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Man arrested for impersonating police in two robberies
Man arrested for impersonating police in two robberies
PHUKET: A Phuket man has been arrested for impersonating police in order to rob his victims of their belongings by ordering them to stop their motorbikes by the side of the road and hand over their belongings for a search. The hunt for the man’s accomplice in the robberies continues.
Mother jumps into 30m well to save son
Mother jumps into 30m well to save son
PHUKET: Thai social media has been abuzz with posts praising a mother jumping into a well in Wichit that is reportedly 30 metres deep to rescue her 3-year-old son yesterday (Aug 4).
Patong workers file complaint over unpaid salary, no social security payments
Patong workers file complaint over unpaid salary, no social security payments
PHUKET: An estimated 100 Myanmar and Thai workers arrived at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (Aug 4) to report their employer for not paying them for three months, and to get some response as to whether they still had jobs.
Three injured as Rawai beachfront footpath collapses
Three injured as Rawai beachfront footpath collapses
PHUKET: Rawai Municipality workers have sealed off a section of the sidewalk along the Rawai beachfront beside where restaurants have set up their own tables and chairs after three people were injured when a gaping hole opened where a section of the sidewalk collapsed.
Retiring Navy chief praises Phuket division for fight against ‘influential people’
Retiring Navy chief praises Phuket division for fight against ‘influential people’
PHUKET: Adm Luechai Ruddit, Commander in Chief of Royal Thai Navy (RTN), today commended the personnel at the Third Area Command in Phuket for their work, especially for the way they deal with influential people.
Teacher killed as storm fells tree onto school
Teacher killed as storm fells tree onto school
PHUKET: A 29-year-old teacher was killed after strong winds brought down a tree onto staff accommodation at a school in Kathu last night (Aug 2).
Search launched after man jumps off bridge to Phuket
Search launched after man jumps off bridge to Phuket
PHUKET: Rescue workers and Marine Police this afternoon are searching for a young man seen parking his motorbike on the Thao Sri Soonthorn Bridge onto the island from Phang Nga and leaping over the side into the water below.
Korean man found dead, asphyxiated in pickup truck
Korean man found dead, asphyxiated in pickup truck
PHUKET: A Korean man was found dead by asphyxiation in his pickup truck parked in a car park off Kwang Rd in Wichit yesterday (July 31).
Pa Khlok bust nets 7,000 meth pills, ice, illegal handgun
Pa Khlok bust nets 7,000 meth pills, ice, illegal handgun
PHUKET: Thalang Police yesterday arrested a man in Pa Khlok found with more than 7,000 methamphetamine pills (ya bah), more than 145 grammes of crystal meth (ya ice) and a handgun fitted with a magazine and loaded with 9mm bullets.
Bang Tao beach fence under investigation
Bang Tao beach fence under investigation
PHUKET: Cherng Talay officials are to investigate a 300-metre-long fence made from sheets of galvanized tin that was erected along Bang Tao Beach, and which workers today (July 30) were dismantling.
Another turtle nest found north of Phuket
Another turtle nest found north of Phuket
PHUKET: Officers at the  Khao Lampi – Hat Thai Mueang National Park have reported finding another nest of leatherback turtle eggs, the third such nest found in the area in recent weeks. The three nests have all been laid during the southwest monsoon, which is considered out of season for turtles to lay eggs.
Phuket students hold anti-government protest
Phuket students hold anti-government protest
PHUKET: Some 350 students turned out for an anti-government rally at Saphan Hin on the outskirts of Phuket Town yesterday evening (July 26) calling for the government to step down and criticising its handling of the COVID-19 economic crisis and the ensuing mass unemployment that has arisen throughout the country.
Patong bomber escapes, re-arrested announce police
Patong bomber escapes, re-arrested announce police
PHUKET: One of the four men initially wanted for the Aug 12 bombings in Patong in 2016 has been re-arrested after escaping custody, Phuket Provincial Police have announced.
Man escapes serious injury as pickup slams truck parked along bypass road
Man escapes serious injury as pickup slams truck parked along bypass road
PHUKET: A 48-year-old man escaped a high-impact collision with only minor chest injuries after his pickup truck slammed into the back of a truck parked along the bypass road early this morning (July 24).
Navy drone intercepts diesel smuggler off Phuket
Navy drone intercepts diesel smuggler off Phuket
PHUKET: A Royal Thai Navy drone searching for Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing vessels yesterday (July 24) identified a modified fishing boat that was later seized while delivering illegal diesel to other fishing boats east of Phuket.
Man arrested in Phuket Town with 63g of ice, homemade handgun
Man arrested in Phuket Town with 63g of ice, homemade handgun
PHUKET: Officers from the Border Patrol Police Unit 425 have reported arresting a man in Phuket Town found in possession of more than 60 grammes of crystal meth and a homemade handgun.
Man steals Phuket ambulance to drive home, caught in Phang Nga
Man steals Phuket ambulance to drive home, caught in Phang Nga
PHUKET: Kathu Police are bringing a 19-year-old man back from Takua Pa, north of Phuket, where he was arrested for stealing an ambulance from the Kathu branch of the Kusoldharm Foundation rescue center this early morning (July 23).
Fugitive arrested for Phuket shooting death of girl, 17
Fugitive arrested for Phuket shooting death of girl, 17
PHUKET: A Thai man in Phang Nga has been arrested for his role in a gun attack that killed a 17-year-old girl and left her boyfriend with serious injuries in Tambon Thepkrasattri, central Phuket, more than two years ago.
Police investigate circumstances in two deaths in Thalang
Police investigate circumstances in two deaths in Thalang
PHUKET: Police are waiting for the results of a post-mortem examination to try to help them determine whether or not a marks found on a woman’s wrists indicating that she had been bound were a factor in her being found hanged in her home in Pa Khlok yesterday (July 17).
Man arrested for stealing more than 90 batteries from mobile network relay boxes
Man arrested for stealing more than 90 batteries from mobile network relay boxes
PHUKET: Police have arrested a man for stealing more than 90 batteries from 3BB mobile network transmitter boxes in the Kamala area in a spate of thefts dating back to last year.