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Phuket airport gets COVID-19 mobile test labs
Phuket airport gets COVID-19 mobile test labs
PHUKET: Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Disease Control Dr Khajonsak Kaewcharat was in Phuket yesterday (Oct 7) to oversee the handing over of three COVID-19 ‘mobile test labs’ to be stationed at Phuket International Airport.
Phuket hospital defends treatment of woman who died of horseshoe crab poisoning
Phuket hospital defends treatment of woman who died of horseshoe crab poisoning
PHUKET: The operators of Phuket Provincial Hospital have denied the allegation that they were negligent in the medical care provided to a 46-year-old woman who later died of poisoning from eating a young horseshoe crab.
Phuket woman dies after eating young horseshoe crab
Phuket woman dies after eating young horseshoe crab
PHUKET: A local marine life expert has warned people to not eat young horseshoe crabs still in their early stages of development as they may be poisonous, after a woman died from eating a horseshoe crab caught in the mangroves in the Soi King Kaew area in Rassada.
Chef left unemployed by economic crisis found hanged
Chef left unemployed by economic crisis found hanged
PHUKET: A chef left out of work and with no income due to the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic was found hanged at his home in Srisoonthorn yesterday afternoon (Oct 4). 
Long-serving Phuket police officer dies in wet-road accident
Long-serving Phuket police officer dies in wet-road accident
PHUKET: A long-serving officer with the Thalang Police in Phuket died after the police pickup truck he was driving slid off a wet road in Takua Thung, Phang Nga, just north of Phuket, early this morning (Oct 2).
Man arrested in Kathu for rape of wife’s granddaughter
Man arrested in Kathu for rape of wife’s granddaughter
PHUKET: A 49-year-old man has been arrested for the alleged rape of his wife’s granddaughter in Kathu. The girl is reportedly now pregnant with his child.
Phuket top-flight officials support Sripanwa land claims
Phuket top-flight officials support Sripanwa land claims
PHUKET: A delegation of top-ranking Phuket officials have travelled to Bangkok to present to a parliamentary investigative committee that Sripanwa’s claim to the land on which the five-star resort is located is legal.
Motorcycle rider found dead in a roadside ditch in Pa Khlok
Motorcycle rider found dead in a roadside ditch in Pa Khlok
PHUKET: A man was found dead in a ditch beside Route 4027 in Moo 1, Pa Khlok, this morning (Sept 27).
Phuket drug raid nets 7.6kg of ya ice, 12k pills of ya bah
Phuket drug raid nets 7.6kg of ya ice, 12k pills of ya bah
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have arrested six suspects in a slew of raids, with one arrest alone resulting in more than 7.6 kilograms of crystal meth (ya ice) and more than 12,500 pills methamphetamine (ya bah) being seized. The remaining arrests saw smaller amounts of drugs.
Female prisoner escapes from Phuket hospital
Female prisoner escapes from Phuket hospital
PHUKET: Police and prison guards are searching for a female prisoner who escaped from Vachira Phuket Hospital during her doctor appointment yesterday morning (Sept 26).
Phuket car rental operator dies in high-speed accident
Phuket car rental operator dies in high-speed accident
PHUKET: A 55-year-old owner of a car rental shop in Karon died in a high-impact accident on Thepkrasattri Rd early this morning (Sept 25) as the Mercedes-Benz he was driving struck the central reservation and slammed into a palm tree.
Newborn boy found abandoned in Patong
Newborn boy found abandoned in Patong
PHUKET: Police are trying to track down the mother of a newborn boy left abandoned behind a bank in Patong early this morning (Sept 23).
Drug busts land weapons haul, draft dodger
Drug busts land weapons haul, draft dodger
PHUKET: A series of raids by the Thalang Police have netted three suspects on drugs charges, with two of the men also facing firearms charges. One of the two men is the son of an officer on active duty at Thalang Police Station.
Navy recovers body of captain from storm-sunk fishing boat
Navy recovers body of captain from storm-sunk fishing boat
PHUKET: Divers from the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command based in Phuket yesterday (Sept 21) recovered the body of a captain from his sunken fishing boat in the Surin Islands national park .
Bureaucratic bungle leaves tankless water tower standing
Bureaucratic bungle leaves tankless water tower standing
PHUKET: Officials are struggling to find out who built a now tankless water tower in Rassada that stands empty and obsolete from years ago when the area needed local water supply just so local officials can have the structure demolished.
Girl, 9, killed, seven injured as Phuket pickup wipes out
Girl, 9, killed, seven injured as Phuket pickup wipes out
PHUKET: A 9-year-old girl died and seven others were injured when a pickup truck slid off the road and ploughed through people dining at a roadside restaurant on Thepkrasattri Rd last night (Sept 16).
SAT-Phuket Sports World Invitation 2020 confirmed
SAT-Phuket Sports World Invitation 2020 confirmed
E-SPORTS: It was confirmed yesterday (Sept 15) that an e-sport and stand up paddle board (SUP) competition will be held this coming weekend in Phuket as a part of the SAT-Phuket Sports World Invitation 2020.
DSI investigate attempted land grab near Phuket airport
DSI investigate attempted land grab near Phuket airport
PHUKET: The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is investigating an attempt to claim about 100 rai of land belonging to the Thalang Technical College, located along the road leading to Phuket International Airport.
Police make quick work of mobile phone thief
Police make quick work of mobile phone thief
PHUKET: A 24-year-old man was arrested only about 90 minutes after he stole two mobile phones from a woman’s motorbike parked in front of a restaurant on Wiset Rd, Rawai, last night (Sept 14).
Nigerians arrested in Patong for romance scam, overstay
Nigerians arrested in Patong for romance scam, overstay
PHUKET: Two Nigerians have been arrested in Patong for operating an online romance scam and for overstaying their visa.