Tag: Phuket

Paradise in Phuket: Trisara and the Art of Luxury

I am midway up a tropical hillside, up to my neck at the far edge of my private infinity pool and staring out into the Andaman Sea. A light breeze rises up to me over the palm trees below, and the only other sign of humanity I see from this angle are a couple of…


A Slice of Happiness on Phuket Island

If the English philosopher Edmund Burke were right, if “beauty is the promise of happiness,” then this expansive oceanfront property in Thailand could be someone’s bliss. Offered by Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions, the property is located within one of the world’s most exclusive resorts. This aerial photo provides a great view of the residence and a bit…


Thai Officials Raise Security After Swiss Woman Found Dead

BANGKOK—Thai authorities have ordered heightened security measures on the resort island of Phuket after the discovery of the body of a 57-year-old Swiss tourist amid signs of foul play, officials said Friday. The woman’s partially clad body was found face down in water in a rock crevice near a waterfall Thursday afternoon by an island…


Thai Police Investigating Death of Foreign Woman in Phuket

BANGKOK—An investigation is underway in Thailand after the body of a Swiss woman was found Thursday at a secluded spot on the southern island of Phuket. Thai media reported that the woman’s partially clothed body was lying face down in a rock crevice near a waterfall and appeared to have been concealed by a sheet….