The Latest Breaking News from Phuket

PHUKET: Tourism in this island province has been boosted by the introduction of the latest air link from Penang operated by Malaysia-based Firefly which launched its inaugural flight on Friday.

As the bus takes us to George Town for breakfast, I glance out the window and see how similar Penang and Phuket islands are to one another. Both old cities are home to a unique collection of magnificent classic Sino-Portuguese buildings that harmoniously fuse Eastern and Western architectural styles.

Cape & Kantary Hotels with its 23 properties across Thailand announced participation in the "We Travel Together Phase 4" campaign where guests can make their reservation and stay at one of many hotels in popular locations such as Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Phangnga, Nakhon Ratchasima, Ayutthaya, Rayong, Surat Thani and…

The increased cost of living driven by global events, such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict is shrinking local purchasing power, leading to the burning question: how will people trim their budgets?

Join a gala dinner with the king of romance Engelbert Humperdinck on August 24, 2022, at Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket. Ticket price 10,000 baht per seat (includes pre dinner drink and 4 course dinner).

British pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck will give two more shows at two famous islands in the South of Thailand next week.

A Dutchman has been arrested in Phuket on a charge of illegally catching parrotfish in the waters of Mu Koh Phi Phi National Park in Krabi province, after a TikTok video of him spearfishing drew outrage from local residents.

A Singaporean woman was killed and seven others, including her four compatriots, injured when a car she was driving hit a tour bus in Phuket on Friday night.

PHUKET: A Singaporean woman was killed and seven others, including her four compatriots, were injured after the car she was driving hit a small tour bus while descending a hill in Muang district on Friday night, say police.

PHUKET: A Singaporean woman was killed and seven others, including her four compatriots, injured when a car she was driving hit a small tour bus while coming downhill on a hilly road Muang district on Friday night.

Direct flights from India and Australia are helping to sustain Phuket's tourism industry during low season, but a full recovery might not be seen this year as the major Chinese and Russian markets are unable to resume overseas travel, says Thaneth Tantipiriyakij, president of the Phuket Tourist Association.