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Chalong Underpass to close for electrical works
Chalong Underpass to close for electrical works
PHUKET: Both lanes through the Chalong Underpass will be closed from 9am to 1pm tomorrow (Sept 11) while Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) carry out works to the electrical system in the tunnel.
Council garbage truck driver fined B1k for brake failure ending in 10-car Patong pile-up
Council garbage truck driver fined B1k for brake failure ending in 10-car Patong pile-up
PHUKET: The driver of a Kamala Municipality garbage truck has been fined B1,000 for reckless driving after the brakes allegedly failed while he was descending Patong Hill this morning (Sept 10), causing a 10-car pile-up at the bottom of the hill.
British woman escapes serious injury as car slams into tree
British woman escapes serious injury as car slams into tree
PHUKET: A British woman escaped serious injury when the car she was driving spun off the road near the Bang Wad reservoir in Kathu last night and caught fire after slamming backwards into a tree last night (Sept 8).
Phuket fisherman brought back to life after struck by lightning
Phuket fisherman brought back to life after struck by lightning
PHUKET: A local fisherman has been revived and is now recovering in hospital after being struck by lightning while fishing off Phuket yesterday afternoon (Sept 8).
Myanmar national stabbed to death in Patong
Myanmar national stabbed to death in Patong
PHUKET: Patong Police arrested three suspects in connection with the lethal stabbing of a Myanmar national in Patong last night (Sept 6). Two more suspects are reported as having fled.
Three arrested for Phuket car rental scam
Three arrested for Phuket car rental scam
PHUKET: Phuket police have arrested a man, his sister and his girlfriend for operating a car rental pool from which they sold or pawned an estimated 40 to 50 cars that people had provided for them to rent out to customers.
Raids at Phuket condo net three drugs suspects
Raids at Phuket condo net three drugs suspects
PHUKET: Three suspects were arrested at a condo development on the Samkong border of Phuket Town yesterday (Sept 5), including one man still wanted on an outstanding warrant for attempted murder, trespass, extortion, robbery and illegal firearms.
Phuket Marine Police officer arrested in 385kg kratom bust
Phuket Marine Police officer arrested in 385kg kratom bust
PHUKET: A Phuket Marine Police officer is one of four men who were arrested trying to smuggle an estimated 385kg of kratom onto the island early yesterday morning (Sept 5).
One dead, one injured as motorbike exits underpass
One dead, one injured as motorbike exits underpass
PHUKET: One Myanmar man died and another was injured as their motorbike “fell onto the road” as they exited the Darasamut Underpass early this morning (Sept 5).
Police investigate alleged armed abduction claim
Police investigate alleged armed abduction claim
PHUKET: Police are treating seriously a report that a group of masked men attempted to abduct an 18-year-old man from a roadside sala in Thalang early last Friday morning (Aug 30), striking the man on the head with a gun in the process.
Man, 18, reports attempted armed abduction at roadside sala
Man, 18, reports attempted armed abduction at roadside sala
PHUKET: An 18-year-old man has reported to police a failed abduction attempt in which he was allegedly pistol-whipped on the head with a revolver at a roadside sala in Thalang early yesterday morning (Aug 30).
Phuket police nab armed drug dealers, users
Phuket police nab armed drug dealers, users
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have announced the arrests of six drug suspects and the seizure of 7,900 ya bah (methamphetamine) pills, 120 grams of ya ice (crystal meth), 3.6kg of kratom leaves and guns.
Man gunned down on Koh Siray, drugs suspected
Man gunned down on Koh Siray, drugs suspected
PHUKET: Police are investigating the street shooting of a man on Koh Siray, on the east side of Phuket Town, late last night (Aug 28) and have confirmed that paraphernalia for making the notorious kratom-based “4x100” (“four times one hundred”) drug mixture were found in his house.
Dolphin found dead near Kamala, concerns raised for three more
Dolphin found dead near Kamala, concerns raised for three more
PHUKET: Officers from the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) were called to Rayee Beach, south of Kamala, this morning (Aug 29) where a dolphin was found dead washed ashore with serious injuries to its beak.
Police investigate death of dive tour boat crewman
Police investigate death of dive tour boat crewman
PHUKET: Police have asked doctors at Vachira Phuket Hospital to try to determine the cause of death of a crewman whose body was found on a dive tour boat earlier today (Aug 28).
Man arrested with 275g of ‘ice’ in diaper drug drop
Man arrested with 275g of ‘ice’ in diaper drug drop
PHUKET: Anti-narcotics officers arrested a man near the 7-Eleven located next to the entrance of Jomthong Thani housing estate on Kwang Rd in Chalong last night (Aug 27) after he was caught with 275 grams of crystal meth (ya ice) hidden with two nappies in a plastic bag.
50kg green sea turtle found dead, bundled in fishing net
50kg green sea turtle found dead, bundled in fishing net
PHUKET: A 50kg green sea turtle found dead washed ashore in a protected wildlife area just north of Koh Lanta in Krabi has been brought to the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) to confirm its cause of death.
Rawai sea gypsies call for resort construction to be halted over EIA methods, canal works
Rawai sea gypsies call for resort construction to be halted over EIA methods, canal works
PHUKET: More than 50 sea gypsies massed at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (Aug 26) to protest the excavation of a canal at the Rawai beachfront at the site of a resort being built by Baron World Trade Co Ltd, and to file a formal request to halt construction over how the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was being conducted for the project.
Truck driver threatens van driver with spanner in Phuket road rage outburst
Truck driver threatens van driver with spanner in Phuket road rage outburst
PHUKET: A truck driver has been fined B2,000 for his angry antics against a Phuket passenger van driver who refused to let him pass yesterday (Aug 26), while the van driver has been fined B500 for continually driving in the right-hand lane.
Police officer dies in pickup truck accident en route to Phuket
Police officer dies in pickup truck accident en route to Phuket
PHUKET: Police have yet to conclude whether an officer was speeding when his police pickup truck slid off a rain-wet road and struck a power pole in Takua Thung, Phang Nga, immediately north of Phuket, on Friday (Aug 23) – leading to the policeman driving dying from injuries sustained in the impact.