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August 25, 2024 at 8:47 AM. BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thirteen people including a Russian couple died in a mudslide on the Thai resort island of Phuket, the authorities said Sunday, after calling off a ...
Tilly Smith (born 1994) is a British woman who, as a child, was credited with saving the lives of approximately 100 beachgoers at Mai Khao Beach in Thailand by warning them minutes before the arrival of the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. [1][2] Smith, who was ten years old at the time, had learned about tsunamis in her ...
The Phuket News is a weekly English language newspaper that covers news, events and happenings in Phuket and the Andaman region. It also contains an extensive section of Asian and international news. The newspaper is published weekly and distributed in and around Phuket island and in Bangkok and Krabi airports. Distribution in Phuket includes 7 ...
The Laguna Phuket Triathlon (ลากูน่าภูเก็ตไตรกีฬา) is an annual event held each December in Phuket. This triathlon, comprising a 1,800 m (5,900 ft) swim, a 55 km (34 mi) bike race, and a 12 km (7.5 mi) run, along with a 6 km (3.7 mi) fun run, attracts a diverse array of athletes from around the globe.
The Phuket Gazette was a weekly English-language compact newspaper published in Phuket, Thailand by The Phuket Gazette Co. Ltd., at Gazette Square in Koh Kaew. The paper was established in 1993 by John Magee, and Rungtip Hongjakpet. [1] With national distribution throughout Thailand, the newspaper was the largest English-language publication in ...
Mass media in Thailand. Thailand has a well-developed mass media sector, especially by Southeast Asian standards. The Thai government and the military have long exercised considerable control, especially over radio and TV stations. During the governments of Thaksin Shinawatra [1] and the subsequent military-run administration after the 2006 ...
37. On 5 July 2018, two tourist boats capsized and sank near Phuket, Thailand, during a sudden storm. 46 people died and three were missing, [2] all of whom were on the double-decker ship Phoenix PC Diving, which carried 101 people, including 89 tourists (all but 2 were Chinese nationals). [3] All 42 passengers aboard the second boat, Serenita ...
Murder of Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf. The murder of Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf, a woman of Swiss nationality on holiday in Phuket, Thailand, occurred in August 2021. [1] She was found dead at Ao Yon waterfall, a popular tourist destination, and thought to have been dead 3 days prior to discovery of the corpse. She was found wearing only a t-shirt ...