PHUKET, Thailand (AP) — Somsak Betlao covered the outboard motor on his traditional wooden longtail boat with a tarp, wrapping up another day on Phuket’s Patong beach where not a single tourist needed ...

“What’s really important is that EU countries – the national governments, spurred on by travel agents, the media, and other people – recognize that it’s necessary to disengage the perception of Phuket ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thailand has ordered the island of Phuket to be completely sealed off from the rest of the country. On July 1, Thailand opened the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PHUKET, Thailand (AP) — Somsak Betlao ...

Speaking at the Phuket Sandbox Summit held at Laguna Phuket, the Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Group, KP Ho, called on policymakers in Europe and around the world to support Phuket as a separate ...