Wat Sri Sunthon or Wat Sri Sunthorn (วัดศริสุนทร) is a temple located in Thalang, Phuket, Thailand. It hosts the largest reclining Buddha image in Phuket on its roof. Wat Sri Sunthon is just over a kilometer north of Heroines monument. The two heroines Thao Sri Sunthon and Thao Thep Kasattri are sisters who led the […]
Local police say the body of a 30-year old male was found in a Phuket guesthouse after a night of debauchery. The man was in Thailand to mark the anniversary of the death of his friend who was a victim of the devastating tsunami that claimed the lives of nearly 300,000 people seven years ago. […]
Coastal provinces in the Thai South held tsunami remembrance ceremonies today to mark the seventh anniversary of the disaster that hit six provinces on the Andaman coast, killing more than 5,000 people including foreign tourists. In Phuket, multi-faith ceremonies of Buddhists, Christians and Muslims were held at Mai Khao Cemetery, where the remains of tsunami […]
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Dec 23 – Thai researchers have discovered a previously unknown species of pitviper on the southern resort island of Phuket and unveiled it today at Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo, also known as the Korat Zoo, in this northeastern Thai province. Commonly known as ‘Phuket pitviper,’ the new species, Trimeresurus (Popeia) phuketensis sp. nov., was […]
Matthew Harding a former games designer and Youtube dancing video star, visited Phuket and filmed his dance. Matthew “Dancing Matt” Harding was in Phuket yesterday to record his latest video and promote the most recent campaign of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT): “Go Thailand: All That Is Missing Is You”. Video courtesy of AndamanNews
YouTube celebrity Dancing Matt has come to Thailand to lend his famous dancing skills to a tourismpromotion campaign. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Visa (Thailand) invited Matthew Harding, aka Dancing Matt, to lure foreign travellers under the “Go Thailand: All that is missing is you” campaign. Read more: The Nation
Bangkok Airways – Recently, Mr. Prote Setsuwan, Vice President – Marketing, Mr. Ping Na Thalang, Vice President – Information Systems and Capt. Saravoot Thonglek, Assistant Vice President Flight Operations welcomed the latest Airbus 319 named “Bangkok” at Suvarnabhumi Airport. Bangkok Airways has progressively achieved with the arrival of its 18th aircraft. This aircraft has 138 […]
A man from Ivory Coast was arrested in Thailand for allegedly running a “black money” scam, duping a Bangkok businesswoman out of Bt5.3 million, Crime Suppression Division deputy chief Pol Colonel Prasopchok Prommoon told a news conference yesterday. The 31 year-old suspect, Olalekan Afelumo, was wanted for fraud and arrested at a hotel in Phuket’s […]
