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
Revamped ’Phuket City FC’ back at home
Revamped ’Phuket City FC’ back at home
PHUKET: The president of ‘Phuket City FC’, Thummawan Charoenyot, offically launched the club’s 2019 season at the Royal Phuket City Hotel in Phuket Town yesterday (Feb 14).
Police probe launched after Chinese tourist suffers DCS in ‘try dive’
Police probe launched after Chinese tourist suffers DCS in ‘try dive’
PHUKET: Police have launched an investigation into a Chinese tourist suffering decompression sickness after an incident during a “try dive” tour at Koh Racha Yai on Wednesday (Feb 13).
US embassy urges retiree expats to consider affairs after death
US embassy urges retiree expats to consider affairs after death
PHUKET: The US Embassy in Bangkok has issued an advisory for Americans living in Thailand as retirees, calling for US nationals to give special consideration to what happens to their effects in event of death.
DMCR steps up after tourism blast over pile of unused artificial reef blocks at Koh Racha
DMCR steps up after tourism blast over pile of unused artificial reef blocks at Koh Racha
PHUKET: The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) will move to tidy up a pile of artificial reef blocks dumped on sea bed off Koh Racha Yai, south of Phuket, as they have been taregtted as an eyesore for foreign tourists divers.
Splash BBQ and Beats at Splash Beach Club
Splash BBQ and Beats at Splash Beach Club
Enjoy hiphop, beach, BBQ, epic sunsets, fire shows, circus performers and free workshops. Meet up with DJ Lady Style (Paris France), Splash resident DJs; Camma (Isle of Man), DJ Jung (Seoul Korea), DJ Kim & Lil Dew (Thailand). BBQ dinner package: Seafood | Roasted Pig *whole| Satay | Meats | Fruit Station | selected drinks At THB 1,200 net per person or THB 2,000 net per couple (Complimentary for kids under 12 years old).
Couples tie the knot on Valentine’s Day
Couples tie the knot on Valentine’s Day
PHUKET: A total of 129 couples tied the knot at the Muang District Office in Phuket Town with 152 couples in total registering their marriage across the island on Valentine’s Day yesterday (Feb 14).
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay to present joint 2030 World Cup bid
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay to present joint 2030 World Cup bid
CHILE: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay are to submit a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup, Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera announced on Thursday (Feb 14).
Patong traffic alert for Central opening
Patong traffic alert for Central opening
PHUKET: Patong Police are urging motorists to avoid the area where Bangla Rd joins Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd from 5pm to 10pm tonight (Feb 15) while the grand opening of the Central Patong shopping mall is held.
NASA heading back to Moon soon, and this time to stay
NASA heading back to Moon soon, and this time to stay
WASHINGTON: NASA is accelerating plans to return Americans to the Moon, and this time, the US space agency says it will be there to stay.
test
test  
Four family members arrested in Trang, B100m drugs seized
Four family members arrested in Trang, B100m drugs seized
TRANG: Four members of a family have been arrested separately in Muang and Kantang districts with over 700,000 speed pills and 21kg of crystal methamphetamine worth almost B100 million seized.
FOR SALE AIR BERTH M320
FOR SALE AIR BERTH M320
250,000THB INC.VAT FOR BOAT UP TO 32 FEET/ 9.5 METERS. CONTACT: ASIA YACHT AGENCY CO.,LTD
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Bad monks sent to jail! Wild elephants trample monk! B400 fine after bus crash? || Feb. 14
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Bad monks sent to jail! Wild elephants trample monk! B400 fine after bus crash? || Feb. 14
PHUKET XTRA - February 14 Wild elephants trample monk to death |:| Charges after speedboat slams oil tanker |:| B400 fine after bus crash |:| Russian Consulate-General to open this year! |:| Bad monk arrested in crime sweep Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Alcohol sales prohibited on Makha Bucha Day
Alcohol sales prohibited on Makha Bucha Day
PHUKET: All government offices will be closed this coming Tuesday (Feb 19) as Thais all across the country celebrate Makha Bucha day. The sale of alcohol is banned by law on this day.
Rescue workers call for awareness as motorist drives into mid-road street light unassisted
Rescue workers call for awareness as motorist drives into mid-road street light unassisted
PHUKET: A rescue worker with the Phuket Kusoldharm Foundation is calling for people to be more aware while driving in Kathu after a 30-year-old Thai man slowly drove into a heavy-set street lamp in the middle of the central reservation on Phra Phuket Kaew Rd in Kathu this morning (Feb 14).
Phuket readies for Heroines Festival next month
Phuket readies for Heroines Festival next month
PHUKET: The annual Heroines Festival celebration of the defeat of Burmese marauders attempting to take Phuket in 1785 will take place this year from March 13-15.
Abbot arrested for attempted murder
Abbot arrested for attempted murder
SUPHAN BURI: Police have arrested the abbot of Wat Ror Charoen in Suphan Buri province on two counts of attempted murder, in Nakhon Si Thammarat province and on Koh Samui in Surat Thani province, about 15 years ago.
IHG acquires Six Senses in US$300mn cash buyout
IHG acquires Six Senses in US$300mn cash buyout
PHUKET: InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®) has announced the acquisition of Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, one of the world’s leading operators of luxury hotels, resorts and spas. The US$300 million (B9.04 billion) cash acquisition from Pegasus Capital Advisors includes all of Six Senses’ brands and operating companies and does not include any real estate assets.
Patong Police Chief: Leave your valuables at home
Patong Police Chief: Leave your valuables at home
PHUKET: Patong Police have issued a warning to tourists to look after their belongings after a Frenchwoman had her bag stolen at the Loma Park in Patong on Monday (Feb 11).
Driver fined B400 for reckless driving as tour bus slams into power pole to avoid collision
Driver fined B400 for reckless driving as tour bus slams into power pole to avoid collision
PHUKET: A woman who made a dangerous U-turn in Kathu yesterday (Feb 13) that forced a tour bus to swerve off the road and into a power pole has been fined B400 for reckless driving.