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Police arrests land 15k meth pills, more than B387k in assets seized
Police arrests land 15k meth pills, more than B387k in assets seized
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have announced the arrests of three suspects leading to the seizure of more than 15,000 (ya bah) pills and items confiscated under the Narcotics Control Act with a total estimated value of more than B387,000.
French tourists brawl inside Patong 7-Eleven
French tourists brawl inside Patong 7-Eleven
PHUKET: Two French tourists were taken to Patong Police Station after they started brawling inside a 7-Eleven on Nanai Rd 2 this morning (June 12).
Body of missing American found
Body of missing American found
PHUKET: The search for missing American expat James Everett du Bois was called off after his body was found washed ashore at Nai Harn late last night (June 10).
Pickup driver wanted for threatening truck driver with gun
Pickup driver wanted for threatening truck driver with gun
PHUKET: Police are trying to track down the driver of a white pickup who allegedly pulled out a gun and threatened the driver of a truck and trailer yesterday (June 10).
Strong winds blamed for felling tree onto pickup
Strong winds blamed for felling tree onto pickup
PHUKET: Strong winds have been blamed for felling a ‘century-old’ tree that landed on a pickup truck near a mark in Phuket Town this morning (June 10).
American feared drowned after caught in rip current at Nai Harn
American feared drowned after caught in rip current at Nai Harn
PHUKET: An American man with a Thai wife and child is feared drowned after he was caught in a strong rip current pulling him away from shore at Nai Harn Beach yesterday evening (June 9).
6,000 meth pills found abandoned in Ua-Athorn Housing room
6,000 meth pills found abandoned in Ua-Athorn Housing room
PHUKET: Police are investigating some 6,000 methamphetamine (ya bah) pills left abandoned at room at the Ua-Athorn Housing estate in Moo 1 Srisoonthorn.
Laguna Phuket Marathon runner hit by motorbike
Laguna Phuket Marathon runner hit by motorbike
PHUKET: A Chinese man taking part in the Laguna Phuket Marathon 2024 suffered a head injury when he was struck by a motorbike today (June 9).
Body of Phuket masseuse found in Phetchaburi grove
Body of Phuket masseuse found in Phetchaburi grove
PHUKET: The body of a 21-year-old female masseuse last seen in Phuket has been found dumped in a roadside grove in Phetchaburi.
Chinese woman killed crossing Wiset Rd
Chinese woman killed crossing Wiset Rd
PHUKET: A 58-year-old Chinese woman was killed when she was struck by a motorbike beside Wiset Rd last night (June 7).
Police bust Phuket drug network, seize 41k meth pills
Police bust Phuket drug network, seize 41k meth pills
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police are claiming victory in dismantling major drug network operating across Phuket with the arrests of four suspects and the seizure of more than 41,000 methamphetamine (ya bah) pills
Sea turtles rescued from fishing nets off Mai Khao
Sea turtles rescued from fishing nets off Mai Khao
PHUKET: A young hawksbill sea turtle, one of two rescued from being tangled in discarded fishing nets at Mai Khao Beach, has been taken into care by officials from the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR).
Patong arrests net more than 1,000 meth pills
Patong arrests net more than 1,000 meth pills
PHUKET: Patong Police have arrested five people on drug charges in raids that seized a total of 1,107 methamphetamine (ia bah) pills and 2.78 grammes of crystal meth (ya ice).
Brit warned for sunbathing naked
Brit warned for sunbathing naked
PHUKET: A British man has been reprimanded by police for sunbathing naked next to a convenience store in Thalang.
DSI raids foreign nominee company in Phuket
DSI raids foreign nominee company in Phuket
PHUKET: Taweewat Surasith, Director of the Security Case Division of the the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) led a raid on an accounting firm in Kathu yesterday (June 6) and two other locations for creating companies for foreigners by using nominees.
Boy, 14, killed in Thepkasattri crash
Boy, 14, killed in Thepkasattri crash
PHUKET: A 14-year-old boy has been killed after being struck by a BMW on Thepkasattri Rd late last night (June 5) while he was attempting to move his malfunctioning motorbike out of the road.
British tourist killed in motorbike accident
British tourist killed in motorbike accident
PHUKET: A British tourist died after the motorbike he was riding crashed into a another motorbike and a pickup truck in Patong early this morning (June 5).
Father accused of raping his daughter, 11
Father accused of raping his daughter, 11
PHUKET: Police are investigating a report of a father repeatedly raping his daughter, now 11 years old, at a house in Ratsada.
Russian man in care after ‘manic episode’ in Karon
Russian man in care after ‘manic episode’ in Karon
PHUKET: A 44-year-old Russian man has been taken into hospital care after an episode described as ‘mania’ in his hotel room in Karon yesterday (June 3).
Patong fruit shop owner shoots wife ‘by accident’ over her affair with hired help
Patong fruit shop owner shoots wife ‘by accident’ over her affair with hired help
PHUKET: A fruit shop owner in Patong has told police that he shot his wife ’by accident’. He had fired at the ceiling in anger over his wife having an affair with hired help. The bullet ricocheted and injured her, he claimed.