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Police investigate drug addict’s death after convenience store episode
Police investigate drug addict’s death after convenience store episode
PHUKET: Police have asked doctors to reconfirm the cause of death of a man who was reportedly a drug addict – but who also suffered a mental illness, and who started hitting people in front of a SuperCheap store near the Prince of Songkla University (PSU) Phuket campus in Kathu on Friday (Aug 23).
Thai Civilized Party joins The Peaks probe party
Thai Civilized Party joins The Peaks probe party
PHUKET: Thai Civilized Party leader Mongkonkit Suksintharanon and fellow party members arrived in Phuket on Friday (Aug 23) to question Karon Mayor Tawee Thongcham about the construction of The Peaks Residences condo project at Kata Noi.
Circuit breaker short starts house fire
Circuit breaker short starts house fire
PHUKET: An electrical circuit breaker has been blamed for setting a house on fire in Srisoonthorn, central Phuket, late yesterday afternoon (Aug 25).
Body of missing fisherman found off Phuket
Body of missing fisherman found off Phuket
PHUKET: Marine Police and Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers today (Aug 23) found and recovered the body of a 53-year-old local resident who disappeared while fishing for shrimp off Pa Khlok late last night.
Phuket lifeguard helps to catch a beach thief
Phuket lifeguard helps to catch a beach thief
PHUKET: A lifeguard at Nai Harn beach today apprehended a Thai man for stealing a foreigners bag from the beach.
Couple arrested for spate of Phuket burglaries, B600k in stolen items recovered
Couple arrested for spate of Phuket burglaries, B600k in stolen items recovered
PHUKET: Thalang Police today presented to the press a couple arrested for a spate of burglaries across central Phuket. The couple have been charged for nine break-ins, and stealing items with a reported value of B600,000 as well as 16 bank cheques to the value of B2 million.
Restaurant staffer caught in meth sting
Restaurant staffer caught in meth sting
PHUKET: Two men, including a restaurant staffer in Karon have been arrested for peddling methamphetamine (ya bah) pills and crystal meth (ya ice).
Rawai collapsed building site declared ‘danger area’, police vow prosecution
Rawai collapsed building site declared ‘danger area’, police vow prosecution
PHUKET: The site of the under-construction resort complex building that collapsed on Sunday (Aug 11) – crushing to death three Myanmar migrant workers and injuring eight others – has been sealed off for safety while Forensic Police complete their investigation, police confirmed today (Aug 13).
Newborn dwarf sperm whale ‘Hope’ recovering well at PMBC
Newborn dwarf sperm whale ‘Hope’ recovering well at PMBC
PHUKET: The newborn dwarf sperm whale receiving care at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) is recovering well, reports PMBC Chief Kongkiat Kittiwatanawong.
Chinese tourist rescued from surf by Patong lifeguards
Chinese tourist rescued from surf by Patong lifeguards
PHUKET: Lifeguards at Patong Beach have repeated their warning for swimmers to obey the red “No Swimming” flags posted along the beach marking where it is dangerous to enter the surf after a Chinese tourist was rescued yesterday (Aug 12).
Nine drug suspects, illegal firearms and B800k in vehicles seized in raids
Nine drug suspects, illegal firearms and B800k in vehicles seized in raids
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have reported the arrest of nine suspects in the first 10 days of August, resulting in the seizure of unlicensed illegal firearms, a haul of drugs as well as two cars and a Honda CB650R motorbike.
Malaysian couple robbed of documents, valuables, cash in Phuket bag snatch
Malaysian couple robbed of documents, valuables, cash in Phuket bag snatch
PHUKET: A Malaysian couple were the victims of a bag snatch in Thalang this Thursday (Aug 8), as a teenage thief escaped with the couple’s documents, cash, golden bracelet, mobile phone and other personal belongings.
Television plug suspected in B280mn Phuket superyacht fire
Television plug suspected in B280mn Phuket superyacht fire
PHUKET: Police conducting the initial investigation into the inferno that gutted the Phuket-based superyacht Lady D this week believe that a television plug in a living area on the yacht may be responsible.
Two seriously injured as motorbike hits parked van
Two seriously injured as motorbike hits parked van
PHUKET: Two men were seriously injured when the motorbike they were riding struck the back of a van parked by the side of Thepkrasattri Rd in Kow Kaew early this morning (Aug 9).
Phuket superyacht blaze spurs officials to call for B50mn fire boat plan to be approved
Phuket superyacht blaze spurs officials to call for B50mn fire boat plan to be approved
PHUKET: Top Phuket officials have pointed out that the province’s poor ability to respond to the Lady D superyacht fire this week has highlighted the need for the central government to support a B50-million water safety plan – which includes fire boats – that has already been submitted, but not yet approved.
Dolphin carcass washes ashore with plastic loop binding its mouth shut
Dolphin carcass washes ashore with plastic loop binding its mouth shut
PHUKET: A carcass of a dolphin found washed ashore at Kata Beach this morning (Aug 8) had a plastic loop around its mouth that would have prevented it from eating, officials have confirmed.
Man dies as motorbike slams into roadside 18-wheeler
Man dies as motorbike slams into roadside 18-wheeler
PHUKET: A security assistant manager at a Phuket resort died after the motorbike he was riding slammed into the back of an 18-wheeled truck parked on the verge of Thepkrasattri Rd in Thalang in the early minutes of this morning.
Public invited to witness 800kg marijuana, 300kg kratom burnoff
Public invited to witness 800kg marijuana, 300kg kratom burnoff
PHUKET: A total of 500kg of marijuana and along 300kg of kratom were incinerated in Phuket today (Aug 7) in a public display of the government’s efforts in the fight against drugs.
Superyacht gutted by fire at Phuket marina
Superyacht gutted by fire at Phuket marina
PHUKET: A 55-metre superyacht moored at Ao Po Grand Marina, on Phuket’s east coast, caught fire this morning (Aug 7), devastating the multi-million-baht vessel.
Man arrested in Trang for deadly Phuket street shooting
Man arrested in Trang for deadly Phuket street shooting
PHUKET: Police have arrested a man in Trang wanted for shooting dead a 23-year-old on Wiset Rd in Rawai last Thursday night (Aug 1).