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Woman found dead in Phuket well
Woman found dead in Phuket well
PHUKET: Police are investigating the death of a 26-year-old woman whose body was found in a well in Srisoonthorn last night (Mar 25). The well was used by local residents to cook, clean and shower.
Sanitation drive across the island to combat COVID-19 spread
Sanitation drive across the island to combat COVID-19 spread
PHUKET: Today (Mar 21) witnessed a series of sanitation initiatives island wide as part of a health drive to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Phuket Town laundrette robber chased down by 56-year-old man
Phuket Town laundrette robber chased down by 56-year-old man
PHUKET: Police today arrested a 25-year-old man for robbing coin boxes at a 24-hour laundrette in Phuket Town after a 56-year-old man kicked the thief off his motorbike and chased him to a house in a dead-end street in Samkong
Armed drug suspects arrested in Pa Khlok
Armed drug suspects arrested in Pa Khlok
PHUKET: Police seized three home-made firearms in drug raids on two houses in Pa Khlok earlier this week.
Phuket teens arrested for stealing motorbike from police station
Phuket teens arrested for stealing motorbike from police station
PHUKET: Two teenagers have been arrested for stealing a seized motorbike from Wichit Police Station in the early hours of last Friday. The motorbike was not reported missing until its owner turned up to reclaim it on Wednesday, but police found that the motorbike was nowhere to be found.
Police hunt ‘savings pool’ fraudster
Police hunt ‘savings pool’ fraudster
PHUKET: Kathu Police are looking for a 28-year-old woman from Trang who allegedly stole B50,000 from people who agreed to pay monthly contributions a “rotating savings and credit” pool that they were told they could take turns borrowing money from.
Unpaid Myanmar workers protest at Labour office
Unpaid Myanmar workers protest at Labour office
PHUKET: More than 100 Myanmar workers descended on the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (DLPW) Phuket office in Phuket Town yesterday (Mar 18) in protest as they had not received their salary last month.
Main Phuket Town shrine robbed of B100k in cash donations
Main Phuket Town shrine robbed of B100k in cash donations
PHUKET: Police are investigating a break-and-enter this morning (Mar 18) that saw an estimated B100,000 in cash donations stolen from an office at the popular Jui Tui Shrine in Phuket Town, which serves as one of the main Chinese shrines during Phuket’s annual Vegetarian Festival.
Man in Chalong arrested with 28kg of kratom
Man in Chalong arrested with 28kg of kratom
PHUKET: Police arrested a man in Chalong who rented two houses to store kratom leaves after they found about 40kg of kratom packed into more than 300 bags at the homes.
Ice delivery driver dies after truck flips near Sarasin Bridge
Ice delivery driver dies after truck flips near Sarasin Bridge
PHUKET: A 34-year-old ice truck driver died after his truck hit a roadside barrier and flipped while travelling northbound on Thepkrasattri Rd just before the Sarasin Bridge earlier today (Mar 17).
Drug raid nets dealers at Phuket Town condo
Drug raid nets dealers at Phuket Town condo
PHUKET: Police arrested two men and a woman at a Phuket Town condo car park after officers found more than 2,600 pills of methamphetamine (ya bah), more than 12 grammes of crystal meth (ya ice), five pills of ecstasy and a 9mm handgun in the pickup they were in.
Police to investigate alleged toddler mistreatment at Phuket nursery
Police to investigate alleged toddler mistreatment at Phuket nursery
PHUKET: Wichit Police recorded a Phuket woman’s complaint regarding alleged abuse of her 15-month-old daughter at a local nursery. Yet it took the mother a visit to the Damrongdhama Centre (Ombudsman’s Office) to get the complaint registered by the police.
Phuket Town school fire causes B500k in damage
Phuket Town school fire causes B500k in damage
PHUKET: No people were injured in a fire that broke out at Piboonsawasdee Municipal School in Phuket Town today (Mar 14), police have confirmed. Yet the blaze caused an estimated B500,000 in damage.
Motorcyclist killed as he hits back of parked truck
Motorcyclist killed as he hits back of parked truck
PHUKET: A teenage motorcyclist died when he crashed into the back of a parked trailer earlier today (Mar 13), police have confirmed.
Truck wipes out ‘song taew’, three escape with minor injuries
Truck wipes out ‘song taew’, three escape with minor injuries
PHUKET: Three people escaped without life-threatening injuries after a truck collided with a local bus in front of Chaomae Lakmuang Shrine, on the northbound section of Thepkrasattri Rd, Moo 5, Thepkrasattri, early this morning (Mar 12).
Phuket Town gold necklace thief chased down, caught in citizen’s arrest
Phuket Town gold necklace thief chased down, caught in citizen’s arrest
PHUKET: Local people made a citizens arrest yesterday after a 21-year-old man stole two necklaces from a Phuket Town gold shop. The man stole the necklaces from the shop after had pawned his girlfriend’s gold necklace to a different gold shop and she had nagged him to get it back.
Motorbike thief arrested
Motorbike thief arrested
PHUKET: Police arrested a 25-year-old man yesterday (Mar 9) for stealing two motorbikes, one in Rassada and one in Chalong, late last month.
Srisoonthorn residents rally against quarantine zone
Srisoonthorn residents rally against quarantine zone
PHUKET: More than 100 local residents gathered at the Phuket Disaster Prevention and Mitigation College in Srisoonthorn yesterday (Mar 9) to rally against a COVID-19 quarantine zone being set up there.
Frenchman found hanged from Patong hotel balcony
Frenchman found hanged from Patong hotel balcony
PHUKET: Police are investigating the death of a 47-year-old Frenchman who was found hanged by a rope tied to a hotel balcony rail in Patong this afternoon (Mar 9).
Woman’s body found lodged in Thalang water pipe
Woman’s body found lodged in Thalang water pipe
PHUKET: A female body was found lodged in a pipe at a waterway behind Tharue Shrine in Moo 3, Srisoonthorn, Thalang, yesterday (Mar 8).