Phuket is piloting a nationwide sustainability program as the Bank of Thailand launches green financing to help hotels adopt environmentally friendly practices.
PHUKET: Phuket has been selected as the pilot province for a new nationwide push to transform Thailand’s hotel sector into a model of sustainable tourism, with the Bank of Thailand launching a major green financing initiative aimed at reshaping the industry.
A major landfill fire at Saphan Hin in Phuket this month reached emergency severity and came close to forcing evacuations, exposing the island's growing waste management crisis.
PHUKET: The major landfill fire at Saphan Hin earlier this month exposed Phuket’s deepening waste crisis, with officials confirming the blaze reached emergency severity and came dangerously close to triggering wider evacuations as toxic smoke spread across nearby communities.
A woman punched a teenage boy after catching him filming her in a petrol station toilet in Surat Thani on April 16; police later confirmed he had secretly recorded the incident before deleting the footage.
Woman catches, punches peeping tom filming in Surat Thani toiletLegacyA woman punched a man after catching him filming her inside a toilet at a petrol station in Surat Thani on April 16, before police were called. The incident took place at a petrol station in Baan Na Doem district after a group of women were returning from Songkran celebrations and heading back to Khian Sa district. They stopped at the station to use the toilets and the convenience store. Prae, a 27 year old woman wearing a black shirt, said she noticed a mobile phone protruding from the next stall while she was in the toilet. At first, she thought one of her friends was playing a prank. However, after her group came out and realised everyone was already outside, they called for the person in the stall to come out. Nearly 10 minutes later, a teenage male emerged. Photo via DailyNews When questioned, the man initially denied filming and said he had been hiding in the toilet from another group of teenagers. Prae, who said she was angry about being recorded, then punched him several times as her friends tried to stop her. The confrontation was recorded by the women in the group. DailyNews reported that after they asked to see his phone, the screen displayed a message saying the images had been deleted. The group also found numerous searches for pornographic websites on his phone. However, he still denied filming secret videos in the toilet at that point. Convenience store staff and petrol station workers stepped in and called the police. A complaint was later filed at Baan Na Doem Police Station. Photo via DailyNews Police said the suspect later admitted he had secretly filmed inside the toilet, apologised, and said he had deleted the clip. His phone was confiscated, while the confrontation video was later posted online as a “warning”. Responding to online comments about her punches, Prae said she had previously trained in boxing for sport and self-defence. She also warned women using public toilets, especially those alone, to stay alert and pay close attention to their surroundings. Elsewhere, officers from the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau arrested a Thai man in the southern province of Prachuap Khiri Khan for possessing and selling spycam pornography. Officials found 60,000 files of pornography in his possession. The story Woman catches, punches peeping tom filming in Surat Thani toilet as seen on Thaiger News.
Phuket Pride Festival 2026 returns May 29–June 7 with expanded celebrations across Patong, featuring a larger lineup of events promoting equality and diversity.
PHUKET: The Phuket Pride Festival 2026 will return on a larger scale than ever before, with organisers promising to transform Patong into a space of equality and diversity from May 29 to June 7.
Phuket offers natural attractions beyond famous spots like Maya Bay and James Bond Island, with hidden beaches, mangroves, jungles and lesser-known islands providing authentic wildlife and coastal experiences.
Here in Phuket there are some great places to experience the natural world, some well known and others not so. Not only the national parks, mangroves and jungle areas, there are so many beaches, islands, coves and bays all teeming with life. Yes, we all know the main tourists locations that we see advertised everywhere, such as Maya Bay, James Bond Island, Pileh Lagoon and the Similan Islands, and yes, these are well known and part of the must see, bucket list places when in Phuket.
Research from early 2024 found that polite phrasing significantly improves AI response quality, challenging assumptions about how artificial intelligence processes language.
Back in the prehistoric days of 2024, minds were blown by the discovery that AI gave better answers if you asked it nicely. It was held up as proof of how bizarre and unpredictable this strange new intelligence really was.
Laguna Phuket is launching a 2.5-kilometre sustainable trail as the centerpiece of a major landscape overhaul, with development planned across 2026.
Laguna Phuket has announced a new 2.5-kilometre regenerative journey that will be the centrepiece of its landscape and amenities transformation, set to roll out in stages throughout 2026.
A 12-year-old boy with special needs was found dead in an abandoned car at a scrapyard in Yala's Betong district, four days after vanishing from his home. Police suspect he entered the vehicle to play or rest and died from oxygen deprivatio
Yala boy with special needs found dead in scrapyard car after four-day searchLegacyA 12 year old Thai boy with special needs was found dead in a scrap car about 800 metres away, four days after he went missing from his home in Yala province. The 38 year old mother, Wanida, reported the disappearance of her son, Yuttasak, also known as Best, to Yarom Police Station on April 12 after the boy went missing from their home in Soi Sub Anan in the Betong district in the afternoon on the day. Wanida told police that Best was a child with special needs who often played in the forest near the house or went fishing at Betong Canal. She said he had never been away from home for this long before. Wanida, relatives and locals searched for the boy but found no sign of him, leading her to file a police complaint. Photo via Amarin TV Rescuers from the Muslim Betong Foundation later found Best’s body in a vehicle scrapyard behind a garage located about 800 metres from his home. The discovery was made after rescuers noticed a foul smell while searching near the garage. They searched the area and found the boy inside a blue Ford sedan registered in Malaysia. KhaoSod reported that the vehicle was left at the garage by its Malaysian owner after it broke down. Police from Yarom Police Station said there were no signs of physical assault on the boy’s body. Investigators suspect Best may have entered the vehicle to play or rest before falling asleep in the heat. Photo via Amarin TV Police believe he may have died from a lack of oxygen, but his body was sent to the hospital for an autopsy to confirm the cause of death. Officers said the case has not yet been concluded. They collected fingerprints from the vehicle and have not ruled out other possibilities, including whether someone may have lured Best to the scene and attacked him. The story Yala boy with special needs found dead in scrapyard car after four-day search as seen on Thaiger News.
Thousands of aspiring authors turn to self-publishing daily, with nearly four thousand new independent titles appearing on Amazon each day, proving the widespread belief that everyone has a story worth telling.
They say everyone has a book in them, and to add perspective to the claim, consider this: on Amazon alone, so-called independent authors account for almost four thousand new self-published books every day.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is drawing sharply divided reactions from audiences, with viewers either loving or hating the film rather than taking a middle ground.
It may come as a big surprise – but it looks like the film that might divide audiences the most this year is none other than The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. If you have been following what has been said about the film during its opening week it seems like people either love it or hate it – there is not a lot of grey around this film.
Director Kirill Sokolov's new film "They Will Kill You" fails to break ground, offering familiar territory that one critic found uninspiring enough to delay reviewing.
Every now and then a movie comes along that is so difficult to write about that I actually find myself procrastinating about it when I sit down to do so. I certainly found that to be the case for the brand new film from director Kirill Sokolov (Why Don’t You Just Die) – They Will Kill You.