Tag: Phuket
Portuguese man-of-war spotted off three Phuket beaches
The sea off Nai Yang, Nai Thorn and Layan beaches in Phuket has been declared off-limits to swimmers by the Sirinart national park after...
Fine Arts Department confirms no plan to demolish historic building
The Fine Arts Department has confirmed that it has no plans to dismantle a building in Phuket; the structure is nearly a century old...
Police look for suspects after bombs hit tourist sites
Hua Hin (AP) — Locals and tourists headed warily into the main part of the long holiday weekend Saturday as police looked for suspects...
Chinese tourist hurt by speedboat propeller still in critical condition
The 18-year-old Chinese tourist who was hit by a speedboat propeller on Thursday while swimming at Pileh Bay in Phi Phi Leh Island of...
Death of Korean girl on Patong beach may be a suicide...
Kratoo district police in Phuket said late today that the death of a Korean girl on Patong beach this morning might be a suicide...
Speed boats collision near Phi-Phi Islands leaves one dead and 28...
One tourist died and 28 others injured, two of them seriously, when two speed boats collided in the Andaman Sea on their way from...
At least 2 dead, 20 injured in Thailand tour boat collision
BANGKOK (AP) — Two speedboats packed with 62 tourists collided Wednesday off the coast of southern Thailand, leaving at least two dead and more...
Baby elephant which saved a British schoolgirl from tsunami has been...
The baby elephant which helped save the life of an eight-year old British schoolgirl, Amber Owen, from a devastating tsunami which struck the western...
Court hands down heavy jailterms for Phuket illegal land grabbers
Two men who used fake land documents to apply for title deeds for land in a national park and forest reserves in Phuket were...
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Police move in before thousands of motorbikes head for Sattahip beach gathering
SATTAHIP, Thailand – Sattahip police moved to prevent trouble ahead of an online-promoted motorcycle gathering expected to draw thousands of riders to Nang Ram...
Pattaya pickup gets unwanted four-meter snake as passenger
PATTAYA, Thailand – A routine drive turned into a frightening experience after a huge snake measuring around four meters was discovered inside a car...
Five injured after SUV collides head-on with pickup near Pattaya railway crossing
PATTAYA, Thailand – Five people were injured after an SUV and a pickup truck collided near a railway crossing in east Pattaya, on Sunday...
Warmth-seeking snake finds hideout behind wardrobe in Pattaya home
PATTAYA, Thailand – A homeowner was left seriously shaken after a roughly one-meter-long snake was discovered hiding behind a wardrobe inside a house in...