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Traffic altercation among Myanmar men ends with knife, gun threats
Traffic altercation among Myanmar men ends with knife, gun threats
PHUKET: A tense confrontation involving knives and the sound of gunfire disrupted a quiet neighbourhood of Thepkasattri last night (Nov 23).
Meth-using stepfather arrested for assaulting children
Meth-using stepfather arrested for assaulting children
PHUKET: Thalang Police have arrested a 26-year-old man accused of assaulting his stepchildren, a 1-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy.
Police seize nearly 3kg of crystal meth in drug raid
Police seize nearly 3kg of crystal meth in drug raid
PHUKET: Officers from Border Patrol Police Company 425 have announced the arrest of a man in Phuket found with nearly three kilogrammes of crystal meth (ya ice).
Bangla ladyboy files complaint after assault by Arab tourist
Bangla ladyboy files complaint after assault by Arab tourist
PHUKET: A 35-year-old ladyboy from Songkhla has filed a police complaint after allegedly being physically assaulted by an Arab tourist outside a massage shop on Bangla Rd in Patong.
Body of British tourist found in Patong drain
Body of British tourist found in Patong drain
PHUKET: The body of a 36-year-old British tourist, was discovered in a drain in Patong early yesterday morning (Nov 20).
11 arrested in Srisoonthorn gambling raid
11 arrested in Srisoonthorn gambling raid
PHUKET: Thalang Police have reported the arrest off 11 people in a raid on an illegal gambling operation in Srisoonthorn yesterday (Nov 19).
Ratchaburi man bludgeons co-worker to death with table fan
Ratchaburi man bludgeons co-worker to death with table fan
PHUKET: A 45-year-old man from Ratchaburi has been charged with ‘assault causing death’ after bludgeoning a co-worker to death with a table fan, ending an ongoing argument over noise.
Man slashed in head after altercation at Phuket Town park
Man slashed in head after altercation at Phuket Town park
PHUKET: Police are investigating an incident where a 37-year-old man was slashed in the head after an altercation near the side gate of Chalermprakiat Park (Suan Luang Rama IX) in Phuket Town early yesterday morning (Nov 18).
Chinese tourist killed in motorbike accident
Chinese tourist killed in motorbike accident
PHUKET: A 24-year-old Chinese tourist died after his motorbike hit a guardrail in Karon early this morning (Nov 19).
Security guard stabbed at Saphan Hin
Security guard stabbed at Saphan Hin
PHUKET: Phuket City Police are investigating a violent attack on a security guard at Saphan Hin early yesterday morning (Nov 18), believed to be linked to a personal feud with old rivals.
Officer injured as knife-wielding man storms police station
Officer injured as knife-wielding man storms police station
PHUKET: Police have arrested a Phang Nga man for storming into Tha Chatchai Police Station, at the northern tip of Phuket, and attacking a police officer on duty with a knife.
Autistic boy, 10, and rescuer saved after falling into seven-metre well
Autistic boy, 10, and rescuer saved after falling into seven-metre well
PHUKET: A dramatic rescue unfolded when a 10-year-old autistic boy and a man who tried to save him were both trapped in a seven-metre-deep well in Wichit on Friday (Nov 15).
Man drowns trying to collect coins after Loy Krathong festival
Man drowns trying to collect coins after Loy Krathong festival
PHUKET: A Burmese man attempting to retrieve coins from floats in a Thalang reservoir as part of the Loy Krathong festivities tragically drowned in the early hours of yesterday (Nov 15), police have confirmed.
Drug bust nets 2,000 meth pills
Drug bust nets 2,000 meth pills
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have arrested a man from Srisoonthorn found with more than 2,000 methamphetamine pills (ya bah) and nearly 200 grammes of crystal meth (ya ice).
Phang Nga fugitive arrested for stabbing murder of ex-wife
Phang Nga fugitive arrested for stabbing murder of ex-wife
PHUKET: Police have arrested a 38-year-old man who had been on the run after stabbing his ex-wife to death in Tambon Khok Khian, in Takua Pa District, Phang Nga, earlier this month.
Headless dugong found floating off Phuket coast
Headless dugong found floating off Phuket coast
PHUKET: Marine life experts are investigating the death of an adult male dugong whose decapitated body was discovered floating near the coast of Baan Bang Rong, Pa Khlok, off Phuket’s east coast, yesterday evening (Nov 14).
Russian man dies in jump from Patong hotel
Russian man dies in jump from Patong hotel
PHUKET: Police have confirmed the identity of a 37-year-old Russian man who is believed to have jumped to his death at a hotel in Soi Paradise, Patong, on Wednesday night (Nov 13).
Men arrested for assaulting tourist during burglary
Men arrested for assaulting tourist during burglary
PHUKET: Police in Patong have apprehended two suspects, including a man known as ‘Bank Soi Lao’, for breaking into a tourist’s room and assaulting him, leaving the victim injured.
African women arrested for prostitution on Bangla
African women arrested for prostitution on Bangla
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration officers have arrested four women from Uganda and Tanzania for offering solicitation services in the popular tourist area of Soi Bangla, Patong. 
Man stabbed for making noise with drinking buddies
Man stabbed for making noise with drinking buddies
PHUKET: A man was left seriously injured after he was stabbed by a disgruntled neighbour early this morning (Nov 13) for making too much noise while sitting with his drinking buddies.