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Leatherback turtle lays eggs on Phuket’s Nai Thon Beach
Leatherback turtle lays eggs on Phuket’s Nai Thon Beach
PHUKET: A large leatherback sea turtle estimated to be about 25 years old laid more than 100 eggs on Nai Thon Beach, on Phuket’s northwest coast, early this morning (Jan 10). All eggs have been moved to a safe location in Sirinath National Park so officers can watch over them.
Myanmar crewman in hospital after Phuket fishing boat fire
Myanmar crewman in hospital after Phuket fishing boat fire
PHUKET: One crewman is in hospital recovering from extensive burns to his body from a fire that broke out on a fishing boat he was working on south of Phuket yesterday (Jan 8).
Woman survives suicide attempt by knife to chest
Woman survives suicide attempt by knife to chest
PHUKET: A woman known to have long suffered ongoing mental issues and previously known to regularly take drugs is in hospital after attempting suicide by forcing a knife into her chest at her house in Phuket Villa 1 housing estate in Phuket Town late yesterday afternoon (Jan 7).
Beauty salon owner fights for rights after leg broken by playful dog
Beauty salon owner fights for rights after leg broken by playful dog
PHUKET: A beauty salon owner whose leg was broken when she was knocked over by a neighbour’s dog is fighting to have the dog’s owner pay compensation as she is now left with no money to live on.
Arrests net two suspects, more than 1,000 ya bah pills
Arrests net two suspects, more than 1,000 ya bah pills
PHUKET: Two arrests over the weekend, in Kamala and in Wichit, netted two men in possession of more than 1,000 pills of methamphetamine (ya bah) in total, police have announced.
Australian shoplifter charged for stealing B28k drone, police suspect B100k of brand-name goods also stolen
Australian shoplifter charged for stealing B28k drone, police suspect B100k of brand-name goods also stolen
PHUKET: A 38-year-old Australian man has been charged with theft after he stole a drone valued at more than B28,000 from a store at Central Festival shopping mall, Phuket Tourist Police have reported.
Phuket mahjong raid nets 46 gamblers
Phuket mahjong raid nets 46 gamblers
PHUKET: A raid on a house in Wichit early this morning saw 46 people arrested for illegal gambling, police reported earlier today (Jan 6).
Men wanted for New Year’s Eve gang attack on Layan Beach surrender to police
Men wanted for New Year’s Eve gang attack on Layan Beach surrender to police
PHUKET: Two men wanted for their part in a gang assault at Layan Beach on New Year’s Eve that left one man in hospital with serious injuries have surrendered to police.
Female student, 20, stabbed to death in attack at New Year event
Female student, 20, stabbed to death in attack at New Year event
PHUKET: One of three men wanted for a vicious attack at a New Year’s celebration event at the Sarasin Bridge on Saturday night (Jan 4) that left a 20-year-old student from Phuket Rajabhat University stabbed to death has surrendered himself to police.
Family of three escapes injury as papaya pickup hits tree
Family of three escapes injury as papaya pickup hits tree
PHUKET: A man and his wife and son escaped serious injury this morning when a tyre blew out on their pickup truck loaded with papayas, sending the pickup onto the central reservation and slamming into a palm tree on Thepkrasattri Rd early this morning (Jan 4).
Myanmar men arrested with 420g of ya ice, 59kg of kratom
Myanmar men arrested with 420g of ya ice, 59kg of kratom
PHUKET: An anti-narcotics task force operating directly under the Phuket Provincial Office arrested two Myanmar men after they were found in possession of 420 grams crystal methamphetamine (ya ice) and 59kg of kratom leaves on New Year’s Eve.
New Year beach sing-along ends with jealous stab in the neck, beating
New Year beach sing-along ends with jealous stab in the neck, beating
PHUKET: Police are working on tracking down a group of men wanted for attacking a young man, leaving him man with serious injuries, while the man was celebrating the New Year at Layan Beach with family and friends on New Year’s Eve.
Chinese tourists escape serious injury as airport van hits sign pylon
Chinese tourists escape serious injury as airport van hits sign pylon
PHUKET: Three Chinese tourists suffered only minor injuries when the airport passenger van they were travelling in levelled a streetlamp then slammed into the supporting pylon for a large sign on the bypass road this morning (Dec 30) after the driver fell asleep at the wheel.
Police hunt for man after laundry shop stabbing
Police hunt for man after laundry shop stabbing
PHUKET: Thalang Police are hunting for a man known as Mr Nu who stabbed the owner of a laundry store in Thepkrasattri subdistrict last night (Dec 27).
Report of missing kayak couple found living in Rawai confirmed a false alarm
Report of missing kayak couple found living in Rawai confirmed a false alarm
PHUKET: Tourist Police have confirmed that the foreign man and Thai woman reported as seen camping in a remote location near where Polish tourist Mateusz Juszkiewicz, 26, and Thai national Werakan Siriprakon, 23, from Nakhon Sawan, were last seen are not the missing kayak couple.
Future Forward Party members in Phuket protest Election Commission rulings
Future Forward Party members in Phuket protest Election Commission rulings
PHUKET: Some 20 members of the Future Forward Party (FFP) in Phuket staged a protest in front of the Phuket office of the Election Commission yesterday (Dec 25). The protesters even laid wreaths in front of the office to mark what they called “the death of justice”.
Rawai Mayor clarifies response to claims that missing kayak couple hiding in Phuket
Rawai Mayor clarifies response to claims that missing kayak couple hiding in Phuket
PHUKET: Rawai Mayor Aroon Solos held a press conference today (Dec 25) to clarify what has been done in response to claims that Polish tourist Mateusz Juszkiewicz, 26, and Thai national Werakan Siriprakon, 23, from Nakhon Sawan, who were last seen on a rented kayak off Yanui Beach on Dec 7, have been seen hiding in the southern end of Phuket.
Body of French tourist found beside motorbike along Phuket coastal road
Body of French tourist found beside motorbike along Phuket coastal road
PHUKET: Police are investigating the death of a French tourist whose body was found beside a motorbike along the coastal road between Kamala and Patong this morning (Dec 23).
Woman barber prone to depression found hanged
Woman barber prone to depression found hanged
PHUKET: A 43-year-old woman from Trang was found hanged by a scarf in her bedroom above her barber shop in Koh Kaew yesterday evening in what police at this stage believe to be suicide brought on by depression.
Body of missing tour boat crewman found
Body of missing tour boat crewman found
PHUKET: Search teams today found the body of missing tour boat crewman Kittpong Samanbut, who fell overboard in a deadly collision of the tour boat he was working on with a large motoryacht off Koh Khai Nok late Wednesday afternoon (Dec 18).