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Bangkok Airways to resume Phuket-Samui, Hat Yai, Pattaya flights
Bangkok Airways to resume Phuket-Samui, Hat Yai, Pattaya flights
PHUKET: Bangkok Airways will resume its Samui-Phuket, Phuket-Hat Yai, Phuket-Utapao (Pattaya) flights, starting this Sunday (Oct 25).
Main shrines join Phuket Vegetarian Festival
Main shrines join Phuket Vegetarian Festival
PHUKET: The Phuket Vegetarian Festival has entered the period where rituals and ceremonies conducted by devotees from the main shrines are being held, with devotees from the Jui Tui Shrine in Phuket Town holding their street procession this morning (Oct 23), followed by their fire-walking ceremony held last night.
Laguna Phuket Triathlon confirmed for November
Laguna Phuket Triathlon confirmed for November
TRIATHLON: Excitement is building amongst the Triathlon community in Thailand as it has been confirmed the internationally-acclaimed Laguna Phuket Triathlon will take place as scheduled on Sunday, 22nd November 2020 at the award-winning destination resort Laguna Phuket.
Thai dishes dominate CNN Travel’s ‘World’s 50 Best Foods’, Massaman curry takes top prize
Thai dishes dominate CNN Travel’s ‘World’s 50 Best Foods’, Massaman curry takes top prize
BANGKOK: CNN Travel has ranked Thai Massaman curry as the No. 1 dish in its “The World’s 50 Best Foods list, along with Tom Yum Kung in eighth place and Som Tam papaya salad ranked 46th, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) announced today (Oct 22).
Overseas yachts now welcome as per new CCSA approvals
Overseas yachts now welcome as per new CCSA approvals
THAILAND: The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced yesterday (Oct 21) that tourists aboard overseas yachts have been granted permission to dock in Thailand.
Pro-monarchy supporters gather in Thalang
Pro-monarchy supporters gather in Thalang
PHUKET: Local residents gathered in front of Thalang District Office yesterday (Oct 21) in a  show of support to “protect the monarchy”. 
China maintains outbound tour ban
China maintains outbound tour ban
WORLD: China confirmed yesterday (Oct 21) via an announcmenet on the Ministry of Culture and Tourism website that it intends to uphold its ban on outbound group tours from the country due to the risk of a resurgence in coronavirus cases.
Prayut offers to lift Bangkok emergency decree if protests remain peaceful
Prayut offers to lift Bangkok emergency decree if protests remain peaceful
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has offered to lift the emergency decree issued for the capital Bangkok in the hopes of de-escalating the rising tensions between anti-government protesters, some of whom are also calling for reforming the monarchy, and staunch royalists.
Stargazers delight as Orionid meteor shower hits peak
Stargazers delight as Orionid meteor shower hits peak
PHUKET: Stargazing fanatics in Phuket will be able to witness the wonder of the Orionid meteor shower at its peak later this evening (Oct 21).
Rohingya crisis to be addressed via global virtual conference
Rohingya crisis to be addressed via global virtual conference
WORLD: The United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will connect the international community together tomorrow (Oct 22) via a virtual conference to address the ongoing Rohingya crisis.
Phuket Veg Fest food vendors warned of overcharging
Phuket Veg Fest food vendors warned of overcharging
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial office of the Ministry of Commerce has warned vendors selling vegetarian dishes at shrines across the island to not overcharge customers and to clearly display prices for the meals they serve.
Phuket Vegetarian Festival street processions continue
Phuket Vegetarian Festival street processions continue
PHUKET: The street processions began yesterday (Oct 19) with the first ‘Yew Keng’ procession held at the Choor Su Gong Shrine (Naka Shrine) in Wichit, followed by the devotees and Mah Song spirit mediums leading the procession from the Sapam Shrine, on Thepkrasattri Rd, north of Phuket Town.
Govt offices to close for Chulalongkorn day
Govt offices to close for Chulalongkorn day
PHUKET: People around the country will have another long holiday this weekend as the nation celebrates Chulalongkorn Memorial Day this Friday (Oct 23).
Phuket Hotels Association launches ‘Phuket Green Day’ initiative to inspire island-wide cleanup
Phuket Hotels Association launches ‘Phuket Green Day’ initiative to inspire island-wide cleanup
The Phuket Hotels Association, a non-profit organisation that promotes and protects Thailand’s most visited island destination, is encouraging locals and tourists to value the beauty of Phuket’s world-renowned beaches and surrounding seas through Phuket Green Day, a comprehensive clean-up event on Wednesday morning (Oct  21).
Seven more Phuket hotels await Bangkok approval to operate as ALSQs, while two key hotels withdraw
Seven more Phuket hotels await Bangkok approval to operate as ALSQs, while two key hotels withdraw
PHUKET: Seven more hotels in Phuket have been approved by the Phuket Public Health Office (PPHO) and are waiting for approval from Bangkok to start receiving newcomers arriving in the country when international tourists are allowed to land directly in Phuket.
Power outages to affect Patong, Srisoonthorn
Power outages to affect Patong, Srisoonthorn
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Patong and Srisoonthorn tomorrow (Oct 20) and on Wednesday (Oct 21) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Phuket Opinion: The middle way
Phuket Opinion: The middle way
PHUKET: Bangkok is once again being rocked by protests. Thankfully, they have not reached the level of unrest that lay siege the capital in 2010, or the ’Bangkok Shutdown’ that suffocated the capital in 2014. Yet they are providing a very clear image of key issues gripping the country at this time.
Man falls into water, drowns while fishing at Sarasin Bridge
Man falls into water, drowns while fishing at Sarasin Bridge
PHUKET: Phuket rescue workers retrieved the body of a Thai man who fell into the water and drowned while fishing from Sarasin Bridge. The body was found and retrieved this morning (Oct 17).
Damage Done: Phuket’s tourism industry will take years to recover, say experts
Damage Done: Phuket’s tourism industry will take years to recover, say experts
PHUKET: The damage to Phuket’s tourism industry by the COVID-19 prevention measures has already been done, and will take years to recover from, Phuket Chamber of Commerce President Thanusak Phungdet told The Phuket News this week..
Shrine tour added during Veg Fest to stimulate tourism
Shrine tour added during Veg Fest to stimulate tourism
PHUKET: The Phuket Office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has created a tour itinerary of shrines across the island to coincide with the Vegetarian Festival in the hope of further stimulating the local economy.