Phuket Aims for Enhanced Safety and Security: Thai Prime Minister Holds Crucial Discussions
Phuket, Thailand–
In a bid to bolster safety and security for both residents and tourists, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin recently convened discussions with Phuket officials, consuls, and honorary consuls. As one of the world's...
Leading Phuket business figures introduce “Phuket First October” with island reopening plan to resolve...
Phuket -
Public and private Phuket tourism and hospitality representatives today, February 3rd, held a brainstorming session to come up with plans to reopen the island and welcome vaccinated foreign visitors by October to revive...
Thai Cabinet officially approves the Phuket Sandbox and three islands in Surat Thani to...
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The Thai Cabinet this afternoon, June 22nd, officially approved the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration's proposal to reopen Phuket on July 1st under the "Phuket Sandbox" project and three islands in Surat Thani,...
Phuket holds memorials for Swiss tourist who was murdered in Phuket Sandbox
Phuket -
Memorials for the Swiss tourist, Nicole Sauvain Weisskopf, 57, who died in the Phuket Sandbox under suspicious circumstances last week, were held Friday night (August 6th) and have continued on a smaller scale...
Two prime suspects in murder of foreigner at Phuket villa reportedly fled Thailand already...
Phuket -
Two prime suspects who are wanted for allegedly killing an Indian-Canadian national at a Phuket villa had already fled the country, the Royal Thai Police announced yesterday, February 10th.
National police chief Suwat Chaengyodsuk...
UPDATE: More details released on 76-year-old German tourist missing since May 9th found alive...
Thalang, Phuket –
A missing 76-year-old German tourist who has memory loss issues was found alive but weak in a shallow freshwater canal near the Sirinat National Park in the Thalang district this morning (May...
Two foreign tourists rescued after battling with waves at Kata Beach
Kata, Phuket –
Two foreign tourists were rescued after battling with waves at Kata Beach, the same beach and the same day that two other tourists passed away.
In both cases, the tourists went swimming despite...
Taxi drivers in Phuket asked to provide quality services for tourists by governor
Phuket –
Taxi drivers in Phuket are being asked by top Phuket officials to provide quality services for customers and tourists.
Our previous story:
Drivers of two minibus services were summoned to the Phuket Police Station on...
Foreign man rescued after struggling while diving off Phuket
Phuket –
An unidentified foreign man has been rescued after suffering from decompression sickness while he was diving near an island in Chalong.
Emergency responders were notified of the incident yesterday (October 26th). The foreign man...
Filipino man arrested in Phuket for 252 days of overstay
Phuket –
A 55-year-old Filipino man was arrested in Kathu for 252 days of overstaying his legal visa conditions.
The Phuket Immigration office told the Phuket Express that yesterday (December 2nd) a team of Phuket...