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Locals appeal to retain Freedom Beach land
Locals appeal to retain Freedom Beach land
PHUKET: Lawyers representing the heirs of a landowner have petitioned the Phuket branch of the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) to suspend the designation of a large area at Freedom Beach as a recreational forest, claiming unresolved land rights issues.  
Brit arrested for Patong knife-threat incident
Brit arrested for Patong knife-threat incident
PHUKET: Patong Police have tracked down and arrested a British man for threatening a motorcyclist with a knife following a collision with a motorbike in front of Patong Hospital.
War of words: Myanmar migrants face disinformation in Thailand
War of words: Myanmar migrants face disinformation in Thailand
BANGKOK: More than a million people have fled Myanmar’s brutal civil war to seek shelter and work in neighbouring Thailand, where experts say nationalists are using disinformation to fuel prejudice against them.
Foreigners arrested with 144kg of cannabis at Samui airport
Foreigners arrested with 144kg of cannabis at Samui airport
KOH SAMUI: Four Britons and a Malaysian have been arrested at Samui international airport with bags containing 144 kilogrammes of cannabis buds destined for Britain and Singapore, police said on Thursday (Mar 13).
Casino cities in Thailand named
Casino cities in Thailand named
BANGKOK: The special committee overseeing the entertainment complex project has announced the first four locations that will house casinos, amid public criticism.
Hamilton eyes dream Ferrari start as F1 revs up in Melbourne
Hamilton eyes dream Ferrari start as F1 revs up in Melbourne
FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton will look to lay down an immediate marker against world champion Max Verstappen when the Briton makes his highly anticipated Ferrari debut at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix this weekend.
Body of woman found after fall at abandoned Phuket Town hotel
Body of woman found after fall at abandoned Phuket Town hotel
PHUKET: Phuket City Police are investigating the death of a homeless woman whose body was found after reportedly falling from the third floor of an abandoned hotel in the heart of Phuket Town last night (Mar 13)
Phuket Heroines Festival gets underway
Phuket Heroines Festival gets underway
PHUKET: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Pirapan Salirathavibhaga was in Phuket to officially declare this year’s annual Heroines Festival underway at Thalang Victory Field last night (Mar 13).
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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Arrests as foreign Phuket drivers cause trouble, Thai pilots to sue over domestic routes || March 13
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Arrests as foreign Phuket drivers cause trouble, Thai pilots to sue over domestic routes || March 13
PHUKET XTRA - March 13 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Phuket honours Heroines in grand ceremony
Phuket honours Heroines in grand ceremony
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat presided over a ceremony at Wat Muang Komanraphat in Thepkrasattri yesterday (Mar 12) to honour Phuket’s famed Heroines, Thao Thep Krasattri and Thao Sri Sunthon.
Car thief arrested after stealing vehicle with engine running
Car thief arrested after stealing vehicle with engine running
PHUKET: A 48-year-old man has been arrested after stealing a parked car that had been left with the engine running outside a convenience store in Patong.
Body of Myanmar fisherman found between Krabi, Phuket
Body of Myanmar fisherman found between Krabi, Phuket
PHUKET: Police are investigating the death of a Myanmar fisherman whose body was found dead in the sea between Phuket and Krabi yesterday (Mar 12), hours after he was reported missing from a fishing boat.  
Phuket to install ‘Underwater Art Museum’ at Siam Bay
Phuket to install ‘Underwater Art Museum’ at Siam Bay
PHUKET: A Rotary International initiative under a project called ‘The Magic of Save the Underwater World’ will see an ‘Underwater Art Museum’ called ‘Raya’ installed at Siam Bay at Koh Racha Yai, south of Phuket.
Trump tariffs: What’s been done and what is to come?
Trump tariffs: What’s been done and what is to come?
PARIS: US President Donald Trump has broadened his tariffs campaign to hit all steel and aluminium imports with 25% duties. Here is what happened this week and what’s looming in the coming weeks:
FAT to take legal action against ex-chief Somyot
FAT to take legal action against ex-chief Somyot
FOOTBALL: The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) will take its former chief Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang to the court for leaving the national governing body with massive debt, reigning FAT president Nualphan Lamsam told a press conference on Tuesday (Mar 11).
Government waits to pick new peace chief
Government waits to pick new peace chief
BANGKOK: A new peace negotiation team chief will not be appointed until a comprehensive strategic plan for the restive southern provinces is finalised, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Tuesday (Mar 11).
Patong Police investigate foreigner for ‘fleeing the scene’, knife threat incident
Patong Police investigate foreigner for ‘fleeing the scene’, knife threat incident
PHUKET: Police are investigating an incident involving a foreign man who reportedly threatened a Thai man with a knife after the pickup collided with a motorbike.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Illegal construction ‘crackdown’ on Bang Tao Beach, Tourists rescued after boat leak || March 12
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Illegal construction ‘crackdown’ on Bang Tao Beach, Tourists rescued after boat leak || March 12
PHUKET XTRA - March 13 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Nigerian hoons arrested for ‘doughnuts’ at Koh Kaew intersection
Nigerian hoons arrested for ‘doughnuts’ at Koh Kaew intersection
PHUKET: Police have arrested two men following a dangerous driving incident at Koh Kaew intersection last night (Mar 11), which began with reports of the men ‘doing doughnuts’ ‒ spinning the car in tight circles ‒ in the middle of the Koh Kaew Intersection.