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Phuket steps up safety for Songkran
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 09/04/2026
» Safety and service preparations are underway for the upcoming Songkran Festival -- from tomorrow until next Wednesday -- at Phuket International Airport, although a modest decline in both flights and passenger traffic is forecast compared with last year, the airport says.
Phuket sees 5.85 million visitors in first 5 months
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 10/07/2025
» Russians, Chinese and Indians were Phuket’s largest groups of foreign tourists in the first five months of this year, generating around 223 billion baht in revenue, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Ugandan prostitutes nabbed in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 25/03/2025
» PHUKET: Police arrested five Ugandan women on Tuesday and later fined them for prostitution in the Patong area of this resort island.
Hong Kong tourist in fight with taxi drivers
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 24/12/2024
» PHUKET - A Hong Kong man was taken to hospital to "calm down" after brawling with taxi drivers outside the Phuket airport terminal, police said.
Better safety measures needed in Phuket as Lunar New Year nears
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 02/02/2024
» PHUKET: Tourism operators remain concern about the safety of tourists as the popular resort island expects an influx of holidaymakers from China during the Chinese New Year holiday.
US citizen found dead in Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 01/11/2023
» PHUKET: A Costa Rican-American man was found dead in his room with stab wounds at a hotel in Thalang district on Monday, according to local police.
Phuket aims to become ‘safest city’
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/07/2023
» PHUKET: An effort is under way to make Phuket the safest city in Southeast Asia following a number of incidents involving tourists.
35 people hurt in Phuket speedboat crash
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/05/2023
» PHUKET: Thirty-five people, mostly Russian tourists, were injured after their speedboat hit a channel marker in Chalong Bay on Wednesday evening.
Phuket eyes B100bn New Year windfall
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 30/12/2022
» Phuket expects to earn more than 100 billion baht in revenue from tourism during the New Year period.
Exat seeks partner to build new Phuket expressway
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 20/12/2022
» The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) is inviting potential investors to submit their tenders for the construction of the 3.98-kilometre Kathu-Patong expressway in Phuket, which it estimated would cost 14.67 billion baht to build.