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Two dead as truck hits power pole
Two dead as truck hits power pole
PHUKET: Two people died when a crane truck slammed into a roadside power pole while descending Karon Hill towards Chalong late yesterday afternoon (May 30).
Police probe gunshot in Phuket Town
Police probe gunshot in Phuket Town
PHUKET: Police have detained three men for questioning after a gun was fired at least once in Poonpon Soi 11 in Phuket Town this morning (May 30).
Heavy downpours drench Phuket
Heavy downpours drench Phuket
PHUKET: A two-hour downpour left roads in Phuket Town and surrounding areas flooded this morning (May 30). Police issued warnings urging motorists to exercise caution while driving through any floodwaters. 
Governor dismisses Phuket’s last seven COVID cases, suspends field hospital
Governor dismisses Phuket’s last seven COVID cases, suspends field hospital
PHUKET: The Phuket Governor yesterday gave the order for the COVID-19 ‘Field Hospital’ set up at the site of still-unfinished new Provincial Hall to ‘suspend all activities’ from tomorrow (May 31), confirming his announcement made earlier this week.
Turtle tangled in fishing net rescued at Yanui
Turtle tangled in fishing net rescued at Yanui
PHUKET: A small turtle trapped in a discarded fishing net was rescued by local residents at Yanui Beach in Rawai earlier today (May 29).
Phuket’s latest COVID cases deemed inconclusive as doctors report ‘dead virus’
Phuket’s latest COVID cases deemed inconclusive as doctors report ‘dead virus’
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana has revealed that although the two most recent cases of people on the island being confirmed as infected with COVID-19 tested positive for the virus, local officials were treating the two cases as inconclusive.
Man arrested in Phuket for B1.8mn Bangkok romance scam
Man arrested in Phuket for B1.8mn Bangkok romance scam
PHUKET: Patong Police have arrested a man wanted in Bangkok for swindling a woman and her mother out of B1.8 million.
Wife stabs husband with broken bottle over refusal to fix fan
Wife stabs husband with broken bottle over refusal to fix fan
PHUKET: A woman at a construction camp in Thalang yesterday (May 24), outraged that her husband remained drinking with a friend instead of repairing an electric fan as she had repeatedly asked, attacked her husband with a bottle, leaving him with a serious gash to his head. Stabs to his chest with the broken bottle also left him with a punctured lung.
Firefighters rescue dogs trapped in house on fire
Firefighters rescue dogs trapped in house on fire
PHUKET: Locla firefighters rescued two dogs trapped in a burning room at a house on fire in Kathu yesterday (May 23).
Phuket young albino buffalo struck by car on main road
Phuket young albino buffalo struck by car on main road
PHUKET: A man escaped with no injuries after his car hit a young albino buffalo on Thepkrasattri Rd early this morning (May 24). The buffalo, however, suffered three broken legs.
Phuket arrests for breaking curfew breach 1,600
Phuket arrests for breaking curfew breach 1,600
PHUKET: The total number of people arrested in Phuket for breaking the national nightly has breached 1,600, Phuket Provincial Police have reported.
Man injured by kitchen explosion, leaking gas cylinder suspected
Man injured by kitchen explosion, leaking gas cylinder suspected
PHUKET: Police believe that a gas leak caused an explosion that injured a man when he turned the kitchen light on at his shophouse home in Grand Boat Plaza village in Rassada early this morning (May 21).
Drug raids net 1.5kg of ya ice, 6,500 meth pills
Drug raids net 1.5kg of ya ice, 6,500 meth pills
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have arrested nine drug suspects in a slew of raids with more than 6,500 methamphetamine (ya bah) pills and 1.5 kilogrammes of crystal meth (ya ice) seized as well as 50kg of kratom leaves and one firearm.
Teenage motorbike thieves arrested
Teenage motorbike thieves arrested
PHUKET: Police have arrested two 17-year-old motorbike thieves in Wichit and are searching for the third member of the gang after the parents of the first two brought their own children in to police.
Gamblers arrested, charged for breach of Emergency Decree
Gamblers arrested, charged for breach of Emergency Decree
PHUKET: Five people caught gambling at a house in Koh Kaew have been charged with breach of the Emergency Decree for forming a gathering of people that contravenes the health regulations in effect to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Skeletal remains found on Phuket beach
Skeletal remains found on Phuket beach
PHUKET: Police are hoping to identify the skeletal remains of half a body that was found washed ashore at Sai Kaew Beach, at the northwest tip of the island, yesterday afternoon (May 18).
Man wanted for opening fire on ex-wife’s house in Thepkrasattri
Man wanted for opening fire on ex-wife’s house in Thepkrasattri
PHUKET: Police are searching for the ex-husband of a 23-year-old woman and an accomplice for shooting into a home in Thepkrasattri before dawn today (May 17).
Phuket’s last four COVID infections confirmed not infected: Deputy Health Minister
Phuket’s last four COVID infections confirmed not infected: Deputy Health Minister
PHUKET: Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha today announced at a meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall that the four people reported as confirmed infected with COVID-19 last Sunday (May 10) now have been confirmed as not infected with the virus.
Governor to request Phuket airport to reopen
Governor to request Phuket airport to reopen
PHUKET: The Phuket Governor will request the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) to allow Phuket International Airport re-open to limited domestic flights starting this Saturday (May 16).
Phuket business powerhouses donate B10mn for ‘Phuket Smart Check Point’ system
Phuket business powerhouses donate B10mn for ‘Phuket Smart Check Point’ system
PHUKET: Phuket business leaders have donated B10 million for police to install a high-tech checking system at the Phuket Check Point in Tha Chatchai to help prevent any persons infected with COVID-19, or under observation on suspicion of being infected with the virus, from leaving the island.