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Phuket man hunted for stabbing ex to death in jealous rage
Phuket man hunted for stabbing ex to death in jealous rage
PHUKET: Police are hunting for a man wanted for stabbing to death his former live-in partner allegedly in a jealous rage in northern Phuket late yesterday afternoon (Nov 7).
Man chains self to partner over jealousy, charged for illegal handgun
Man chains self to partner over jealousy, charged for illegal handgun
PHUKET: Police have charged a man for illegal possession of a handgun and are waiting to also charge him with deprivation of liberty after he chained himself to his female partner at a home in Srisoonthorn on Friday (Nov 2).
Nine Brits safe after yacht set afire by lightning
Nine Brits safe after yacht set afire by lightning
PHUKET: A yacht with nine British nationals on board burned to the waterline and sank in Au Kung, off Phuket’s northeast coast, late yesterday afternoon (Nov 2).
Phuket police arrest gun-toting shop robbers
Phuket police arrest gun-toting shop robbers
PHUKET: It has been confirmed today (Nov 1) that two men wanted for an armed robbery of a small neighbourhood shop in Chalong on Oct 23 were apprehended by police yesterday (Oct 31).
Phuket raids net three suspects, more than 8,000 meth pills
Phuket raids net three suspects, more than 8,000 meth pills
PHUKET: Police have arrested three drug suspects in Sakoo subdistrict, south of Phuket International Airport, after a series of tip-offs led them to raid two different houses in the area.
Two injured in Phuket when motorbike hits dog
Two injured in Phuket when motorbike hits dog
PHUKET: A 24-year-old motorbike rider and his passenger were injured this morning when a dog ran in front of them while driving on Thepkasattri Rd in Thalang.
Jilted husband, 62, arrested in Phuket for murder in Sa Kaeo
Jilted husband, 62, arrested in Phuket for murder in Sa Kaeo
PHUKET: A 62-year-old man wanted for shooting dead his wife’s lover in Sa Kaeo province last Thursday (Oct 25) was arrested in Phuket Town yesterday (Oct 29).
Volvo car up in flames at Phuket temple
Volvo car up in flames at Phuket temple
PHUKET: Investigators have yet to determine what started a fire that saw a Volvo car engulfed in flames at a temple in Phuket Town last night (Oct 28).
Seven women arrested for ‘online slots’ gambling operation
Seven women arrested for ‘online slots’ gambling operation
PHUKET: A raid by police has netted seven women running an online gambling operation in a house in Rassada, north of Phuket Town.
Road racers charged with affray, with knives
Road racers charged with affray, with knives
PHUKET: The motorbike riders who ran a red light and slammed into a pickup truck yesterday afternoon have been charged with reckless driving and affray.
Road racers allegedly shooting at each other slam into pickup truck
Road racers allegedly shooting at each other slam into pickup truck
PHUKET: Police have taken into custody two men who were racing on Thepkrasattri Rd this afternoon (Oct 27) when they ran a red light at the Khao Lan intersection in Thalang and slammed into a pickup truck.
Construction crane driver found hanged after Cambodian wife leaves with baby
Construction crane driver found hanged after Cambodian wife leaves with baby
PHUKET: A construction crane driver was found hanged in his rented room in Kamala last night (Oct 26) in what police have deemed a suicide after the man’s wife had left him, taking their baby with her.
Woman killed in high-speed motorbike collision
Woman killed in high-speed motorbike collision
PHUKET: One woman is dead after two men on a motorbike sped through a red light on Srisoonthorn Rd, in Thalang, last night (Oct 25).
Phuket gambling raid a bust, nets 72-year-old ‘manager’
Phuket gambling raid a bust, nets 72-year-old ‘manager’
PHUKET: A raid on a gambling den yesterday (Oct 25) by no less than 15 officers of the Kathu Police accompanied by Royal Thai Army soldiers from the 25th Military Circle, the division stationed in Phuket, resulted in just one arrest – that of a 72-year-old man.
Girl, 18 months old, dies after falling into school grease trap
Girl, 18 months old, dies after falling into school grease trap
PHUKET: The President of the Krabi Provincial Administration Organisation (OrBorJor) has ordered officials to take steps to prevent any further danger to children after an 18-month-old girl died after she fell into a grease trap at a government school in Krabi Town on Tuesday (Oct 23).
Phuket pickup driver flees scene with friends after early morning crash
Phuket pickup driver flees scene with friends after early morning crash
PHUKET: Police are looking for the driver of a pickup truck who crashed his vehicle in Thalang in the early hours of this morning and fled the scene in a vehicle driven by his friends after receiving medical treatment from rescue workers.
Police hunt Chalong gun-toting shop robbers
Police hunt Chalong gun-toting shop robbers
PHUKET: Police are searching for two men who robbed a small neighbourhood shop in Chalong at gunpoint last night, making off with a gold necklace worth about B18,000 and B3,000 cash.
Fire rages near Phuket Provincial Hospital
Fire rages near Phuket Provincial Hospital
PHUKET: Two men have been taken in for questioning for a fire at a construction site in Rassada that blazed high into the sky near the Phuket Provincial Hospital yesterday evening (Oct 22).
Phuket motorist runs checkpoint, dumps car, shotgun and ammunition
Phuket motorist runs checkpoint, dumps car, shotgun and ammunition
PHUKET: Police are on the hunt for the driver of a car who this morning ran a police checkpoint in Phuket Town and after successfully avoiding capture dumped his vehicle along with a gun and ammunition in Chalong.
Man blames slippery road for near-bridge crash
Man blames slippery road for near-bridge crash
PHUKET: Two people escaped serious injury when the car they were travelling in slid off the road and overturned onto a water mains beside a bridge in Chalong early this morning (Oct 22).