The Phuket News
Window on Phuket Phuket News TV Phuket Live 89.5 Where to Eat
The Phuket News Novosti Phuket Khao Phuket

Login | Create Account | Search

Window on Phuket
Phuket News TV
The Phuket News
Where to Eat
Phuket Live 89.5
Login | Create Account      The Phuket News Novosti Phuket Khao Phuket
Poll | Currency | Weather | Facebook | Youtube | Search
Laguna Phuket Marathon 2019 traffic announcement
Laguna Phuket Marathon 2019 traffic announcement
PHUKET: The award-winning 2019 Laguna Phuket Marathon is set to take place this weekend (June 8-9) at Laguna Phuket and will welcome a record number of runners in excess of 13,000 from more than 50 countries.
Hotels vs Airbnb: JLL report splits the difference
Hotels vs Airbnb: JLL report splits the difference
PHUKET: Offering new alternatives to travelers, there is no doubt that Airbnb has taken some market share from traditional hotels. However, findings from JLL shows that hotels in Thailand have been less affected by online home-sharing platforms than expected.
Central Retail steps up plastic bag reduction campaign
Central Retail steps up plastic bag reduction campaign
PHUKET: Central Retail, led by Central Department Store together with the group’s retail businesses, have stepped up their efforts to reduce plastic bags as of yesterday (June 5) with the start of their ‘Central Love the Earth “Say No to Plastic Bags”’ campaign.
Gen Prayut to remain Prime Minister of Thailand
Gen Prayut to remain Prime Minister of Thailand
PHUKET: Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, leader of the pro-military Palang Pracharath Party, tonight (June 5) was voted by the Members of Parliament and the Senate to be installed as the next Prime Minister of Thailand.
Scheduled blackout set for Rawai beachfront
Scheduled blackout set for Rawai beachfront
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) Thalang branch has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Rawai on Friday (June 7) as work is carried out on high voltage cables.
Street food vendor found hanged in Karon
Street food vendor found hanged in Karon
PHUKET: A man has been found hanged in his home in Karon two months after separating from his wife with police treating the case as suicide.
Excise tax ‘final straw’ for Patong entertainment businesses, warns scion
Excise tax ‘final straw’ for Patong entertainment businesses, warns scion
PHUKET: Reports by Patong scion Preechawut “Prab” Keesin, head of the Pisona Group of companies and son of long-time former Patong Mayor Pian Keesin, that an 11% excise tax being levied on entertainment businesses in Phuket’s busiest tourism town may be the final straw for their survival are gaining momentum.
Patong taxi, tuk-tuk drivers asked to stop cheating, beating tourists
Patong taxi, tuk-tuk drivers asked to stop cheating, beating tourists
PHUKET: The Chief of Patong Police held a meeting today (June 4) to discuss the launch of a project aimed at improving the behaviour and attitude of Patong taxi and tuk-tuk drivers towards tourists.
Phuket 7-Eleven manager gifted B5k reward for returning wallet to Chinese tourist
Phuket 7-Eleven manager gifted B5k reward for returning wallet to Chinese tourist
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana yesterday rewarded the manager of a 7-Eleven store with a certificate and B5,000 for returning a wallet left behind by a Chinese tourist containing an undisclosed amount of cash.
Phuket surf danger: the calm before the storm
Phuket surf danger: the calm before the storm
PHUKET: Daren Jenner, the International Surf Lifesaving Association (ISLA) Marine Safety Officer for Phuket, has issued an ominous warning for surf safety at Phuket’s beaches as the southwest monsoon starts to take hold along the island’s popular west coast beaches.
Russian woman injured in selfie-taking fall on rocks
Russian woman injured in selfie-taking fall on rocks
PHUKET: Lifeguards at Patong Beach are warning tourists to exercise due care on the rocks at Kalim Beach, north of Patong, after a Russian woman suffered heavy abrasions in a fall from the rocks while taking a selfie.
IB students to learn fake news, social media algorithms and privacy
IB students to learn fake news, social media algorithms and privacy
Students in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) and Career-related (CP) Programme will learn about fake news, security, social media algorithms and privacy in the latest curriculum update and launch of new course digital society.
Phuket Gov leads blessing ceremonies for Queen’s birthday
Phuket Gov leads blessing ceremonies for Queen’s birthday
PHUKET: The governor of Phuket presided over the merit-making ceremony for the occasion of Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday this morning (June 3) at Phuket Provincial Hall.
Phuket Opinion: One way, or the other
Phuket Opinion: One way, or the other
PHUKET: The opening of the Chalong Underpass this weekend will serve as a form of victory for local officials involved in its construction. The beleaguered project has suffered an unending series of setbacks since the initial contract for works to begin came into effect on July 28, 2015 – today, an auspicious day for the nation.
20 passengers rescued from bus after accident en route from Phuket to Hat Yai
20 passengers rescued from bus after accident en route from Phuket to Hat Yai
THAILAND: A bus carrying 20 passengers skidded off the road and landed sideways in a ditch on its journey from Phuket to Hat Yai in the early hours of Saturday morning (June 1), reported Thai online newspaper Matichon.
Kamala Green Club announces beach cleaning schedule for June to December 2019
Kamala Green Club announces beach cleaning schedule for June to December 2019
Following their ‘2019 Kick Off meeting’ hosted by Andara at Silk on May 27, Kamala Green Club (KGC) has announced its zoning update and beach cleaning schedule which runs from June through to December of this year. (See images.)
Phuket Regional Blood Centre mobile blood clinic reaches out for donations
Phuket Regional Blood Centre mobile blood clinic reaches out for donations
PHUKET: The Phuket Regional Blood Centre (PRBC) has appealed to Thais and foreigners to donate blood at various locations across Krabi, Phang Nga and Phuket throughout June this year.
Saphan Hin roads close as street racing takes hold
Saphan Hin roads close as street racing takes hold
PHUKET: Roads in Saphan Hin will be closed during the day this weekend as one-design racing of sedans and pickups hits the streets in the Toyota Gazoo Racing event to be held from 11am to 7pm today and tomorrow (June 1-2).
Call for extra B2bn for Phuket light rail project blurs budget figures
Call for extra B2bn for Phuket light rail project blurs budget figures
PHUKET: Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) Governor Pakapong Sirikantaramas yesterday (May 30) revealed that the Phuket light-rail project needed an extra B2 billion to be brought to completion.
Prolific armed robber, police impersonator arrested
Prolific armed robber, police impersonator arrested
PHUKET: Police have tracked down and arrested a man who was wanted for a string of recent robberies in Phuket including an armed robbery in which he claimed to be a police officer before robbing a woman at gunpoint in front of her home in Koh Kaew on May 18.