The outbreak of dengue fever in Thailand this year has reached a critical point, surging at an alarming rate, due to increase in the number of disease-bearing mosquitoes. According to the Ministry of Public Health, the number of patients infected between January and August this year has gone up by 83% year-on-year. 54,592 people have been treated for dengue fever, [...]

Krabi has been chosen for the first elephant hospital in the country’s South to treat animals which have been injured while working in plantations and in the tourism industry. More than 800 elephants work in rubber plantations and at tourist sites in the southern provinces, but there are limited veterinary services in the area to treat the animals, National Elephant [...]

A 31-year-old man from Norfolk who had gone missing in Thailand has contacted his family. Police were becoming increasingly concerned about David Wood, formerly from Swaffham, who was reported as missing in the Krabi area. BBC News Share

Police are becoming increasingly concerned about a 31-year-old man from Norfolk who has gone missing in Thailand. David Wood, formerly from Swaffham, moved to Thailand in 2008 but until recently had kept in regular contact with this family in the UK. He has been reported as missing in the Krabi area of the country. Norfolk Police said its officers are [...]

PHUKET: A British woman with a life-long fear of monkeys was seriously injured by several primates while visiting Monkey Beach on Phi Phi Don Island on May 21. Dee Darwell, 56, arrived in Phuket on May 18 and had a couple of “lovely” days before setting off on a one day trip to Phi Phi Don and surrounding islands with [...]

PHUKET: Three foreign suspects were arrested in Krabi yesterday for the theft of 12 million baht from a vehicle in the headquarters parking lot of one of Thailand’s largest commercial banks, the state-run media has reported. The suspects – one American and two Colombians – allegedly smashed a car window in a pick-up truck and lifted the cash in a [...]

PHUKET: Former Muay Thai star Chaisiri Boonman, better known by his ring name Kwan-ngen Chokeladda, was one of two men arrested yesterday for committing at least two roadside robberies in Phuket. The arrests were announced by Chalong Police Superintendent Wichit Intorrasorn at a press conference at Chalong Police Station at 6:30pm yesterday. At the press conference, police presented Arnon Kongnoon, [...]

Despite the millions visiting Thailand each year, there are still islands untouched by mass tourism. Gemma Bowes finds a perfect example right in the middle of Phang Nga, while Laura Barton discovers unspoilt Koh Kood Finding the perfect unspoilt Thai island is not as easy as it once was. Many have allowed their pristine worlds to be eaten away by [...]

A fire broke out at the Phra Nang Inn Hotle in Krabi early Tuesday, causing panic among hotel guests. Channel 5 reported that the fire caused some Bt20 million worth of damages. No injuries were reported. The Nation Share

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is scheduled to leave for Krabi by Thai Airways International, flight TG245 at about 1.30pm on Saturday to chair a seminar of the Democrats. Mr Abhisit will return to Bangkok at about 10.20pm tonight. Bangkok Post Share