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PHUKET: Three Indian nationals have been arrested at Chalong Pier for illegally working as cooks on a luxury boat without the required permits, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has confirmed.

Tuesday 26 August 2025 11:26 AM

India test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile

NEW DELHI: India said yesterday (Aug 20) it had successfully test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile which, when operational, should be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to any part of China.

Thursday 21 August 2025 11:01 AM

Schedule announced for ‘Ganesha Chaturthi’ festival

PHUKET: Phuket officials have announced the schedule for Thailand’s first-ever ‘Ganesha Chaturthi’ festival, to be held later this month in a five-day celebration aimed at boosting cultural tourism and strengthening spiritual ties between Thailand and India.

Monday 11 August 2025 10:00 AM

Tariff may affect Indian tourism

BANGKOK: After securing solid growth from the Indian tourism market in the last two years while Asian markets stagnated, 2025 is an uncertain year for arrivals from the subcontinent as US tariff rates are expected to have an impact.

Monday 4 August 2025 09:09 AM

Phuket to host Thailand’s first Ganesha Chaturthi festival

PHUKET: In a landmark move to diversify its tourism offerings and strengthen cultural ties with India, Phuket provincial officials are preparing to host Thailand’s first-ever ‘Ganesha Chaturthi’ festival.

Sunday 20 July 2025 10:00 AM

Phuket enjoys surprise off-season arrivals hike

BANGKOK: Phuket is seeing a big shift in tourism patterns as European travellers embrace off-season travel, with tourism revenue expected to grow by over B40 billion, or around 10%, this year, says the Phuket Tourist Association.

Thursday 17 July 2025 12:59 PM

Snakes on a plane from Thailand to India, again

NEW DELHI: Indian customs officers in Mumbai said they have stopped a plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a wriggling cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure in June.

Wednesday 2 July 2025 11:00 AM

At least 265 dead in India plane crash, one passenger survives

AHMEDABAD: A London-bound passenger jet crashed in a residential area in the Indian city of Ahmedabad yesterday (June 12), killing at least 265 people on board and on the ground - but one passenger has miraculously survived.

Friday 13 June 2025 10:21 AM

Dozens killed as India, Pakistan clash in worst violence in decades

MUZZAFFARABAD: India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery fire along their contested frontier yesterday (May 7) after New Delhi launched deadly missile strikes on its arch-rival, in the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in two decades.

Thursday 8 May 2025 09:30 AM

India’s elephant warning system tackles deadly conflict

DHAWALPUR: In central India’s dry forests, community trackers hunt for signs of elephants to feed into an alert system that is helping prevent some of the hundreds of fatal tramplings each year.

Sunday 20 April 2025 03:00 PM

Illegal foreign tour guides hinder sector

BANGKOK: Illegal foreign tour guides, including Chinese and other nationalities, are still operating in major tourist destinations, surviving by paying monthly bribes to officers, according to the Professional Tourist Guides Association of Thailand.

Saturday 19 April 2025 12:30 PM

Phuket tourism delegation holds India roadshow

PHUKET: The Phuket Tourist Association in collaboration with the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation (PPAO) recently invited Indian tourists and businesses to explore travel opportunities at the Phuket Roadshow to India 2025.

Saturday 1 March 2025 12:30 PM

India announces state funeral for former PM Manmohan Singh

NEW DELHI: India announced seven days of state mourning today (Dec 27) after the death of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, one of the architects of the country’s economic liberalisation in the early 1990s.

Friday 27 December 2024 12:33 PM

Phuket honours Diwali Festival

PHUKET: The Central shopping mall in Patong hosted a special ceremony yesterday (Nov 1) to honour this year’s Diwali festival.

Saturday 2 November 2024 02:30 PM

Bumper year expected for Phuket tourism

BANGKOK: Tourism revenue in Phuket this year is likely to exceed the total in 2019, with almost as many visitors as in the year before the COVID pandemic, according to Phuket Tourist Association.President Thaneth Tantipiriyakit.

Wednesday 30 October 2024 11:31 AM

Phuket service charges stable

PHUKET: The average income from service charges among hotels in Phuket is expected to stabilise, but would still maintain a high level in the upcoming high season, while the average room rate would continue to soar, according to the Phuket Hotels Association.

Tuesday 3 September 2024 11:42 AM

Indian doctors on nationwide strike over ‘barbaric’ rape, murder

INDIA: Indian doctors launched a nationwide strike Saturday (Aug 17), escalating protests after the “barbaric” rape and murder of their colleague that has channelled outrage at the chronic issue of violence against women.

Saturday 17 August 2024 01:41 PM

Umbrella spat ends with beach brawl

Monday 12 August 2024 01:55 PM

Surge in Indian, Taiwanese arrivals expected