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Six arrested with drugs and firearms in Phuket
Six arrested with drugs and firearms in Phuket
PHUKET: Several drug busts have been made in the past week throughout Phuket leading to the arrests of six individuals for drugs and firearm-related offences.
Man with mental disability drowns in Phuket Town public water source pond
Man with mental disability drowns in Phuket Town public water source pond
PHUKET: Police this morning (May 7) recovered the body of a man who is estimated to have had the mental age of a four- to five-year-old child from a pond at Suan Luang (King’s Park), on the outskirts of Phuket Town.
Myanmar couple stabbed in Chalong
Myanmar couple stabbed in Chalong
PHUKET: A Myanmar worker was stabbed to death at a migrant worker’s camp in Chalong on Sunday evening (May 5) following an argument about kratom being used at work.
Six arrested for Hi-Lo gambling, rest flee into rubber plantation
Six arrested for Hi-Lo gambling, rest flee into rubber plantation
PHUKET: Police have arrested six people for gambling beside a road in Srisoonthorn, with the rest of the players fleeing into a rubber plantation.
No injuries reported in Wichit housing fire
No injuries reported in Wichit housing fire
PHUKET: Fire broke out in a residential accommodation on the Chao Fa Suan Luang Rd in Wichit earlier today, reducing traffic along the busy road to a crawl.
Brit finally removed from Phuket Town condo
Brit finally removed from Phuket Town condo
PHUKET: Australian-born British national David Maclean, 50, originally from Brisbane, Australia, after nearly four months barricaded in a Phuket Town condo has been safely removed from the apartment today (May 2), Phuket Tourist Police have confirmed.
Security guard dead after motorbike collides with minivan
Security guard dead after motorbike collides with minivan
PHUKET: A man has died after his motorbike was hit by a minivan in Thalang in the early hours of this morning (May 2).
Arson suspected as retired forestry official’s pickup torched
Arson suspected as retired forestry official’s pickup torched
PHUKET: Police are investigating alleged arson of a pickup truck belonging to a retired forestry official that was gutted by fire in Rassada in the early hours of this morning (Apr 30).
Debts blamed for second suicide in three days
Debts blamed for second suicide in three days
PHUKET: A local sausage vendor fallen on hard times is believed to have committed suicide due to his mounting debts late, police have reported.
Phuket tourists escape unharmed as minivan falls into lake
Phuket tourists escape unharmed as minivan falls into lake
PHUKET: A minivan transporting Indian tourists from Phuket to Krabi lost control and fell into a lake yesterday (Apr 28) minutes before arriving at its destination.
Suspect leads police to drug bust in Cherng Talay
Suspect leads police to drug bust in Cherng Talay
PHUKET: Police in Cherng Talay arrested a man as he was about to carry out a drug deal at a petrol station on Srisoonthorn Rd on Sunday (Apr 28).
Man holds box cutter to own throat at Phuket bank, taken safely into custody
Man holds box cutter to own throat at Phuket bank, taken safely into custody
PHUKET: Police this afternoon (Apr 26) safely took into custody a man who had entered a bank near the Heroines Monument while holding a box cutter to his own neck, threatening to harm himself.
Man found dead, presumed suicide over mounting debts
Man found dead, presumed suicide over mounting debts
PHUKET: Police have ruled the death of a man whose body was found in his pickup truck outside his home in Rassada this morning (Apr 26) as suicide.
Air Force officer stomped to death by husband in front of children
Air Force officer stomped to death by husband in front of children
PHUKET: A Royal Thai Air Force officer has been charged with murder after stamping his wife to death in front of their children in Rawai this morning (Apr 23) as he suspected her of cheating.
Police seize drugs and guns in eight drug busts across Phuket
Police seize drugs and guns in eight drug busts across Phuket
PHUKET: Eight separate drug busts were carried out on Sunday (Apr 21) in various locations across Phuket under the command of Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Wisan Panmanee.
Soldier dies after motorbike hits power pole in Thalang
Soldier dies after motorbike hits power pole in Thalang
PHUKET: A man has died after he lost control of his motorbike and crashed into a power pole in Thalang in the early hours of this morning (Apr 18).
Brit, 58, found dead in Patong hotel room
Brit, 58, found dead in Patong hotel room
PHUKET: Police at this stage do not suspect foul play in the death of a 58-year-old British man whose body found in a Patong hotel room this morning (Apr 16).
Italian expat involved in Phuket boat collision that leaves local fisherman, 74, with serious injuries
Italian expat involved in Phuket boat collision that leaves local fisherman, 74, with serious injuries
PHUKET: An Italian expat is now under investigation after injuries from a boat collision with a longtail boat off Koh Bon, off Phuket’s southeast coast, this morning (Apr 14) left a 74-year-old fishermen in serious condition.
Patong fire damage estimated at B60mn
Patong fire damage estimated at B60mn
PHUKET: The fire that broke out on the Patong beach road last night gutted nine four-storey units and caused about B60 million in damage, police have estimated.
Fire in Patong amid Songkran celebrations
Fire in Patong amid Songkran celebrations
PHUKET: Fire broke out at a shop near the Patong beachfront this evening (Apr 12) while thousands of tourists engaged in water fights amid the Songkran Thai New Year celebrations.