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Man admits to Phuket mobile phone shop burglary, second man on the run
Man admits to Phuket mobile phone shop burglary, second man on the run
PHUKET: A man arrested on Tuesday (April 17) in connection with the theft of 70 mobile phones from a phone shop in Rassada last Tuesday has confessed to police that he was one of two men who committed the robbery.
Phuket Songkran splash blamed for damaging vehicles
Phuket Songkran splash blamed for damaging vehicles
PHUKET: A slew of complaints of permanent damage to paintwork on cars and other vehicles caused by Songkran celebrations in Phuket are going viral online.
Man arrested for robbing Russian woman
Man arrested for robbing Russian woman
PHUKET: Police have arrested a man wanted for robbing a Russian woman after offering her a lift home from Nai Harn Lake early Sunday morning (April 15).
Chinese boy, 5, drowns at Natai Beach
Chinese boy, 5, drowns at Natai Beach
PHUKET: A 5-year-old boy on holiday with his parents has drowned at Natai Beach, immediately north of Phuket.
Chinese tourist dies of suspected heat stroke
Chinese tourist dies of suspected heat stroke
PHUKET: A Chinese tourist was found dead on a day trip to Naka Yai Island earlier today (April 14) after succumbing to what police at this stage believe to be a fatal case of heat stroke.
Neighborhood lingerie thief undone by full facial CCTV
Neighborhood lingerie thief undone by full facial CCTV
PHUKET: Cherng Talay Police today revealed that they have caught a serial underwear thief who they have been chasing since March.
Tour speedboat catches fire from crewman’s cigarette
Tour speedboat catches fire from crewman’s cigarette
PHUKET: A crewman on a Phuket tour speedboat suffered burns from a flash fire started by a cigarette he was smoking soon after refueling the boat this afternoon (April 13).
Man caught with drugs, fake banknotes in suitcase at Phuket airport
Man caught with drugs, fake banknotes in suitcase at Phuket airport
PHUKET: Police arrested a man at Phuket International Airport with a haul of drugs found in his suitcase along with 53 fake B1,000 banknotes last night (April 12).
Phuket Governor ushers in Songkran at historic field
Phuket Governor ushers in Songkran at historic field
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong led the official opening of the Songkran celebrations at the traditional Pracharat Market at Thalang History Park last night (April 12).
Police seize weapons, drugs in pre-Songkran blitz
Police seize weapons, drugs in pre-Songkran blitz
PHUKET: Police Region 8 yesterday put on display 167 firearms as well as more than 680,000 meth pills and more than 1.7 kilos of crystal meth all seized in a pre-Songkran anti-crime blitz from April 1-10.
Argentinian tourist charged with filing false police report in Phuket
Argentinian tourist charged with filing false police report in Phuket
PHUKET: Cherng Talay police yesterday charged a 32-year-old Argentinian woman with providing false information after she was found to have filed a fake theft report on Monday.
Murder fugitive arrested at Phuket street restaurant
Murder fugitive arrested at Phuket street restaurant
PHUKET: A man on the run for shooting dead the owner of an ice factory in Satun province in 2015 was arrested at a street restaurant in Chalong yesterday (April 10).
Malaysian tourist rescued from Phuket rocks after wayward walk
Malaysian tourist rescued from Phuket rocks after wayward walk
PHUKET: Rescue workers safely recovered a 35-year-old Malaysian tourist stranded on rocks last night (April 10) after he was caught out by the rising tide while trying to walk from Phuket International Airport to his hotel in Patong.
Barking dog caused Phuket family shooting, police confirm
Barking dog caused Phuket family shooting, police confirm
PHUKET: Police investigating yesterday’s shooting of three family members by a lone shooter at the family’s house in the quiet residential housing estate Moo Baan Tinnawut, off Chao Fa West Rd, have confirmed that the shooting took place due to a dog barking.
Family of three gunned down at home south of Phuket Town
Family of three gunned down at home south of Phuket Town
PHUKET: Three members of a family were shot at their house by a lone gunman south of Phuket Town last night (April 9). Police are hunting for the suspect, who they believe has fled to Phang Nga.
Phuket fishing operators protest EU regulations
Phuket fishing operators protest EU regulations
PHUKET: Some 30 operators from Phuket’s commercial fishing fleet yesterday (April 9) staged a protest against what they called overburdening laws introduced to ensure Thai fishing operators comply with EU regulations.
Patong hotel files B100mn defamation counter-complaint against Thai Army
Patong hotel files B100mn defamation counter-complaint against Thai Army
PHUKET: The Patong resort embroiled in a spat with Phuket-based soldiers over extortion claims and now facing criminal defamation charges is now threatening to file a counter-claim of defamation against the Royal Thai Army seeking their own damages to the tune of B100 million.
Royal Thai Navy officer found dead in his home
Royal Thai Navy officer found dead in his home
PHUKET: A Royal Thai Navy official was found dead in his house near Promthep Cape yesterday afternoon (Apr 6) after his colleague was unable to contact him for two days.
Russian woman slashes her throat in suicide attempt at Patong 7-Eleven
Russian woman slashes her throat in suicide attempt at Patong 7-Eleven
PHUKET: A Russian woman was saved from bleeding to death after she used a knife to repeatedly slash her throat while inside a Patong 7-Eleven yesterday morning (Apr 6). The woman, a 41-year old Russian national was wearing black pants and yellow vest as she entered the 7-Eleven store at Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd at 8:33am on April 6. She was standing in front of the drinks refrigerator when she began to use a knife to cut her throat. Staff at the spoke to her in a failed attempt to prevent her from hurting herself. The incident was caught on the stores CCTV and by 7-Eleven staff on their mobile phone. Despite the staff’s pleas for her to stop she continued to slash at her neck causing condiderable blood loss. She didn’t stop cutting herself until Patong police and Kusoldharm rescue workers arrived on the scene and were were able to prevent her from causing further injury to herself. The woman was initially taken to Patong Hospital for treatment, before being transported to Vachira Hospital. Maj Ekkachai Siri from the Phuket Tourist Police said, “Now the Russian tourist is recovering at Vachira Hospital. She is in a stable condition but she has declined to communicate with police yet. “Police will delay any further questions to find out the motives behind this incident until she gets better, then we will talk to her.”
Phuket prisoner’s fast action helps save man from drowning in lagoon
Phuket prisoner’s fast action helps save man from drowning in lagoon
PHUKET: Quick action by an inmate at the Baan Bangjo correctional facility in Srisoonthorn, in central Phuket, may have saved a man from drowning in a lagoon this morning (April 6).