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Thai tourism hit, arrivals fall by 30%
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 03/04/2026
» The tourism industry is calling for urgent support measures after visitor numbers fell by about 30% in the first month following the start of the Middle East war, with operators warning of continued pressure into the second and third quarters.
Middle East conflict hits the tourism industry in Phangnga
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 15/03/2026
» The war in the Middle East is weighing on the tourism industry, with Phangnga province reporting a sharp decline in European arrivals and estimated losses of nearly 1.7 billion baht, says the Phangnga Hotel Association.
Heatwave, fuel shortage drives price surges in Yala
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 09/03/2026
» The intensifying dry season and growing concerns over global oil disruption have raised food prices while limiting fuel supplies in the major Yala district of Betong.
Phuket 'needs new growth strategy'
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 04/03/2025
» The Phuket Chamber of Commerce is encouraging the private sector to set a new strategy for economic development to cope with increasing regional competition.
Russian and Ukrainian tourists in Phuket get help
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 12/03/2022
» PHUKET: Businesses on this resort island are helping Russian and Ukrainian tourists who remain stranded because of events related to the conflict in Ukraine, says a senior hotelier.
Russians, Ukrainians get helpline
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 10/03/2022
» Phuket: A call centre has been set up to provide assistance to Russian and Ukrainian tourists affected by the conflict between the two nations.
Slain man was wanted overseas
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/02/2022
» A Canadian man whose bullet-ridden body was found early yesterday at a resort in Phuket was wanted by the authorities in India, says Pol Lt Gen Amphon Buarabporn, chief of Provincial Police Region 8.
Peace panels 'to remain inclusive'
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 16/01/2022
» PHUKET: The joint working committees aimed at thrashing out essential points in a framework for additional rounds of peace talks in the South will work in a semi-formal manner and maintain an inclusive setting, according to a Thai government representative.
Vendor wounded by off-duty cop's random shots
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 23/02/2021
» PHUKET: A policeman who had been at a party all night was arrested after firing random pistol shots on a street in Patong, wounding a noodle vendor, shortly before dawn on Tuesday.
Cabbie shot dead by fellow driver outside Phuket hotel
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/03/2019
» PHUKET: Tourists fled in alarm as a taxi driver was shot dead by a colleague outside a hotel in Patong on Thursday morning.