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
Bus safety hits radar for Songkran
Bus safety hits radar for Songkran
PHUKET: Officers from the Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) carried out safety inspections on interprovincial buses at Phuket’s two main bus terminals yesterday (April 5) ahead of the expected higher bus passenger traffic during the Songkran holidays.
Floating party barge raided again
Floating party barge raided again
PHUKET: The floating party barge ‘Yona Beach Club’, removed from Patong Bay early this year, has been raided again, this time by officials led by Royal Thai Navy officers at the barge’s new location off Cape Yamu.
Rashford fires Man Utd into top four, Newcastle hit West Ham for five
Rashford fires Man Utd into top four, Newcastle hit West Ham for five
FOOTBALL: Marcus Rashford sent Manchester United back into the Premier League top four with the winner as the Red Devils beat Brentford 1-0 yesterday (Apr 5), while Newcastle United won 5-1 at West Ham to stay third.
Possible Trump trial plunges 2024 race into uncharted territory
Possible Trump trial plunges 2024 race into uncharted territory
WASHINGTON, D.C: US voters yesterday (Apr 5) surveyed a uniquely volatile 2024 presidential election landscape, where the leading Republican candidate, Donald Trump, now faces trial and the incumbent, Joe Biden, has not even confirmed he’s running.
Crackdown on Bolt, inDriver taxi-app drivers continues
Crackdown on Bolt, inDriver taxi-app drivers continues
PHUKET: The checkpoints hunting for illegal taxi drivers as promised by Adcha Buachan, Chief of the Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO), last week have caught another driver deemed to be operating illegally.
Governor breaks fast with island Muslims
Governor breaks fast with island Muslims
PHUKET: The Governor of Phuket Narong Woonciew earlier this week sat down to break fast with local Muslim leaders as a show of respect and support for the island’s Muslims during Ramadan.
Probe into cop shop gun theft ends
Probe into cop shop gun theft ends
NONTHABURI: The investigation into the theft of 160 guns from a Nonthaburi police station concluded yesterday (Apr 5), with 23 suspects arrested and charged for receiving stolen goods, while eight senior officers are set to be punished for dereliction of duty.
Masters brings golf’s divided best back together to do battle
Masters brings golf’s divided best back together to do battle
GOLF: The world’s greatest golfers face each other later today (Apr 6) for the first time since the bitter LIV Golf-PGA Tour split divided the sport and appropriately it is the timeless tranquility of Augusta National that provides the arena.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Land donated for PSU Phuket Hospital, Aussie resort owner murdered in Krabi || April 5
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Land donated for PSU Phuket Hospital, Aussie resort owner murdered in Krabi || April 5
PHUKET XTRA - April 5 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Sunbed vendors removed from Kata Beach
Sunbed vendors removed from Kata Beach
PHUKET: More sunbed and umbrella operators have been removed from Kata Beach* following an inspection by local officials accompanied by personnel from Royal Thai Army Region 4 base in Nakhon Sri Thammarat.
Australian resort owner murdered in Krabi
Australian resort owner murdered in Krabi
PHUKET: Krabi resort owner and former long-term Phuket expat Peter Heppell, 57, was attacked and murdered at the bar of his own resort, ‘Melina’s Monkey House and Whale Bar’ in Baan Tha Lane, Khao Thong subdistrict, Krabi, on Sunday (Apr 2).
PSU Phuket hospital to generate B1.6bn a year from foreigners
PSU Phuket hospital to generate B1.6bn a year from foreigners
PHUKET: The new 500-bed ‘Songklanagarind Phuket Hospital’ to be built and operated by the Prince of Songkla University (PSU) is forecast to generate B1.6 billion a year in revenue from foreign visitors.
Chelsea held by Liverpool in first game after Potter’s sacking
Chelsea held by Liverpool in first game after Potter’s sacking
FOOTBALL: Chelsea wasted a host of chances to beat Liverpool as the troubled Blues were held to a 0-0 draw yesterday (Apr 4) in their first Premier League match since Graham Potter’s sacking.
TAT eyes B18bn revenue from nationwide Songkran events
TAT eyes B18bn revenue from nationwide Songkran events
BANGKOK: Thailand’s tourism authority has announced a plan to organise Songkran celebrations across the country and the agency now anticipates B18 billion in revenue from both Thai and foreign tourists traveling during the festival.
Defendant Trump slams criminal charges as ‘insult to our country’
Defendant Trump slams criminal charges as ‘insult to our country’
NEW YORK: Donald Trump offered a full-throated defense of his conduct yesterday (Apr 4) in his first public remarks since being charged over hush money payments to a porn star, blasting the criminal prosecution as “an insult to our country.”
Suspects in kidnap-murder of Chinese student arrested in Wuhan
Suspects in kidnap-murder of Chinese student arrested in Wuhan
BANGKOK: The three Chinese suspects in the abduction and murder of a Chinese student in Thailand have been arrested in Wuhan and will be prosecuted in China, the national police chief announced yesterday (Apr 4).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Thailand visa policy reversal, Motorbike rental shops targeted over parking spaces || April 4
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Thailand visa policy reversal, Motorbike rental shops targeted over parking spaces || April 4
PHUKET XTRA - April 4 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Army inducts only 47 conscripts from Kathu
Army inducts only 47 conscripts from Kathu
PHUKET: Of the 433 young men in Kathu District called up to present themselves for conscription duty at Saphan Hin yesterday (Apr 3), only 47 will serve as soldiers, officials have reported.
Phuket candidates register for election
Phuket candidates register for election
PHUKET: Crowds of supporters turned out in droves at the Phuket Auditorium, located at the Phuket Provincial Administration Centerin Phuket Town, yesterday (Apr 3) as candidates registered to contest seats as Members of Parliament representing Phuket in the upcoming election to be held on May 14.
New Zealand dominate Hong Kong Sevens
New Zealand dominate Hong Kong Sevens
RUGBY: New Zealand toppled Fiji in the Hong Kong rugby sevens final last Sunday (Apr 2) to seal a remarkable double gold with their women’s team and extend their lead atop the men’s series standings.