PHUKET: An elderly Norwegian man was rescued from a burning house early on Monday, police said. Pol Capt Supotpong Chuaydu, deputy investigation chief of Wichit police station, said the incident occurred at about 4.30am at house No 69/408 in Soi 3/2 of the Phuket Village Chaofa 2 Housing Estate in tambon Wichit, Muang district. Full […]
PHUKET: Qatar Airways flight QR842, carrying with 324 passengers, was the first flight to land in this southern island resort province under eased entry requirements on Sunday morning. The flight crew and passengers were greeted in the arrival lounge after the plane landed at Phuket’s international airport at 6.55am by airport staff led by Monchai […]
PHUKET: A 68-year-old American tourist who got lost in a forest in Thalang district of this island province was found safely within a few hours on Friday. W. E. N. had gone walking in the forest near Khuan Naithon in tambon Sakhu but later got lost, said Pol Lt Col Ekkachai Siri, a Phuket tourist […]
PHUKET: A striped dolphin washed up on Nai Yang beach in Thalang district on Sunday morning with injuries, according to Sirinat National Park chief Sorasak Rananan. Mr Sorasak said the dolphin had been found on the beach by local villagers and tourists at about 7.30am. Full story: Bangkok Post Achadthaya Chuenniran BANGKOK POST
PHUKET (NNT) – After a two-year hiatus, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will hold the Thailand Travel Mart Plus 2022 (TTM+ 2022) in Phuket province in June. Deputy Phuket Governor Phichet Panapong disclosed that Phuket has been chosen to hold the TTM+ 2022 from June 8-10 at the Angsana Laguna Phuket resort. The event […]
Preparations are underway in Phuket for its bid to host the Specialised Expo 2028-Phuket Thailand, an event the tourism-dependent province hopes will help generate more revenue. The expo will be organised under the theme “Future of Life: Living in Harmony, Sharing Prosperity” to stress the importance of healthy living and sharing wealth and carries a […]
PHUKET (NNT) – The resort island of Phuket saw a 30% increase in tourist numbers during the Songkran festival, owing to the long holiday period. The Southern Chapter of the Thai Hotels Association (THA SC) said Phuket International Airport saw daily arrivals of 18,000 passengers, an increase of 30% from before the Thai New Year. […]
Entertainment venues’ entrepreneurs and employees at Bangla Walking Street were gathering yesterday evening, April 16th, to stage a peaceful protest following a famous Thai lawyer’s video posted on social media of a venue that was allegedly opened over the legal closing time of 11:00 P.M. The protest was triggered after Sittra Biabangkerd, Secretary-general of the […]
