Sep 17th, 2007 · Authorities found the two flight data recorders from the budget One-Two-Go Airlines flight that crashed and killed 89 people on Thailand's resort island of Phuket. An airline official says wind shear may have doomed the flight carrying 130 passengers and crew.
Sep 21st, 2006 · Lynn Neary talks to Simon Hand, editor of the Phuket Post, about the effect of Thailand's military coup on the tourist-oriented Thai island of Phuket.
Dec 22nd, 2005 · The tsunami cost tens of thousands of people in Thailand their jobs and their homes. Some 8,000 people died. A special multimedia presentation explores life in Phuket, one year later.
Jul 11th, 2005 · Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is examining post-tsunami reconstruction efforts in Thailand. After meeting Monday with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra om Phuket, Rice toured devastated areas by helicopter. Rice also used the visit to urge Thailand, and other Asian countries, to do more to help push for democracy in the military run state of Myanmar.
Jun 26th, 2005 · Six months after a tsunami struck the region, tourism in the Thai resort town of Phuket has yet to rebound. Tourist revenue -- the community's lifeblood -- is down by half. Hotel rooms remain empty, while scores of airlines have ended or cut back service.
Mar 1st, 2005 · In Thailand, more than 5,300 bodies have been recovered from areas affected by the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami. Doualy Xaykaothao has an update on recovery efforts on the resort island of Phuket.