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PHUKET: Phuket MP Chalermpong Saengdee has called on newly appointed Phuket Governor Nirat Phongsitthaworn and relevant agencies to urgently investigate alleged encroachment on public land and protected forest within the Laem Phromthep Wildlife Reserve.

Sunday 23 November 2025 10:30 AM

Thailand’s last hunter-gatherers seek land rights

PA BON: Deep in a Thai forest a young man sprints through the undergrowth, blowpipe in hand, before pumping a poisoned dart at a monkey.

Saturday 22 November 2025 03:00 PM

Taiwan coastguard faces China’s might near frontline islands

KINMEN: With a clear view of China’s skyscraper-studded coastline, Taiwanese coastguard captain Huang Heng-chun steers his patrol boat through choppy waters around a group of islands controlled by Taipei.

Sunday 16 November 2025 03:00 PM

Big Buddha site to remain closed pending landslide victim compensation

PHUKET: The tourist-popular Big Buddha viewpoint and temple complex on the hills separating Kata and Chalong remains closed as the Phuket Provincial Court has approved a class action lawsuit filed by residents affected by the landslide last year.

Sunday 16 November 2025 12:30 PM

Phuket battered again by rain, floods and landslips

PHUKET: Phuket is left mopping up for the third week in a row after heavy rain triggered islandwide flooding, landslips and traffic chaos yesterday (Nov 6), prompting renewed warnings from provincial authorities.

Friday 7 November 2025 08:30 AM

Philippine death toll tops 140 as typhoon heads towards Vietnam

LILOAN: Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 140 people and left another 127 missing after unleashing devastating flooding across the central Philippines, official figures showed today (Nov 6), as the storm headed towards Vietnam.

Thursday 6 November 2025 11:01 AM

Warning issued after Patong landslides

PHUKET: Kathu District authorities have issued a warning for residents to remain vigilant after two small landslides occurred on Patong Hill early this morning (Oct 31), with further rain forecast for the coming days.

Friday 31 October 2025 11:12 AM

More rain nationwide, flood warning for 28 provinces

BANGKOK: Increasing rain is forecast for most parts of Thailand, with a risk of flooding in 28 provinces, into next week, officials have confirmed.

Wednesday 29 October 2025 09:00 AM

Patong seeks help in 50 Pi Rd landslide repairs

PHUKET: Patong Municipality is seeking urgent assistance from provincial and national agencies to repair landslide damage on 50 Pi Rd after heavy rain caused a section of hillside foundations and retaining walls to collapse last week.

Tuesday 28 October 2025 12:26 PM

Big Russian-run rental business busted on Pha-ngan

SURAT THANI: Police have raided a large Russian-owned vehicle rental company on Koh Pha-ngan, seizing hundreds of motorbikes and cars and making seven arrests.

Thursday 23 October 2025 10:18 AM

Patong’s 50 Pi Rd remains closed for safety

PHUKET: Patong’s 50 Pi Rd (‘Ha Sip Pi Rd’) remains closed today (Oct 23) as safety inspections and cleanup operations continue following a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall yesterday.

Thursday 23 October 2025 09:55 AM

Heavy weather warning for the south

BANGKOK: People in eight southern provinces are warned to prepare for torrential rain from tomorrow (Oct 23) through to Sunday with possible flooding, forest runoff and landslides.

Wednesday 22 October 2025 09:00 AM

Countdown to hostage release as Trump to host Gaza peace summit

GAZA CITY: Hamas will release its remaining hostages today (Oct 13) and will play no role in Gaza’s future government, the group told AFP, as US President Donald Trump and other world leaders prepared to convene in Egypt for a major peace summit.

Monday 13 October 2025 11:00 AM

Thais practise evacuation near Cambodian border

SA KAEO: Community leaders in four districts of Sa Kaeo province bordering Cambodia carried out evacuation drills yesterday (Oct 12), while the army said mine clearance in a border village was part of a plan to remove Cambodian settlers encroaching on Thai territory.

Monday 13 October 2025 10:30 AM

Patong beachfront tops official land appraisal values

Phuket News / Business

Sunday 12 October 2025 11:30 AM

PHUKET: Land along Patong’s famed Thaweewong Rd, which runs along the Patong beachfront, has been officially valued at B200,000 per square wah (B80 million per rai), the highest in Phuket, according to the Treasury Department’s latest appraisal list for 2023-2026.

Israel marks Oct 7 anniversary as talks held to end Gaza war

JERUSALEM: Israel marks the second anniversary of the Oct 7, 2023 attack today, as Hamas and Israeli negotiators hold indirect talks to end the two-year war in Gaza under a US proposed peace plan.

Tuesday 7 October 2025 10:05 AM

National Security Council backs border fences

BANGKOK: The National Security Council (NSC) has approved the construction of fences along the Thai-Cambodian border, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced yesterday (Oct 2).

Friday 3 October 2025 01:00 PM

Netanyahu to meet Trump as Israel faces isolation over Gaza war

JERUSALEM: Facing increasing isolation abroad and mounting pressure at home, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will defend his intention to “finish the job” in Gaza when he meets US President Donald Trump today (Sept 29).

Monday 29 September 2025 01:23 PM

Cambodia lies, is provocative, violates ceasefire, UN told