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Police top brass step in over Nong Mint’s death, student charged
Police top brass step in over Nong Mint’s death, student charged
PHUKET:  A student at Phuket Rajabhat University is facing a charge of negligence causing the death of another person following the death of 20-year-old first-year student Pornpiphat “Mint” Iaddam at the campus north of Phuket Town last Wednesday (Aug 19).
Friend reveals timeline of Nong Mint’s death
Friend reveals timeline of Nong Mint’s death
PHUKET: A friend of 20-year-old student Pornpiphat “Mint” Iaddam, who collapsed and died while running after cheerleading practice session at Phuket Rajabhat University last Wednesday (Aug 19), has come forward to explain the sequence of events leading to Nong Mint’s death.
Phuket taxi drivers protest loan repayments
Phuket taxi drivers protest loan repayments
PHUKET: Phuket tourism transport drivers, including drivers of taxis and tour vans, today (Aug 22) held another small protest at Sapan Hin to call for the finance division of Toyota not to enforce loan repayments for the vehicles, which may see the vehicles repossessed.
Police investigate PRU student’s death
Police investigate PRU student’s death
PHUKET: Phuket City Police today investigated the scene where 20-year-old first-year student Phuket Rajabhat University Pornpiphat ‘Mint’ Iaddam collapsed and died on campus on Wednesday (Aug 19).
Father speaks out on daughter’s death at Phuket university
Father speaks out on daughter’s death at Phuket university
PHUKET: Khanong Iaddam, the 43-year-old father of Pornpiphat ‘Mint’ Iaddam, a 20-year-old first-year student at Phuket Rajabhat University who collapsed after being told to keep running during a training session with the cheerleading squad on Wednesday, today (Aug 21) spoke to the press about his daughter’s death.
Truck driver survives electric shock, set alight after steel structure load hits overhead power lines
Truck driver survives electric shock, set alight after steel structure load hits overhead power lines
PHUKET: A truck driver is lucky to be alive after he was set alight by an electric shock he received while getting out of his truck on Chao Fa West Rd in Wichit today (Aug 20) after the steel structure in the back of the truck hit overhead power lines.
Scores turn out for Phuket Job Fair
Scores turn out for Phuket Job Fair
PHUKET: The concourse at the Baan & Beyond shopping mall on the bypass road was bustling with job seekers today (Aug 20) as the Phuket Employment Office held its Phuket Job Fair 2020.
Phuket victims hold curse ritual for village molester
Phuket victims hold curse ritual for village molester
PHUKET: Angered by a lack of police action after two years, victims and family members of victims of sexual assault and attempted rape in Bara Para, Pa Khlok, yesterday held a ceremony to curse a man in the village accused of at least 20 counts of sex assault acts with children as young as 5 years old and minors up to 18 years old.
Fire breaks out in closed hotel’s storage room
Fire breaks out in closed hotel’s storage room
PHUKET: No people were injured in a fire that broke out in a closed hotel on Kata Rd in Karon last night (Aug 17).
Man dies, stabbed by drinking buddy at Saphan Hin 
Man dies, stabbed by drinking buddy at Saphan Hin 
PHUKET: A 48-year-old man died after being stabbed in the chest by a friend he was drinking with at Saphan Hin Public Park, on the outskirts of Phuket Town, yesterday (Aug 16).
Phuket tourism transport drivers plea for loan repayment relief
Phuket tourism transport drivers plea for loan repayment relief
PHUKET: More than 50 tour van and taxi drivers massed at Saphan Hin, on the outskirts of Phuket Town, this morning (Aug 17) to call for delayed loan repayments for their vehicles as they are unable to make repayments due to the current economic crisis.
Kuwaiti man dies after big bike hits streetlight
Kuwaiti man dies after big bike hits streetlight
PHUKET: A Kuwaiti man died after the ‘big bike’ motorbike he was riding struck a roadside streetlight pole on Phra Phuket Kaew Rd, Kathu, early this morning (Aug 17).
Police seize seven motorbikes in ‘stolen collateral’ raid
Police seize seven motorbikes in ‘stolen collateral’ raid
PHUKET: Police have arrested a motorbike repair shop owner north of Phuket Town for possession of a stolen motorbike and seized seven other motorbikes. The motorbike repair shop owner claims he did not know the motorbike was stolen, saying it was accepted as collateral for a loan given to one of his customers.
Rescue worker found hanged
Rescue worker found hanged
PHUKET: Police are investigating the death of a hotel staffer, who also worked as a volunteer rescue worker in his spare time, whose body was found yesterday (Aug 10) hanged in a fire escape at the hotel in Phuket Town where he worked.
Cliff fisherman rescued and brought back to life at Nai Harn
Cliff fisherman rescued and brought back to life at Nai Harn
PHUKET: A Thai man who was swept into the sea by a wave this morning (Aug 9) whilst fishing on the rocks at Krathing Cape has been rescued and saved by lifeguards.
Fire at Phulin Resort in Karon, no injuries reported
Fire at Phulin Resort in Karon, no injuries reported
PHUKET: Firefighters have successfully contained a fire that broke out earlier this morning (Aug 8) at the Phulin Resort in Karon.
Two men arrested in Thalang drug raid 
Two men arrested in Thalang drug raid 
PHUKET: Officers arrested two men with 40 grammes of crystal methamphetamine (ya ice) in Srisoonthorn on Wednesday (Aug 5).
Concerned over rising crime, Phuket police launch new campaign
Concerned over rising crime, Phuket police launch new campaign
PHUKET: Police in Phuket have launched a new campaign in the hope of stemming rising crime rates brought on by the current economic crisis.
Man found hanged at house in Kathu
Man found hanged at house in Kathu
PHUKET: A 48-year-old man depressed from his wife leaving him was found hanged at his home in Kathu where he lived with his 84-year-old mother early this morning (Aug 7).
Phuket people petition for debt relief for COVID-affected businesses
Phuket people petition for debt relief for COVID-affected businesses
PHUKET: About 100 people gathered at Phuket Provincial Hall this afternoon (aug 6) to file a petition calling for debt relief for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.