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Firefighters struggle to contain blaze at old Phuket bus station
Firefighters struggle to contain blaze at old Phuket bus station
PHUKET: Firefighters took three hours to ensure that a blaze posed no further threat to nearby buildings in the densely built-up area at the old bus station in Phuket Town this morning (Jan 27).
Fatal high-speed bypass accident was suicide bid by fleeing Phuket murder suspect, say police
Fatal high-speed bypass accident was suicide bid by fleeing Phuket murder suspect, say police
PHUKET: Police believe that the 60-year-old man who died after his car slammed into a pickup truck at high speed on the bypass road yesterday morning (Jan 25) may have been committing suicide after murdering his long-term partner with a knife in their home in Phuket Villa 5 housing estate in Wichit.
Swiss man dies on island day tour
Swiss man dies on island day tour
PHUKET: A Swiss man was pronounced dead yesterday after he was pulled from the water during a day trip to Koh Phak Bia, just four kilometres from the world-famous Koh Hong, in Phang Nga Bay.
Man dies as car slams into pickup making U-turn on bypass road
Man dies as car slams into pickup making U-turn on bypass road
PHUKET: A man died after his car slammed into the side of a pickup truck waiting to make a U-turn on the bypass road this morning (Jan 25).
Ice truck driver fined B400 for sideswipe, tree-felling wipeout
Ice truck driver fined B400 for sideswipe, tree-felling wipeout
PHUKET: An ice truck driver from Surat Thani has been charged with reckless driving after his converted pickup ice truck sideswiped an SUV on Thepkrasattri Rd yesterday afternoon.
British tourist dies in Kamala collision
British tourist dies in Kamala collision
PHUKET: A British tourist has died after he lost control of his motorbike and collided with a van near Kamala last night (Jan 24).
More gun-toting drug suspects arrested
More gun-toting drug suspects arrested
PHUKET: Police working with Phuket-based soldiers from the Royal Thai Army have arrested three suspects for drugs, with one found in possession of a .38 revolver and another with a shotgun cartridge in his pocket.
German man dies after seven-storey fall in Patong
German man dies after seven-storey fall in Patong
PHUKET: A 52-year-old German man has died after falling from a seventh-floor balcony in Patong this morning (Jan 23).
Truck driver charged for Patong Hill wipeout
Truck driver charged for Patong Hill wipeout
PHUKET: The driver of a runaway six-wheeled truck that struck several cars before slamming head-on into another truck in front of Wat Patong late yesterday afternoon (Jan 22) has been charged with reckless driving and operating an unsafe vehicle.
Man slain in Saphan Hin street shooting
Man slain in Saphan Hin street shooting
PHUKET: Police are investigating the slaying of a local councillor’s son in a street shooting near Saphan Hin early this morning (Jan 19).
French tourist drowns in Surin Islands snorkelling trip
French tourist drowns in Surin Islands snorkelling trip
PHANG NGA: A 56-year-old Frenchman has died after being pulled from the water unconscious during a snorkelling trip at the Surin Islands National Park yesterday (Jan 17).
Bad day in Phuket: Australian found hanged, Frenchman dies of heart attack
Bad day in Phuket: Australian found hanged, Frenchman dies of heart attack
PHUKET: Police responded to incidents involving the deaths of two long-term Phuket expats yesterday (Jan 17): one Australian man deemed by police to have committed suicide, and a 71-year-old Frenchman who died of a heart attack.
Phuket man arrested over Phatthalung New Year karaoke murder
Phuket man arrested over Phatthalung New Year karaoke murder
PHUKET: A Phuket man wanted for his possible involvement in a fatal shooting at a New Year party in Phatthalung was found at his home in Wichit early this morning (Jan 17) and taken back to Phatthalung to face charges.
Police hunt armed robber who stabbed man for phone
Police hunt armed robber who stabbed man for phone
PHUKET: Police are looking for a man who robbed and stabbed a Myanmar national as he was walking along a street near Phuket Bus Terminal 2 on Tuesday (Jan 15).
Rescue worker catches huge king cobra with bare hands
Rescue worker catches huge king cobra with bare hands
PHUKET: Rescue workers in the tourist-popular area of Ao Nang, Krabi, across the bay from Phuket, caught a five-metre long king cobra yesterday (Jan 16).
Man confesses to Facebook Live suicide threats, admitted to rehab
Man confesses to Facebook Live suicide threats, admitted to rehab
PHUKET: Police today tracked down a man in Phuket who pointed a gun and threatened to kill himself on a Facebook Live broadcast last night.
Phuket maid caught hiding 2,600 meth pills, 3kg of cannabis in client’s house
Phuket maid caught hiding 2,600 meth pills, 3kg of cannabis in client’s house
PHUKET: An anti-narcotics team led by Border Patrol Police have arrested a maid from Chalong who was hiding 2,600 methamphetamine (ya bah) pills and three kilograms of packed cannabis in a client’s home in Rawai.
Korean tourists given rustic welcome as airport taxi hits cow
Korean tourists given rustic welcome as airport taxi hits cow
PHUKET: Two Korean tourists arriving on Phuket were given a rustic welcome when the taxi they were travelling from in airport in hit cow early yesterday morning (Jan 15).
Phuket lifeguard, 19, dies in motorbike crash
Phuket lifeguard, 19, dies in motorbike crash
PHUKET: A 19-year-old lifeguard from Kamala Beach died this afternoon (Jan 15) after he lost control of the motorbike he was riding and slid into a large pane of glass.
‘Too many cables’ blamed for high-voltage blowout
‘Too many cables’ blamed for high-voltage blowout
PHUKET: Too many cables hanging off a single power pole have been blamed for high-voltage power cables arcing and sending out intense sparks in Kamala today (Jan 14), raising concerns of people in the area suffering electric shocks.