Swede escapes unharmed from a burning car in Phuket

PHUKET: An injured Swedish driver was helped safely from his burning car after crashing into a roadside signpost in Thalang district on Sunday evening. Pol Capt Vorawut Sensob, a Choeng Thale investigator, said the accident occurred about 5.30pm on Pasak Soi 1 road in tambon Choeng Thale. Full story: Bangkok Post Achadthaya Chuenniran BANGKOK POST

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Thousands of local residents and foreigners join ‘Yu Keng’ ceremony as a part of Vegetarian Festival in Phuket on Sunday

About 2,200 local residents and foreign tourists participated in Phuket’s ‘Yu Keng’ ceremony as a part of the Vegetarian Festival at Jui Tui Shrine in Phuket on Sunday, October 2nd. Tourism Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn and his delegation also joined the Yu Keng parade of Chinese deities statues this morning. Phuket residents as well as tourists […]

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Two more monkeypox cases found in Phuket

Two more monkeypox cases have been found in Phuket, raising the country’s confirmed cases to 10. The patients are a Thai woman and a German man, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC). One was a 37-year-old Thai woman working as a service employee. She developed a fever, a sore throat and muscle pains […]

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