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French expat, 78, found safe in Phuket after dinghy gets lost in storm
French expat, 78, found safe in Phuket after dinghy gets lost in storm
PHUKET: A 78-year-old French expat who was reported missing by his wife yesterday has been found and is currently undergoing routine checks at a Phuket hospital.
Post-funeral drunk driver survives slam into streetlamp
Post-funeral drunk driver survives slam into streetlamp
PHUKET: A man driving home from a funeral last night (June 18) has been charged with drunk driving after the pickup truck he was driving slammed into streetlamp in the middle of the road in Pa Khlok.
Police hunt mature-age jealous ex, age 51, for suspected car arson
Police hunt mature-age jealous ex, age 51, for suspected car arson
PHUKET: Police are looking for a man suspected of setting on fire the car of his ex-partner of two years in an arson attack in the early hours of this morning (June 17).
Storm lashes Phuket
Storm lashes Phuket
PHUKET: Heavy rain and strong winds lashed Phuket overnight and continued this morning (June 17), bringing down trees and causing blackouts across the island.
Concerns over Phuket wild monkeys as they risk entering homes to steal food
Concerns over Phuket wild monkeys as they risk entering homes to steal food
PHUKET: Residents at a worker’s camp in Chalong have expressed their concern over a troupe of wild monkeys that risk entering homes in the camp to steal food.
Phuket ice delivery driver unscathed after high-speed wipeout
Phuket ice delivery driver unscathed after high-speed wipeout
PHUKET: A man driving an ice delivery pickup truck amazingly escaped serious injury after his pickup levelled a young mango tree then slammed into the back of a parked truck at high speed early this morning (June 15)
Three men surrender for Chinese tourist attack in Phuket
Three men surrender for Chinese tourist attack in Phuket
PHUKET: Three men have surrendered to police after a video showing them attack two Chinese tourists at a Phuket port was widely shared on social media yesterday.
Submachine gun seized in ongoing Phuket anti-crime blitz
Submachine gun seized in ongoing Phuket anti-crime blitz
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Police have announced that five more people have been arrested in their ongoing “Battling crime for the good of the community” campaign, which included the seizure of a submachine gun, various illegal substances along with other weapons and ammunition.
Driver found dead on parked Phuket bus
Driver found dead on parked Phuket bus
PHUKET: The 52-year-old driver of a Phuket-Phatthalung bus was found dead on the back seat of the vehicle earlier today when it was parked at a parking area behind a petrol station on the outskirts of Phuket Town.
Brakes fail as runaway Phuket tour bus slams into ditch
Brakes fail as runaway Phuket tour bus slams into ditch
PHUKET: A tour bus carrying 33 Chinese tourists narrowly avoided slamming into a house before plunging into a roadside ditch at the bottom of Kata Hill last night (June 12).
Phuket tourists injured as van slams through power pole
Phuket tourists injured as van slams through power pole
PHUKET: Six Chinese tourists and a tour guide escaped serious injury when the passenger van they were travelling in slammed through a roadside power pole this afternoon (June 12). However, the driver suffered what police described as “serious injuries”, but have yet to define what her injuries are.
Thief cuts power to house, robs petrol-vending machine
Thief cuts power to house, robs petrol-vending machine
PHUKET: Police are on the lookout for a suspect who broken into and robbed a roadside petrol-vending machine in the early hours of this morning (June 12), after cutting the power to the house where the machine is located.
Heroin in the hood: Week of Phuket drug arrests highlights drugs in suburbia
Heroin in the hood: Week of Phuket drug arrests highlights drugs in suburbia
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Police have announced the recent arrests for drugs made in their continuing campaign “Battling crime for the good of the community” set for May 28 - June 1.
Roof repairs row ends in vicious slaying with iron bar
Roof repairs row ends in vicious slaying with iron bar
PHUKET: A Myanmar man outraged by seeing his father slapped in the face stabbed the offender to death with an iron bar yesterday (June 10).
Man dead by gunshot to head suspected suicide over health problems
Man dead by gunshot to head suspected suicide over health problems
PHUKET: A man found dead in his home in a housing estate in Wichit is believed to have committed suicide over ongoing health problems, report police.
Italian tourist injured as motorbike rams 7-Eleven
Italian tourist injured as motorbike rams 7-Eleven
PHUKET: An Italian tourist luckily escaped serious injury after the motorbike she was sitting on rammed through a glass pane at a petrol station 7-Eleven in Chalong last night (June 9).
Young turtles rescued from broken Phuket fishing nets
Young turtles rescued from broken Phuket fishing nets
PHUKET: Staff at a hotel in Cherng Talay and local residents down in Kata rescued two turtles from being tangled up in broken fishing nets on Phuket’s west coast today (June 9).
Chalong Police raid kratom dens
Chalong Police raid kratom dens
PHUKET: Police raided two houses in Chalong yesterday (June 8) where the young men resident in the were found in illegal possession of kratom leaves and boiled them for heightened use.
Customs officials destroy B2mn of pirate copyright goods
Customs officials destroy B2mn of pirate copyright goods
PHUKET: Pirate copyright goods valued at more than B2 million were destroyed by Customs officials today (June 7) as the campaign to crack down on fake goods continues throughout the country.
Striped Dolphin rescued from stranding at Kamala Beach
Striped Dolphin rescued from stranding at Kamala Beach
PHUKET: Marine biologists at the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC) are hoping to find out what is ailing a mature striped dolphin that was found stranded in shallow water at Kamala Beach just after midnight last night (June 7).