Phuket City Municipality invites visitors to Por Tor Festival
The Por Tor Festival 2026, a Chinese community tradition honouring ancestors, will run in Phuket through 10 September.
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Number 95 highlighted after Paipai Oreo’s racing event in Phuket
Lottery followers are focusing on number 95 after Paipai Oreo took part in the Toyota Gazoo Racing Thailand 2026 event in Phuket.
Sek Loso to headline Phuket fundraising concert on 13 September
Sek Loso will headline a Phuket Town concert expected to draw more than 3,000 people, with proceeds supporting Vachira Phuket Hospital’s Radiation Therapy Center and local charitable projects.
Phuket Por Tor Festival opens with traditional worship ceremony
Phuket’s Por Tor Festival has begun with a traditional worship ceremony, with processions and ceremonies scheduled across Phuket Town through Sept 10.
UPDATE: Phuket’s Nene Royal earns Golden Buzzer and reaches the America’s Got Talent finals
The 16-year-old Phuket singer and guitarist received a Golden Buzzer from judge Mel B during the second live quarter-final, sending her directly to the America’s Got Talent Season 21 finals.
UPDATE: Patong tour worker speaks after video of clash with Israeli family
A 24-year-old Patong tour-counter worker has spoken after a video of an exchange with an Israeli family involving a Palestinian flag and an alleged “Free Israel” remark went viral.
Phuket old town festival showcases Peranakan heritage through light
The free festival runs from 23 to 29 August at Phuket’s Chartered Bank intersection, with nightly projection-mapping shows celebrating Baba–Peranakan culture.
Young Phuket musicians win national and Asian competition honours
Five-year-old Kirin Engchuan won a rock category at an Asian championship, while drummer Natthaboon Boonrungroj took the Children Division title at Drums Off Thailand 2026.
Phuket to host Andaman sustainable tourism festival at Laem Phromthep
The free festival will run from Aug 28-30, featuring more than 60 shops, restaurants, community products and handicrafts.
Nine foreign nationals arrested in Koh Tao illegal work crackdown
Six British and Spanish diving instructors were among nine foreign nationals arrested during an illegal employment crackdown on Koh Tao, Surat Thani, on 20 August.
Phuket teenager heads to America’s Got Talent live shows
Sixteen-year-old Phuket performer Rattikan “Nene Royal” Amloy has travelled to the United States to compete in America’s Got Talent live shows on 25 August.