Phuket leatherback eggs fail to hatch MAI KHAO, PHUKET: Hopes that two clutches of eggs could spell a reversal of fortune for Phuket’s endangered leatherback sea turtle population were dashed last month when the eggs failed to hatch. Mai Khao Sea Turtle Conservation Group member Somporn Anupun said the 130 eggs, laid in mid-January, failed to hatch as expe...
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PHUKET TOWN: Arrival figures during this high season remain high,but tourists visiting Phuket seem to be spending less, industry insiders say...Read more?

Kiwi teen in Phuket court tomorrow
PHUKET: A 17-year-old New Zealander arrested in Patong for possession of diazepam pills remains stranded in Phuket, where local police admit they are not seeking to arrest the seller of the drugs...Read more?

TAT to focus on tourist spending, not numbers

PHUKET TOWN: Juthaporn Rerngronasa, The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s returning deputy governor for international marketing, has unveiled several strategies to approach a range of potential markets this year...Read more?

Woman injured after falling onto skytrain tracks

BANGKOK: -- A woman suffered head injuries after she was hit by other skytrain passenger and fell onto the tracks...Read more?

Panther on the loose in Chumphon

A black panther. WikiCommons photo by Bariusa.

CHUMPHON: A huge black panther has been attacking livestock in a village next to a national park in Muang District.
Local resident Sanguan Damsanit told reporters on January 6 that he...Read more?