Two Russian tourists have been rescued after getting lost in the jungle in Thalang. The head of Sirinat National Park, Mr. Sorasak Rananan, told the Phuket Express that on Tuesday night (March 21st) they were notified by the Phuket Tourist Police that two Russian tourists were lost near the Sai Koo Mountain in the Sirinat […]
A foreign owner has fled to a nearby country after a bar on Bangla Road was raided where minors who were victims of child sexual exploitation were uncovered. ฺ ‘Big Joke’ told the Phuket Express that the bar is related to another bar network in Bangkok and Pattaya. The bar might have been operated as […]
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Sunday decided upon an Andaman agenda that includes supporting Phuket’s bid to host an international expo in 2028 with the potential to generate 40 billion baht. Gen Prayut visited the island to check on the progress of the Phuket Expo 2028 Phuket bid, which will be held from March 20-June […]
A seafood restaurant owner in Rawai has been arrested with protected stonefish. The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources Phuket Office told the Phuket Express that on Thursday (March 16th) they have arrested a seafood restaurant owner in Rawai, Mueang Phuket district. The arrest followed after officials received a tip-off from social media that the […]
An illegal bar on Bangla Road in Patong was raided uncovering underage prostitutes with six victims rescued. Two suspects were arrested who claim the real bar owner is a foreigner. Last night (March 15th) a team from the Department of Provincial Administration raided a bar in Soi Sea Dragon on the Bangla Road. Full story: […]
Two foreigners have been reported missing two days after they rented a kayak on Coconut Island in Mueang Phuket. The Phuket City Police Chief Colonel Pratueang Ponmana told the Phuket Express that a hotel manager and staffer on the Coconut Island, east of Phuket in the Koh Kaew sub-district, filed a report to the Phuket […]
PHUKET: An agreement has been signed between representatives of the business sector and the Office of Vocational Education Commission (OVEC) for vocational institutes to provide graduates and part-time students to work in tourism and service industries, which are now in need of about 30,000 workers in this southern island resort province. Flying Officer Somporn Pandam, […]
An unidentified male body that was found floating near an island in Rawai is possibly a Romanian diver who had gone missing two months ago. Friends of the missing Romanian diver (name removed), 47, came to see the body. They have reportedly confirmed to the Chalong Police that the body which was wearing a dive […]
