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Four injured as car smashes into electric pole
Four injured as car smashes into electric pole
PHUKET: A driver and three passengers were hospitalised after their car lost control and hit an electric pole on Srisoonthorn Rd in Thalang on Monday (Feb 18).
Depressed out-of-work chef found hanged
Depressed out-of-work chef found hanged
PHUKET: A chef depressed after losing his job in the fall in tourism late last year was found hanged at his rented room in Wichit yesterday (Feb 19), where he lived with his long-term partner and his 10-year-old child.
Disaster officials issue fire warning as small wildfires break out
Disaster officials issue fire warning as small wildfires break out
PHUKET: Prapan Kanprasang, Chief of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Phuket office (DDPM-Phuket), has warned people to beware wildfires after blazes broke out at five separate locations across the island on Sunday (Feb 16).
Koh Yao islander, 19, dies in motorbike accident
Koh Yao islander, 19, dies in motorbike accident
PHUKET: A 19-year-old man from Koh Yao Noi died after he was struck by a pickup truck in Sapam yesterday afternoon (Feb 17).
Taxi blames oil spill for wipeout
Taxi blames oil spill for wipeout
PHUKET: A taxi driver lost control of his taxi and crashed after slipping on an oil spill on Srisoonthorn Rd early this morning (Feb 18).
Swedish man in hospital mental care after running in front of Phuket traffic
Swedish man in hospital mental care after running in front of Phuket traffic
PHUKET: A 57-year-old Swedish man is under observation at the mental health division at Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town after he was caught running in front of oncoming traffic on Thepkrasattri Rd early yesterday morning (Feb 17).
Police hunt killer of local beautician
Police hunt killer of local beautician
PHUKET: Police maintain that they have yet to identify their prime suspect in the murder of a local beautician who was found battered to death in her rented room in Bang Tao on Saturday (Feb 16).
Chinese boy, 9, dies after fall from rooftop pool
Chinese boy, 9, dies after fall from rooftop pool
PHUKET: A 9-year-old Chinese boy has died after falling from a rooftop pool at a hotel in Kamala early yesterday evening (Feb 10).
Two Russians dead in Patong Hill crash
Two Russians dead in Patong Hill crash
PHUKET: Two Russian tourists have died after their motorbike crashed into a pickup truck on Patong Hill last night (Feb 11).
Chinese tourists injured as Phuket tour speedboat slams oil tanker
Chinese tourists injured as Phuket tour speedboat slams oil tanker
PHUKET: A tour speedboat carrying 10 Chinese tourists, including a pregnant woman and two children, slammed into a steel tanker off Koh Rang, off Phuket’s east coast, while returning from Phi Phi Island earlier today (Feb 9).
Chinese tourists injured as Phuket van hits power pole
Chinese tourists injured as Phuket van hits power pole
PHUKET: A passenger van carrying five Chinese tourists struck a roadside power pole in Muk Dok Khao, north of Thalang Town, this morning (Feb 9).
Expat struck down by power cables felled by cement truck
Expat struck down by power cables felled by cement truck
PHUKET: A Phuket expat escaped deadly injury today as he was struck by power cables that were pulled down by a cement truck in Chalong earlier today (Feb 8).
Russian woman rescued from night-swim rip current at Koh Lanta
Russian woman rescued from night-swim rip current at Koh Lanta
PHUKET: A Russian tourist enjoying a night swim with friends at Koh Lanta was rescued after more than an hour search for her in the dark.
Phuket airport readies for heavier air traffic
Phuket airport readies for heavier air traffic
PHUKET: Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Ltd, the state company for air-traffic controllers better known as “Aerothai”, will launch a new air-traffic control system at Phuket International Airport to cope with the ever-increasing number of flights landing and taking off at the island’s key tourism portal.
Swiss tourist at Kata Beach suffers heart attack
Swiss tourist at Kata Beach suffers heart attack
PHUKET: A Swiss tourist who died after being pulled from the water at Kata Beach unconscious on Monday (Feb 4) suffered a heart attack, police have confirmed.
Autosound shop in Phuket Town engulfed by fire, damage in the millions
Autosound shop in Phuket Town engulfed by fire, damage in the millions
PHUKET: Millions of baht in car stereos, speakers and accessories went up in flames as a fire engulf an entire building at an autosound store in Phuket Town early this morning (Feb 5).
Brit in Phuket Town condo saga continues amid fears of nine-story jump
Brit in Phuket Town condo saga continues amid fears of nine-story jump
PHUKET: The saga of a British man who has barricaded himself in a condo in Phuket Town amid a tenancy dispute continued yesterday (Feb 2) as the fire brigade was called in amid fears he might jump from the ninth-floor unit, prompting emergency services to respond and a visit by the Phuket Governor.
Lost Chinese tourists safely recovered from Phuket wilds
Lost Chinese tourists safely recovered from Phuket wilds
PHUKET: Two Chinese tourists lost in the Khao Phra Thaeo Non-Hunting Area in Thalang were found safe last night (Jan 31).
Even Russian women passengers in Phuket jet-ski collision charged
Even Russian women passengers in Phuket jet-ski collision charged
PHUKET: Two Russian women who were only passengers on two jet-skis that collided off Kata Noi Beach yesterday have been charged with recklessness causing injury to others – the same charge and fine as levied on the two Russian men who were actually driving the jet-skis.
Russian tourist injured in Kata jet ski crash
Russian tourist injured in Kata jet ski crash
PHUKET: A Russian woman was injured and taken to Chalong Hospital this afternoon (Jan 28) after she and her friend crashed their rented jet skis into each other at Kata Noi Beach.