The Latest Breaking News from Phuket

Prayut joyed by latest travel rankings

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was made very happy by the Travel + Leisure website's ranking of Bangkok at the top of the Best Cities in Southeast Asia list, and Phuket and Samui as first and second in the Best Islands in Southeast Asia list, government spokesman Thanakorn Boonkongwanchana said on…

Bangkok Post · Jul 4, 2022

Phuket runway repair delays 16 flights

Phuket international airport was closed twice on Sunday for repairs to a damaged runway, delaying the landing and taking off of 16 flights.

Bangkok Post · Jul 4, 2022

Runway repair at Phuket airport delayed 16 flights

PHUKET: Phuket international airport was closed twice on Sunday for repairs to a damaged runway, delaying the landing and taking off of 16 flights, provincial governor Narong Woonciew said.

Bangkok Post · Jul 4, 2022

Man, 19, plummets six floors to death after slipping on hotel roof on Thai island

Shocked locals found 19-year-old Australian tourist Joshua James Connell dead on a tin roof of a cafe below the hotel at around 5.45pm local time in Phuket, Thailand, after he slipped

Daily Mirror · Jun 30, 2022

Young Australian falls to his death in Phuket

A 19-year-old Australian fell to his death from a Phuket hotel building on Wednesday evening.

Bangkok Post · Jun 30, 2022

Young Australian falls to death in Phuket

PHUKET: A 19-year-old Australian fell to his death from a hotel building in Kathu district on Wednesday evening.

Bangkok Post · Jun 30, 2022

1.7m people visit Phuket up until June

Phuket has welcomed more than 1.7 million visitors during the first five months of this year, generating over 26 billion baht in revenue for the resort island, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

Bangkok Post · Jun 28, 2022

Phuket yacht raceweek kicks off today

Cape Panwa Hotel of Cape & Kantary Hotels is holding the "Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek 2022" from today to Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Jun 28, 2022

Phuket hotels await start of high season

Phuket saw an influx of travellers from India in the first six months of this year, accounting for 50% of foreign guests, but half of all hotels on the island remain closed as they await the start of high season.

Bangkok Post · Jun 28, 2022

Covid-19 cases rising in Phuket

PHUKET: The number of Covid-19 cases in Phuket has been rising over the last week, with more than half of local hospital beds now occupied, the provincial health chief said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Jun 23, 2022