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Live grenade found dumped in roadside rubbish
Live grenade found dumped in roadside rubbish
PHUKET: An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team was called to a quiet street in Karon early this morning (July 18) to safely remove a live grenade found dumped among roadside rubbish.
Phuket search launched for jet-ski rider missing in storm
Phuket search launched for jet-ski rider missing in storm
PHUKET: A search has been launched for man last seen riding a jet-ski off Phuket’s east coast today (July 17) and now feared overpowered by the storm conditions that struck the island this afternoon.
Phuket fisherman washed off rocks at Kata, body found off east coast
Phuket fisherman washed off rocks at Kata, body found off east coast
PHUKET: The body of a local man last seen fishing on rocks at Kata Beach on Phuket’s west coast yesterday was found offshore from Friendship Beach, on the east coast of the island, this afternoon (July 17).
Three teens injured, one seriously in Phuket wedding brawl
Three teens injured, one seriously in Phuket wedding brawl
PHUKET: Three teenagers were injured today, one of them seriously, when a fight erupted between two gangs of teenagers attending a wedding at Koh Siray, east of the island.
Border Patrol Police operation nets three suspects, 20k meth pills
Border Patrol Police operation nets three suspects, 20k meth pills
PHUKET: Border Patrol Police have arrested three suspects, including a man found with 20,000 methamphetamine (ya bah) pills as well as crystal meth (ya ice), a 9mm handgun and bullets that he said belonged to a friend, in a drugs operation in Phuket.
Koh Racha body confirmed as missing fisherman
Koh Racha body confirmed as missing fisherman
PHUKET: The body found floating off Koh Racha yesterday has been confirmed as that of one of the two Rawai fishermen missing since the same storm on July 5 that sank the Phoenix tour boat.
PM Prayut calls for tourism safety across all forms of transport
PM Prayut calls for tourism safety across all forms of transport
PHUKET: Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has issued a public statement thanking all parties involved in the recovery of the last body from the Phoenix tour boat disaster – but also called for officials to ensure that all types of travel are standard and safe.
Motorbike rider slams into parked truck
Motorbike rider slams into parked truck
PHUKET: Police have yet to decide whether to press any charges after a man riding a motorbike slammed into the back of a six-wheeled truck parked at the side of a fast section of Thepkrasattri Rd heading toward the airport this morning (July 15).
National police deputy announces arrest warrants for Phoenix tour boat disaster, Phuket owner identified
National police deputy announces arrest warrants for Phoenix tour boat disaster, Phuket owner identified
PHUKET: Royal Thai Police Deputy Commander Pol Gen Sriwara Rangsipramanakul and a team of investigators arrived in Phuket yesterday (July 13) as the investigation into the sinkings of the Phoenix and the Serenata Phuket tour boats continues.
Woman arrested in Phuket for possession of illicit items, second suspect sought
Woman arrested in Phuket for possession of illicit items, second suspect sought
PHUKET: One woman was arrested yesterday when she was found to be in possession of illicit items including kratom and ammunition.
Large arms cache seized in Phuket, two arrested
Large arms cache seized in Phuket, two arrested
PHUKET: A team of military and police officers have arrested two men and seized a cahe of firearms, ammunition and explosives.
Thai man, 29, goes Facebook Live for Phuket suicide
Thai man, 29, goes Facebook Live for Phuket suicide
PHUKET: A 29-year-old Thai man shot himself dead in the early hours of this morning while showing a Live video stream via his Facebook page.
Phuket driver stumped as Mercedes goes up in flames
Phuket driver stumped as Mercedes goes up in flames
PHUKET: The driver of a Mercedes-Benz car is lost for a reason why his car went up in flames last night (July 11) while driving along Thepkrasattri Rd in Tha Chatchai, at the northern end of the island.
The hammer falls: Raids unveil money laundering, safety lapses
The hammer falls: Raids unveil money laundering, safety lapses
PHUKET: In the hunt to bring to justice the people responsible for the dozens of tourists killed in the Phoenix tour boat disaster, Tourist Police and other officers yesterday (July 10) raided 11 sites related to two tour operators whose boats capsized and sank in storm conditions off Phuket last Thursday (July 5).
Police arrest 49 in two raids on same Phuket casino
Police arrest 49 in two raids on same Phuket casino
PHUKET: Police have arrested a total of 49 people for illegal gambling in two separate raids on a casino operating in Phuket Town.
Phuket tour boat disaster: Three dead, three missing - and some more confusing reports
Phuket tour boat disaster: Three dead, three missing - and some more confusing reports
PHUKET: Three bodies have been found by search teams, leaving just three more people yet to be accounted for in the wake of the Phoenix tour boat disaster last Thursday (July 5), Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong announced today as as the chief of the disaster command centre set up at the Phuket Marine Office.
Tour boat disaster search teams recover woman’s body from the sea
Tour boat disaster search teams recover woman’s body from the sea
PHUKET: Search teams returned to Phuket last night with the body of a woman recovered near Koh Dok Mai, some 13 kilometres direct east of Cape Panwa. The woman is presumed to have been a victim of the Phoenix tour boat disaster last Thursday (July 5).
Cave rescue and Phuket tour boat disaster ‘equally important’, says PM
Cave rescue and Phuket tour boat disaster ‘equally important’, says PM
PHUKET: Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha today rated the ongoing Tham Luang cave rescue operation and the sinking of the Phoenix Phuket tour boat disaster as “equally important”. But added, “The cave rescue is the main issue here today.”
Phuket tour boat disaster: 7 more dead found, dozens still missing
Phuket tour boat disaster: 7 more dead found, dozens still missing
PHUKET: A Royal Thai Navy helicopter took to the sky at first light this morning as the search continued in the hope of finding 58 people still missing from the two boat sinkings amid the storm late yesterday afternoon.
Phuket tour boats struck by storm, rescue mission launched
Phuket tour boats struck by storm, rescue mission launched
PHUKET: Rescue operations are underway to recover more than 120 tourists, including many children, in danger after the tour boats were struck by the storm that hit Phuket late this afternoon (July 5).