Latest A new hospital is planned for southern Phuket, the director of Bangkok Hospital Phuket has told Thai media. The facility will cost 600m baht and eventually hold 100 beds.

Latest An afternoon trek high into the Phuket hills produces another arrest for the Kathu Director and his team who have continued a crackdown on illegal developments.

Latest Police arrested a man who was in possession of a gun when he stopped at a checkpoint in Patong early today. He turned out to be a volunteer with Thalang District.

Good Dining Take off your mask and those air tanks and try a bit of seafood on the surface at Pier 42, a restaurant that just needs to brush up on its eating etiquette to win more fans.

Latest A visit to the US by Burma's reformist leader poses the perfect opportunity for President Obama to ask why promises made six months ago on human rights have not been kept.

Phuket News UPDATE N Korea fires short-range missiles; Quake shakes Japan; Child arrested at Pattaya bar; Drugs bans may be eased; Bali chases conferences; Becks in tears; Phuket events.

Latest A pitch blockade is likely to cost Phuket FC dearly as an unexpected draw provokes irate Phuket fans to block stadium exits and call for sackings.

PHOTO ALBUM A Chinese tourist alleges she was kidnapped when she arrived on Phuket by a taxi driver who grabbed her breasts, kissed her, tried to rape her and kept her captive for hours.

Latest A warning has been sent to Canadian citizens warning them to steer clear of a political demonstration on Sunday in Bangkok out of concern about violence.