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.
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.
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 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.
Research from early 2024 found that polite phrasing significantly improves AI response quality, challenging assumptions about how artificial intelligence processes language.
Laguna Phuket is launching a 2.5-kilometre sustainable trail as the centerpiece of a major landscape overhaul, with development planned across 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
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.
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.
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.
