Tourism News

Asean Today: Thailand Drives Tourism; Sultan No Santa; Miss Universe Fiasco Aftermath

By Phuketwan Reporters

Around the region Thailand is expected to head SE Asia's tourism push; Miss Philippines emerges victorious; Chef caught in car park; Santa won't make it to Brunei. More »

Tourist Ferry Destroyed in Blaze at Pattaya Pier

Latest A ferry that once carried passengers to Lan Island off Pattaya caught fire and was destroyed in a spectacular blaze after a three-month wait for repairs to its motor More »

Phuket Beach Raiders Nab Illegal Mats, Umbrellas and Pillows at Surin

By Prasit Tarnsirisin

Latest Raiders have nabbed illegal beach equipment from the sands at Surin but it will be the New Year before illegal beach clubs and restaurants are demolished. More »

Sultan's Clauses Not Santa as Christmas is Repressed in Brunei

By Lindsay Murdoch, South East Asia Correspondent, Fairfax Media

Latest It's the sultan's clauses not Santa Claus that matter as Christmas is subdued in Brunei this year. The New year could bring whipping for adultery, though, if shariah laws are implemented. More »

100 Overstayers Nabbed; New Korea Flights to Phuket; Thailand Denies Shrimp Slavery

By Phuketwan Reporters

Phuket Updating Digest Top Thai kickboxer from US among overstayers nabbed; Korean budget line begins daily flights to Phuket; Blatter banned for eight years; Lost jet-ski rider rescued. More »

Asean Today: Jetstar Flight Diverted; Haze Firms to Suffer; Region Aims to Halve Road Deaths

By Phuketwan Reporters

Around the Region Jetstar flight to Singapore diverts to Darwin; About 50 haze firms to suffer; Region aims to beat soaring road tolls; Police turn water cannon on garment strikers; Malaysia targets Tier One. More »

Phuket Comes Up Trumps for Food Among UNESCO Creative Cities

By UNESCO / ttrweekly

Latest Local food triumphs for Phuket with UNESCO recognising the Thai holiday island among the great cities of the world for gastronomy in its Creative Cities network. More »

Rogue Bus Driver Kills 14; Tighter Airport Controls; Man Lost in Jet-Ski Race; Rebels Under Attack

By Phuketwan Reporters

Phuket Updating Digest Spanish election leaves nation divided; Scores missing in Shenzen landslide; Brit held over Pattaya road death of Russian; Jet-skiing rector missing after race. More »

Asean Today: Brunei Bans Christmas; Fears For Scores of Ferry Lost; Graft is Myanmar's Big Challenge

By Phuketwan Reporters

Around the Region Santa won't be coming to Brunei; Scores still missing from Indonesian ferry; Viet vets find new home in Cambodia; British woman dies in fall from tuk-tuk; Rebel camp overrun. More »

UPDATE British Woman Dies in Fall From Moving Phuket Tuk-Tuk

Latest A British woman has died after falling from a moving tuk-tuk on Phuket - the second British woman to die on Phuket's roads in the space of just eight days. More »