Artikel tagged “Phuket Magazine News”

  • Chinese tour van crashed, kills two in Phang Nga

    Chinese tour van crashed, kills two in Phang Nga

    A Chinese tour van crashed this morning in Kokkloy, Phang Nga, just north of Phuket, into a 18-wheel, truck resulting in two casualties and seven injuries.

  • Pattaya police on the hunt for ‘amorous couple’

    Pattaya police on the hunt for ‘amorous couple’

    Tourist police are trying to locate and take legal action against a foreign couple who were caught on video having sex on Dong Tan beach in Pattaya City. The couple appear in a 31 second clip that was taken at 8am on Sunday and widely shared on social networks.

  • Naked tourist hugs a rock in Samui. But not just any rock!

    Naked tourist hugs a rock in Samui. But not just any rock!

    Samui residents are calling on police to locate and arrest a naked foreign tourist who was photographed hugging Hin Ta rock, which is regarded by local residents as a symbol of Koh Samui in Surat Thani. The photos show the unidentified woman walking around and hugging the rock, which resembles a phallus, to pose for photos. They were posted on the Facebook group of local residents

  • Argentinian man arrested for robbery claiming to find money for sick wife

    Argentinian man arrested for robbery claiming to find money for sick wife

    A 25 year old Argentinian man, Nahum Pedre, was arrested yesterday (March 11) in Rawai after robbing Chinese tourists twice.

  • THAIGER TODAY Thursday, March 8

    THAIGER TODAY Thursday, March 8

    Freak storm hits Nakhon Pratom uprooting power poles | 7 Russians arrested in a Phuket kidnapping incident | Re-enactment of Premchai’s alleged bribery conversation | Chinese tourist assaulted in Krabi | New tourism plan for Thailand’s west coast including a high speed train. The post THAIGER TODAY Thursday, March 8 appeared first on Phuket Gazette .

  • Krabi residents, “Close Maya Bay”

    Krabi residents, “Close Maya Bay”

    An initial survey by a leading marine scientist found that most residents supported the closure of the popular Maya Bay in Krabi after more than 80% of coral reefs in the area were damaged. Thon Thamrongnawasawat, deputy dean of the Fishery Faculty at Kasetsart University, said his team was compiling results from an opinion survey of more than 300 local people and tourism operators in Krabi

  • Top 25 Asian beaches survey is out – three in Phuket

    Top 25 Asian beaches survey is out – three in Phuket

    Thailand has ended up with two beaches in the top ten in the latest ‘Top 25 Beaches in Asia’ survey.

  • Detained Belarusian escort says she has dirt in the Trump-Russia case

    Detained Belarusian escort says she has dirt in the Trump-Russia case

    A Belarusian woman who was arrested in Pattaya over the weekend is seeking assistance from the United States, claiming she has information about links between Russia and US President Donald Trump, the Washington Post has reported. Anastasia Vashukevich, an escort service worker from Belarus – who became well known after filming a yacht trip with Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska and Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Prikhodko – was detained, along with 10 other people described as Russians, in a police raid on her “sex training” seminar on Sunday

  • Top Ten Things NOT to do in Thailand – the basics

    Top Ten Things NOT to do in Thailand – the basics

    Thailand is a wonderful place, full of new adventures, different cultures and a surprise around every corner. You better believe it. Thailand is unique in the region with very little overt western influence throughout its history and a proud culture that puts the needs of its people first, ahead of appeasing westerners.

  • Phuket Airport Runway 09 closed for repairs

    Phuket Airport Runway 09 closed for repairs

    Runway 09 at the Phuket International Airport was closed today, February 26, and will be closed again tomorrow from 2 am – 7am for fixing cracks in the runway surface. There are small cracks in an are covering 9 square metres while there is another 84 square metres area between the runway and the taxiway that requires repair attention