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Drills to replace lion dancers in Phuket
News, Published on 19/01/2020
» Phuket plans to welcome the Year of the Rat later this week not with lion dances and wishes of good luck, but with maritime safety drills as it moves to rebuild tourist confidence.
New Year ignites tourism
News, Published on 03/02/2019
» Red lanterns are not only lighting up Phuket during the Chinese New Year festival, but also delighting tourist operators.
Salvage team raises 'Phoenix' from sea
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/11/2018
» PHUKET: The boat at the centre of the tragedy that killed dozens of Chinese visitors in July, and dealt a heavy blow to the tourism industry has finally been recovered, police said yesterday.
Chinese tourists cancel Phuket stays worth B7m
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 15/07/2018
» PHUKET: Around 7,300 rooms at 19 local hotels booked by Chinese tourists have been cancelled, causing over seven million baht in losses, following the Phoenix tour boat tragedy which claimed 47 of their compatriots' lives early this month.
Warrants issued over boat tragedy
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 14/07/2018
» The Phuket provincial court has issued warrants for the arrests of two people in connection with the Phoenix tour boat disaster in which 47 Chinese tourists were killed.
Last 'Phoenix' victim still lost at sea
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 13/07/2018
» Authorities failed on Thursday to retrieve the body of the 47th and final victim from the tour boat Phoenix, which sank in the waters off Phuket following a storm last week.
Boat tragedy probe widens
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/07/2018
» Police are expanding their investigation into last Thursday's boat tragedy in Phuket where the death toll has risen to 45 with two people still missing, a senior police officer said.
China social media rips Prawit
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/07/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon Tuesday apologised for his harsh criticism of Chinese tour operators, after he blamed them for the death of many passengers on the tour boat that sank off the coast of Phuket.
Phuket boat tragedy shows our indifference
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 09/07/2018
» Forty-two is the latest number of tourists who fell victims to a boat mishap in Phuket last week. Or should I say, to be more exact, that they were victims of negligence, sheer dereliction of duty of the authorities concerned and of a "This Is Thailand" culture?
At least 32 dead in Phuket boat tragedy
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/07/2018
» At least 32 people from one of two tourist boats that capsized in rough seas off the coast of Phuket on Thursday evening were confirmed dead as of 9pm yesterday, as the search for another 23 missing Chinese tourists who had been on board continued.