of the huts and salas of local taxi drivers across all of Phuket in a get-tough campaign to break the monopoly of the local ''mafia'' groups. More »

New Species of Gecko Found on Phuket

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Latest Phuket, full of surprises, has produced a new species of gecko, living in a non-hunting area of the holiday island where nature is under constant threat. More »

Phuket's Coup Crisis Checklist

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Latest Tourism to Phuket should prosper if the general in charge of Thailand can be persuaded to end corruption and solve the ills that local administrators have failed to address. More »

Three Mounties Killed in Shootout; Phuket Mafia Sweep; 20 Expat Teachers Expelled; World Cup Latest

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Phuket Updating News All of new parliament likely to be appointed; Protesters surprise Aussies with roses; Concerts aim to restore ''happiness''; Latest in MH370 hunt; Brunei faces anger. More »

Horror Smash on Phuket Hill as Concrete Truck Crushes Couple in Car

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

PHOTO ALBUM A couple in a car carrying Bangkok numberplates were crushed to death when a concrete truck flipped onto their car as both vehicles traversed Phuket's winding Karon Hill in rain. More »

More Phuket Resorts Asked to Detail Tuk-Tuk, Taxi Extortion, Intimidation by Task Force Commander

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

PHOTO ALBUM The first full day of operation of a special task force to break the ''untouchable'' power of Phuket taxi and tuk-tuk drivers led to 73 arrests and a call for more resorts to speak up now. More »

Phuket Arrests Grow: Illegal Taxi Ranks Targetted to Save Tourism, Says Police Chief

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

PHOTO ALBUM More arrests were being made today in a massive crackdown on taxis and tuk-tuks that the island's Police Commander says was necessary to save the reputation of Thailand's tourism. More »

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