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Two pitbulls die in Phuket mattress facility fire
Two pitbulls die in Phuket mattress facility fire
PHUKET: The bodies of two pitbulls were found inside a two-storey mattress facility gutted by fire in Rassada earlier today.
Phoenix tour boat owner to fight charges, renounces confession
Phoenix tour boat owner to fight charges, renounces confession
PHUKET: The lawyer representing the owner of the Phoenix tour boat, which capsized and sank in a storm off Phuket on July 5, killing 47 Chinese tourists, made a public statement today (Aug 14), vowing to fight the recklessness causing death charge in court and renouncing any testimony already given to police.
Chinese tourist drowns at Nai Harn
Chinese tourist drowns at Nai Harn
PHUKET: A Chinese tourist has drowned at Nai Harn Beach after a week of warnings that the surf has been dangerous to enter. Rescue workers found the body of the woman, Yang Qianyao, 31, from Yunnan, washed up on the beach at about 10:30pm last night (Aug 13).
Mother’s Day weekend raids nets more than 14k meth pills
Mother’s Day weekend raids nets more than 14k meth pills
PHUKET: A series of raids Saturday night into early Sunday morning (Aug 11-12) netted eight suspects and more than 14,000 methamphetamine (ya bah) pills, more than 104 grams of crystal meth (ya ice).
One injured as fire destroys Phuket tour boat, amid tour
One injured as fire destroys Phuket tour boat, amid tour
PHUKET: All 20 tourists are safe, but a boat mechanic remains injured, after the tour boat they were on a day trip on caught fire off Phuket earlier today (Aug 13).
Phuket bank robber surrenders
Phuket bank robber surrenders
PHUKET: The man who robbed the Government Housing Bank branch in Pa Khlok at gunpoint yesterday (Aug 10) is in custody after surrendering to police.
Police manhunt underway after armed Phuket bank robbery
Police manhunt underway after armed Phuket bank robbery
PHUKET: Police are scouring the island for a man who robbed a Government Housing Bank branch in Thalang this morning (Aug 10).
Step-father charged over Phuket baby’s death
Step-father charged over Phuket baby’s death
PHUKET: Police have today confirmed that the step-father of a 21-month-old baby who died yesterday (Aug 9) after being repeatedly beaten with a broom handle has been charged in connection with the death.
Phuket police probe death of baby, struck with broom by stepfather
Phuket police probe death of baby, struck with broom by stepfather
PHUKET: Police are questioning a stepfather who struck a 21-month-old* baby with a broom for playing with his poo. The baby, covered in bruises, died at Thalang Hospital early this morning (Aug 9).
Phuket raids net eight drugs suspects, guns and meth in one day
Phuket raids net eight drugs suspects, guns and meth in one day
PHUKET: A series of raids led by agents of the Narcotics Control Board yesterday (Aug 7) netted eight suspects and six handguns.
Shipyard fire guts Phuket tour boat
Shipyard fire guts Phuket tour boat
PHUKET: A tour boat under repairs went up in flames at a shipyard in Rassada on the east side of Phuket Town today (Aug 6), with the fire gutting the boat, causing an estimated B4-5 million in damage.
Soldiers raid Muay Thai gambling camp in Phuket jungle
Soldiers raid Muay Thai gambling camp in Phuket jungle
PHUKET: A raid by soldiers, police and security personnel from the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command netted 17 gamblers at camp in the jungle in Srisoonthorn yesterday (Aug 4).
Phuket nightclub guard arrested for previous murder
Phuket nightclub guard arrested for previous murder
PHUKET: Police in Phuket last night (Aug 3) arrested a nightclub security staffer wanted for a murder in Surat Thani 10 years ago.
Phuket police take down loan shark gang
Phuket police take down loan shark gang
PHUKET: Police have arrested 19 people involved in a loan shark operation in Phuket in a series of raids that have seized 17 motorbikes, a car and B24,000 in cash.
Unsafe boats grounded in Phuket boat safety crackdown
Unsafe boats grounded in Phuket boat safety crackdown
PHUKET: Ten boats operating in Phuket have been banned from operating as they have been deemed unsafe in the ongoing crackdown on marine safety in the wake of the Phoenix tour boat disaster that killed 47 tourists.
Fears rise for missing special needs student
Fears rise for missing special needs student
PHUKET: A search is underway for 15-year-old special needs boy who wondered off from special school grounds at Pa Khlok yesterday (Aug 2).
Police intercept Phuket meth delivery by bus parcel service
Police intercept Phuket meth delivery by bus parcel service
PHUKET: Police arrested a man yesterday (Aug 1) after he arrived at the Phuket Bus Terminal 1, off Phang Nga Rd in Phuket Town, to collect an envelope delivered from Bangkok by bus. The parcel contained a mobile phone that had 4.36 grams of of crystal meth (ya ice) packed inside.
Patong ‘Pum Pui’ bar owner linked with Chonburi slayings
Patong ‘Pum Pui’ bar owner linked with Chonburi slayings
PHUKET: A Patong bar owner wanted in connection with the double slaying of a young couple in Chonburi on Sunday has evaded arrest after police raided his bar on Bangla Rd, in the heart of Patong’s nightlife district, last night (July 31).
Body of boy, 11, missing in Phuket surf recovered
Body of boy, 11, missing in Phuket surf recovered
PHUKET: The body of 11-year-old Supat ‘Petch’ Jampathong, who disappeared in strong surf at Nai Yang Beach on Monday afternoon (July 30), has been recovered.
Boy remains missing after swept away in deadly Phuket surf
Boy remains missing after swept away in deadly Phuket surf
PHUKET: The search for 11-year-old Supat Jampathong concluded at sunset this evening with rescue teams unable to find the boy.