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Politician's grandson surrenders for Phuket Town stabbing
Politician's grandson surrenders for Phuket Town stabbing
PHUKET: The grandson of a prominent Phatthalung politician has surrendered to police in Phuket Town over the stabbing of a 25-year-old man at a local pub earlier this week.
Body of missing Chinese tourist recovered
Body of missing Chinese tourist recovered
PHUKET: The body of a Chinese tourist who went missing while swimming at Nai Harn Beach on Wednesday (Oct 1) has been recovered.
Search continues for missing Chinese tourist
Search continues for missing Chinese tourist
PHUKET: Search efforts are continuing for a Chinese tourist who went missing while swimming at Nai Harn Beach in Rawai yesterday (Oct 1), with multiple agencies joining forces to comb the coastline and surrounding waters.
Jealous ex stabs love rival in Phuket pub, flees in BMW
Jealous ex stabs love rival in Phuket pub, flees in BMW
PHUKET: Police are hunting the grandson of a prominent Phatthalung politician after a violent stabbing inside a Phuket Town pub late last night (Oct 1), believed to be driven by jealousy over his former girlfriend.
Chinese tourist missing in surf at Nai Harn
Chinese tourist missing in surf at Nai Harn
PHUKET: A 20-year-old Chinese tourist went missing after drowning at Nai Harn Beach in Rawai yesterday afternoon (Oct 1), with search operations suspended last night due to dangerous conditions and set to resume this morning.
Foreign man drowns at Nai Yang Beach
Foreign man drowns at Nai Yang Beach
PHUKET: Police are working to identify a foreign man who drowned off Nai Yang Beach yesterday (Sept 30) after being found washed ashore with no identification or personal belongings.
Man dies in shotgun suicide at family home in Wichit
Man dies in shotgun suicide at family home in Wichit
PHUKET: A 30-year-old man died from a self-inflicted shotgun wound at his family home in Wichit yesterday morning (Sept 28), Wichit Police have confirmed.
Foreigner rescued after big bike plunges into ravine
Foreigner rescued after big bike plunges into ravine
PHUKET: A 36-year-old foreign man was rescued late Friday night (Sept 26) after losing control of his powerful motorbike and plunging into a ravine near Tri Trang Beach south of Patong, leaving his bike wedged high in a tree.
British tourist charged for naked Bangla dance
British tourist charged for naked Bangla dance
PHUKET: A British tourist has been arrested in Patong after stripping naked and dancing in the middle of Soi Bangla in the early hours of Friday morning (Sept 26).
Sea turtle carcass found on Nai Harn Beach
Sea turtle carcass found on Nai Harn Beach
PHUKET: The carcass of a sea turtle that washed ashore on Nai Harn Beach yesterday (Sept 26) has been handed over to local marine life experts in the hope of determining the cause of death.
American tourist found dead in Patong hotel room
American tourist found dead in Patong hotel room
PHUKET: A 31-year-old man from California was found dead in his hotel room in Patong late yesterday morning (Sept 26), with police confirming that an investigation is underway to determine the cause of death.
Phuket sex video pickup driver charged
Phuket sex video pickup driver charged
PHUKET: Phuket City Police have charged a second Russian national in connection with the viral video of a sex act filmed in the back of a moving pickup truck on the bypass road, as the investigation into the explicit stunt continues.
Russian man, Thai woman charged over Phuket pickup sex video
Russian man, Thai woman charged over Phuket pickup sex video
PHUKET: A 23-year-old Russian national has been charged with public indecency and offences under the Computer Crimes Act after a video of a sex act filmed in the back of a moving pickup truck in Phuket went viral on social media. The Thai woman involved faces a charge of public indecency.
Foreign man drowns at Karon Beach
Foreign man drowns at Karon Beach
PHUKET: A foreign man believed to be about 60 years old was pronounced dead last night (Sept 25) after being pulled from the water off Karon Beach. His identity and nationality remain unknown.
Russian man arrested over viral Phuket pickup sex video
Russian man arrested over viral Phuket pickup sex video
PHUKET: A 23-year-old Russian man has been arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok after a video showing him having sex in the back of a moving pickup truck on the bypass road in Phuket went viral on Thai social media.
Dive boat smuggling 500kg of meth seized in Phuket
Dive boat smuggling 500kg of meth seized in Phuket
PHUKET: Phuket Marine Police, working with the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) and multiple security agencies, have seized more than 500kg of crystal meth from a tourist dive boat that had taken shelter in Chalong Bay, with the vessel’s captain later dying after attempting to flee arrest.
Gold necklace stolen in late-night burglary at Wichit housing estate
Gold necklace stolen in late-night burglary at Wichit housing estate
PHUKET: Police are investigating a late-night burglary at a housing estate in Wichit after a gold necklace worth about B170,000 was reported stolen in the early hours of this morning (Sept 25).
Sea turtle rescued at Leypang, after turtle tangled in fishing debris dies
Sea turtle rescued at Leypang, after turtle tangled in fishing debris dies
PHUKET: Marine officers and rescue workers rushed to save a large sea turtle found with a fishhook lodged in its mouth on Leypang Beach yesterday (Sept 24), as officials confirmed the death of another turtle that had been discovered entangled in a discarded fishing net on Mai Khao Beach last Friday.
Police hunt couple for explicit pickup truck sex video
Police hunt couple for explicit pickup truck sex video
PHUKET: Phuket City Police are hunting a foreign man and woman after a video showing them having sex in the back of a moving pickup truck on the bypass road went viral on social media.
Truck driver blames brake failure for underpass pile-up
Truck driver blames brake failure for underpass pile-up
PHUKET: Thirteen vehicles were damaged and three people injured when a truck reportedly suffered a brake failure and crashed into traffic inside the Darasamut Underpass in Wichit at about midday today (Sept 23).