PHUKET -- Authorities on Wednesday demolished 36 shops illegally occupying parts of popular Surin beach as part of a campaign to regulate businesses on 50 beaches in this island province. Naval ...

The Surin Beach area on the Phuket road that circles Thailand’s largest island is often regarded as a sleepy beach village that is just a thoroughfare between famed Millionaires’ Mile on Kamala Beach ...

Don’t let Phuket’s slightly seedy reputation discourage you from honeymooning there. In reality, it’s a stunningly beautiful tropical island that’s big enough that you don’t need to brush shoulders ...

One hundred years ago, Phuket was a lush, largely uninhabited island rich in natural resources such as tin, rubber and copra. Elephants and tigers roamed freely through its tropical jungles. Cut to ...

This brand new resort, footsteps from Bangtao Beach on Phuket’s west coast lets you bunker down in your own plush canvas tent that’s filled with all the frills and amenities of a top-class hotel, ...

Holidaymakers were left stunned and outraged when armed police officers and soldiers raided a picturesque beach in Thailand – to seize their personal parasols and sunloungers. The overly dramatic ...

Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. Phuket used to have a party reputation, with backpackers lining the streets for cheap ...