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Nine injured in Phuket bus crash
Nine injured in Phuket bus crash
PHUKET: Authorities are rushing to determine the cause of a tourist bus accident that sent the vehicle plunging into a 15-metre-deep ravine in Kata today (Feb 1), leaving nine people injured.  
Woman hospitalised in house fire north of Phuket Town
Woman hospitalised in house fire north of Phuket Town
PHUKET: A fire broke out at a two-story house in Samkong Park Village, to the north of Phuket Town, early this morning (Jan 31), leaving a 53-year-old woman in shock and causing significant property damage.
Foreign tourist caught urinating at Phuket Airport
Foreign tourist caught urinating at Phuket Airport
PHUKET: A video clip of a foreign tourist urinating inside Phuket International Airport has sparked outrage on social media, with many netizens criticising the apparent lack of consequences for his actions.
Body of tour boat crewman found floating off Pa Khlok
Body of tour boat crewman found floating off Pa Khlok
PHUKET: Police are investigating the death of a 31-year-old Thai crewman who was last seen staying overnight on the local tour boat on which he worked. The man’s body was discovered floating in the sea near Ao Por, Pa Khlok, yesterday (Jan 29).
Construction worker slits coworker’s throat
Construction worker slits coworker’s throat
PHUKET: A Myanmar construction worker settled an ongoing dispute over a motorbike accident by slitting a coworker’s throat at a construction site in Srisoonthorn this morning (Jan 29).
Kamala Police to track down hoons
Kamala Police to track down hoons
PHUKET: Kamala Police are under pressure to crack down on reckless motorcyclists after a group of foreign tourists was captured on video speeding through a checkpoint without stopping.
Korean man reports more than 6kg of heroin delivered to his hotel room
Korean man reports more than 6kg of heroin delivered to his hotel room
PHUKET: Police are investigating more than six kilogrammes of heroin found in a hotel room in Tambon Thepkrasattri, in central Phuket.
Myanmar man arrested for attempted abduction of 14-year-old girl
Myanmar man arrested for attempted abduction of 14-year-old girl
PHUKET: Police swiftly apprehended a man caught attempting to abduct a 14-year-old girl in Kamala on Friday (Jan 24).
Cement truck downs power pole, causes outage
Cement truck downs power pole, causes outage
PHUKET: A truck delivering powdered cement to a development in Cherng Talay struck a power pole before reaching its final destination early Saturday morning (Jan 25), leaving local residents without electricity or internet connections.
Russian man killed in motorbike accident
Russian man killed in motorbike accident
PHUKET: A Russian tourist died when his motorbike struck a roadside barrier in Srisoonthorn in the early minutes of this morning (Jan 24).
Elephant spooked by car horn goes walkabout in Cherng Talay
Elephant spooked by car horn goes walkabout in Cherng Talay
PHUKET: A dramatic scene unfolded in the Cherng Talay area of Phuket this morning (Jan 23) when an elephant escaped from its camp, sending villagers into a panic and prompting swift action from police and local handlers.
Police raid Chinese-run cafe for lion cub abuse, again
Police raid Chinese-run cafe for lion cub abuse, again
PHUKET: Two Chinese nationals, a man and a woman, have been arrested for using lion cubs to lure visitors to The Glass House Cafe and Space on Ratsada-Anusorn Rd in Ratsada, and charge tourists to have their photos taken with them.
Pedestrian killed on Thepkrasattri Rd as 10-wheeler hits pickup
Pedestrian killed on Thepkrasattri Rd as 10-wheeler hits pickup
PHUKET: A 10-wheeled truck collided with a pickup truck, triggering a chain of events that killed a pedestrian on Thepkrasattri Rd yesterday (Jan 22).
Russian woman in safe custody after threatening self with knife
Russian woman in safe custody after threatening self with knife
PHUKET: Police were forced to use a non-lethal round fired from a shotgun to prevent a 55-year-old Russian woman from harming herself with a knife in Nai Yang yesterday (Jan 21).
Beached migrants found safe in Phuket
Beached migrants found safe in Phuket
PHUKET: A group of 48 immigrants, comprising 19 men and 29 women, have been taken into safe custody after they were found walking along roads in northern Phuket and in Tha Noon, just north of Phuket in Phang Nga Province, early this morning (Jan 21).
Fire engulfs seven shophouses in Phuket Town
Fire engulfs seven shophouses in Phuket Town
PHUKET: A fire broke out in the Phoonpon area in Phuket Town yesterday evening (Jan 20). damaging seven shophouses.
Police tout three drug arrests at EDC, Brit reports missing Rolex
Police tout three drug arrests at EDC, Brit reports missing Rolex
PHUKET: Cherng Talay Police have confirmed the arrests of three foreign tourists for drug possession and use during the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) Thailand 2025 music festival in Cherng Talay over the weekend.
Canadian leads police on high-speed chase
Canadian leads police on high-speed chase
PHUKET: A Canadian man driving a pickup truck sparked a high-speed police chase that started in Patong and damaged several vehicles before the man was apprehended in Karon yesterday (Jan 19).
Phuket van driver caught with meth
Phuket van driver caught with meth
PHUKET: A routine patrol by officers from the Crime Suppression Division at Phuket City Police Station took a dramatic turn yesterday (Jan19), resulting in the arrest of a Phuket van driver in possession of methamphetamine pills (ya bah).  
Two tourists die at EDC in Phuket
Two tourists die at EDC in Phuket
PHUKET: An American tourist has died at the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) Thailand 2025 after seemingly going into shock at the music festival late last night (Jan 18).