Phuket News – The latest news from Phuket, Thailand. Daily updates including articles, headlines and video from our local reporters.
Phuket is one of Thailand’s southern provinces. Phuket is the largest island in Thailand. Phuket also consists of 32 smaller islands off its coast. It lies off the western coast of Thailand in the Andaman Sea. The island of Phuket is linked to the province of Phang Nga by the Sarasin Bridge to the north. The next closest province is Krabi, to the east of Phang Nga Bay Phuket Province.
Phuket is well known for its tropical beaches, secret temples, local markets, thriving club scene. Phuket is also home of Phuket Big Buddha, or The Great Buddha of Phuket, which is a seated Maravija Buddha statue.
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In two days, those seeking domestic travel options to and from Phuket will be able to book flights at Phuket airport. However, the opening on May...
Today, only one new case of Covid-19 has been reported as per the CCSA. The man, however, was asymptomatic which has officials worried. Still, Dr Taweesin...
Today 10 million baht was donated to the Tha Chatchai checkpoint (at the northern road entry on the island) for a new project called “Phuket Smart...
It’s a city that has brought Thailand to the forefront of its international fame in tourism. But today, the scene upon driving down roads in Phuket...
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration today reported no new coronavirus cases for the first time since March 9, keeping Thailand on track for the second...
The mass exodus of people exiting Phuket has renewed fears of a resurgence of Covid-19 infections after four new infections were found on the island on...
Thai officials have reported 10,938 dengue fever cases, including nine deaths as of May 5 this year. Provinces reporting the highest incidence include Rayong, Chaiyaphum, Ang...
Thailand is set to launch a new contact-tracing app for high-risk Covid-19 groups. The news comes as part of the Thai government’s latest efforts to constrain...
Thai schools in Koh Samui and Thailand alike are preparing for the event that students may need to login to learn if the scheduled reopening date...
Today, the government has confirmed 3 new Covid-19 cases, all of them Thai, taking the number to 2,992 in Thailand. No additional deaths have been reported,...
Today, the government has reported no new cases of Covid-19 in Surat Thani province. However, there is one new confirmed Covid-19 case and one new death...
Tourism and Sports Minister, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said that while foreign tourists are expected to come back slowly after their domestic market, Thailand needs to formulate a...
