Bangkok – The body of an Australian swimsuit model who died in a motorcycle accident on the island resort of Phuket in Thailand was flown home on Wednesday, police said. Lana Helen O’Connell, 23, sustained severe head injuries in the accident outside the Hi-So nightclub in Chalong district on Saturday, police captain Tienchai Duangsuwan said. […]
PHUKET, Feb 26 – The police in this southern resort province of Phuket detained 65 ethnic Rohingyas from Myanmar after their boat was damaged by strong waves and washed aground in the provincial seat. The ethnic minorities looked exhausted when they were found wandering about asking for food from local people. Read more: MCOT
A 26 year old Swede, Annika Ober, is still admitted to the Bangkok Hospital in Phuket after the chlorine accident at the Orchid Resort and Spa in Karon, Phuket on Saturday. Although the general manager at the Orchid Resort and Spa, Philip Raiss, on Sunday told local media that all guests were back at the […]
AIR Australia has been placed into voluntary administration, thousands of passengers stranded and its flights grounded after it was unable to pay its bills. Administrators KordaMentha posted the news about the troubled airline on its website early today, saying that flights would be grounded. It comes as the airline was denying it was broke as […]
Airports of Thailand (AoT) raised the level of security at Suvarnabhumi and Chiang Mai international airports on Monday following reports of the terrorist threat in Bangkok. Security had been increased from level two to level three at the two airports, while security at four other international airports — Don Mueang, Phuket, Hat Yai and Chiang […]
Jeremy Renner has been injured in a bar brawl in Thailand which saw one man stabbed in the neck with a rotor axe. The 40-year-old actor was attacked in Phuket in a violent early morning bar fight which has left one of Jeremy’s fellow drinkers in a “serious condition”. Read more: film-news.co.uk Film-News
Wat Phra Thong is the second most important Buddhist temple in Phuket. It is located around 20 km from Phuket town in Thepkrasattri Road, Thalang, and the temple contains a half buried Golden Buddha statue. Legends say that during the invasion of Thalang town by the Burmese invaders, they tried to excavate the statue in […]
Wat Phra Nang Sang is a fascinating temple in the town of Thalang on the island of Phuket. It was built 545 years ago, which makes it the oldest temple in Phuket. Wat Phra Nang Sang Temple features murals of the Lord Buddha’s life and shows a large statue of Guanyin (Kwan Yin), the Chinese […]
