Phuket News Phuket News - Phuket's English newspaper, with daily phuket news, phuket events, phuket classifieds, phuket business directory hotels, phuket resorts, phuket restaurants, phuket golf, phuket diving https://www.thephuketnews.com en-usnoPhuket News - Phuket's English newspaper, with daily phuket news, phuket events, phuket classifieds, phuket business directory hotels, phuket resorts, phuket restaurants, phuket golf, phuket diving <![CDATA[PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: PHUKET SHAKEUP: 5 Officials Transferred Over Extortion Scandal, Rain Pounds Phuket || May 21]]> https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-xtra-video-phuket-shakeup-5-officials-transferred-over-extortion-scandal-rain-pounds-phuket-may-21-100333.php 2026-05-21T17:43+07:00 https://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/2026/1779360185_1.jpg <![CDATA[PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: PHUKET SHAKEUP: 5 Officials Transferred Over Extortion Scandal, Rain Pounds Phuket || May 21]]> <![CDATA[Charter change efforts falter]]> https://www.thephuketnews.com/charter-change-efforts-falter-100322.php 2026-05-21T09:53+07:00 https://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/2026/1779332002_1-org.jpg <![CDATA[Nikorn: BJT has drawn up own bill. Photo: Bangkok Post]]> <![CDATA[Phuket among targets in B200mn heroin trafficking network]]> https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-among-targets-in-b200mn-heroin-trafficking-network-100330.php 2026-05-21T12:41+07:00 https://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/2026/1779342368_1-org.jpg <![CDATA[Photo: CIB]]> <![CDATA[Industry confidence dips amid energy price fears]]> https://www.thephuketnews.com/industry-confidence-dips-amid-energy-price-fears-100327.php 2026-05-21T12:00+07:00 https://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/2026/1779339684_1-org.jpg <![CDATA[Foreign tourists visit Wat Pho, one of Bangkok's most popular attractions. Strong tourism activity in April was among the positive economic factors helping businesses cope with the impact of the Middle East conflicts.  Photo: Apichart Jinakul / Bangkok Post]]> <![CDATA[Phuket heavy rain tops 130mm]]> https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-heavy-rain-tops-130mm-100324.php 2026-05-21T10:28+07:00 https://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/2026/1779334449_1-org.jpg <![CDATA[Photo: DDPM Phuket]]> <![CDATA[Phuket officials transferred over Patong extortion claims]]> https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-officials-transferred-over-patong-extortion-claims-100315.php 2026-05-20T16:56+07:00 https://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/2026/1779271612_1-org.jpg <![CDATA[Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) Director-General Narucha Khosasilvilai. Photo: NBT Connext]]> <![CDATA[Australian tourist found dead in Kata condo]]> https://www.thephuketnews.com/australian-tourist-found-dead-in-kata-condo-100321.php 2026-05-21T09:45+07:00 https://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/2026/1779331700_1-org.jpg <![CDATA[Photo: Karon Police]]> <![CDATA[Ecuador arrests three Thais for iguana trafficking]]> https://www.thephuketnews.com/ecuador-arrests-three-thais-for-iguana-trafficking-100320.php 2026-05-21T09:39+07:00 https://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/2026/1779331161_1-org.jpg <![CDATA[A marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) is seen in Tortuga Bay at Santa Cruz Island, part of the Galapagos archipelago in Ecuador, on Mar 6, 2024. Photo: AFP / File]]> <![CDATA[Thai faith healer charged with rape, child abuse]]> https://www.thephuketnews.com/thai-faith-healer-charged-with-rape-child-abuse-100319.php 2026-05-21T09:12+07:00 https://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/2026/1779329567_1-org.jpg <![CDATA[Police search the house of a Lamphun man after he was arrested for allegedly raping young men. Photo supplied via Bangkok Post]]> <![CDATA[Austrian deported over repeated drunken disturbances]]> https://www.thephuketnews.com/austrian-deported-over-repeated-drunken-disturbances-100314.php 2026-05-20T16:16+07:00 https://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/2026/1779268712_1-org.jpg <![CDATA[Photo: Phuket Immigration]]>