LIVE - Phuket's Russian 'invasion', a problem for Phuket or an economic boom? - April 13

Happy Songkran, Sawasdee pi mai. A holiday program and plenty of time for your comments and questions. We will dig into a couple of articles that have used the word ‘invasion’ in discussing Phuket’s surge of Russian tourists and new expats. But is it a real problem or just a media beat up?
Tim Newton Today is daily news commentary about Thai and the region, including issues of interest to expats and travellers to Thailand.
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