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Myanmar Police Chief welcomed to Phuket
Myanmar Police Chief welcomed to Phuket
PHUKET: Myanmar Police Chief Lt Gen Aung Win Oo was in Phuket yesterday (Oct 30) to meet Royal Thai Police counterparts on the island and to observe some tactical training.
Belarusian man disappears while swimming at Nai Thon Beach
Belarusian man disappears while swimming at Nai Thon Beach
PHUKET: The search continues today for a 31-year-old man from Belarus who disappeared in the sea at Nai Thon Beach last night (Oct 30).
Search continues for man missing off Layan beach
Search continues for man missing off Layan beach
PHUKET: The search continues today for a local man who disappeared in strong waves at Layan Beach last night (Oct 29).
Two motorbike riders die in separate accidents within minutes
Two motorbike riders die in separate accidents within minutes
PHUKET: Two motorbike riders died in separate accidents on Thepkrasattri Rd within minutes of each other last night (Oct 29), report Thalang Police.
Trang woman busted using Piglet as meth mule
Trang woman busted using Piglet as meth mule
PHUKET: A 30-year-old woman from Trang has been arrested after she was caught with 600 ya bah (methamphetamine) pills hidden in a Piglet cuddly toy she carried into Phuket on a public bus.
Man dies in plunge from roof after ransacking apartment
Man dies in plunge from roof after ransacking apartment
PHUKET: Police have yet to identify the body of a man found on a clothes shop awning on Thepkrasattri Rd just north of the Heroines Monument early this morning (Oct 29). The man is believed to have jumped from the roof of the building after ransacking a woman’s apartment.
Meat-hauling pickup slams into power pole
Meat-hauling pickup slams into power pole
PHUKET: A man and a woman were left pinned inside the pickup truck they were travelling in to deliver fresh meat to Phuket Town early yesterday morning (Oct 27) after the pickup slammed into a roadside power pole.
Chalong Mayor heaves off 1.3 tons of fresh fish in giveaway
Chalong Mayor heaves off 1.3 tons of fresh fish in giveaway
PHUKET: Chalong Mayor Samran Jindapon today gave away 1.3 tons of fresh fish to local residents after fishermen in Rawai landed more than 2 tons of fish in a surprise haul at Nai Harn Beach last night.
German expat escapes serious harm as LPG-fuelled Proton catches fire
German expat escapes serious harm as LPG-fuelled Proton catches fire
PHUKET: A German man is thankful his LPG-fuelled Proton car did not suffer serious damage after it caught fire while he was driving from Phuket International Airport to his home in Kata last night (Oct 22).
Rawai snake wranglers urge caution after 2m cobra found near home
Rawai snake wranglers urge caution after 2m cobra found near home
PHUKET: Rescue workers at Rawai Municipality are urging people to beware snakes around their homes after a two-metre-long cobra was safely caught near local resident’s homes yesterday (Oct 22).
Waterworks officials has lucky escape as motorbike catches fire
Waterworks officials has lucky escape as motorbike catches fire
PHUKET: A waterworks official at Chalong Municipality had a lucky escape from serious injury as his motorbike caught fire while he was riding home for lunch yesterday (Oct 22).
Phuket condo drug raid nets 2.4kg of crystal meth, 76k meth pills
Phuket condo drug raid nets 2.4kg of crystal meth, 76k meth pills
PHUKET: A drug raid on a condo south of Phuket Town has netted three suspects, 2.4kg of crystal methamphetamine (ya ice) and 76,800 pills of methamphetamine (ya bah), Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana announced today (Oct 22).
Five arrested in separate Phuket drug busts in one day, petrol station dealer caught
Five arrested in separate Phuket drug busts in one day, petrol station dealer caught
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police led by Maj Pichit Thongtor arrested five suspects with a total of 265 grams of crystal methamphetamine (ya ice) in four separate drug busts on Friday (Oct 18).
Man found dead at busy Phuket Town fresh market
Man found dead at busy Phuket Town fresh market
PHUKET: Police have yet to identify the body of a man found dead on a bench right in front at Phuket City Municipality Public Fresh Market on Ranong Rd in Phuket Town yesterday morning (Oct 20).
Myanmar man, 28, found dead at camp in Cherng Talay
PHUKET: Police have yet to determine the cause of death of a 28-year-old Myanmar construction worker found dead in his worker’s shack at a construction worker’s camp opposite Cherng Talay Witthayakhom School on Saturday (Oct 19).
Council worker hanged to fence believed suicide, police probe hotel security guard found dead in rented room
Council worker hanged to fence believed suicide, police probe hotel security guard found dead in rented room
PHUKET: Police believe that a man found hanged outside his home in Baan Phrusompan, Thalang, yesterday evening (Oct 17) took his own life due to a deteriorating physical condition that was rendering him immobile.
Phuket Town drug raids net eight suspects
Phuket Town drug raids net eight suspects
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have announced the arrest of eight suspects and the seizure of 239 ya bah (methamphetamine pills) and 87.4 grams of ya ice (crystal meth) in a series of anti-narcotics raids carried out in the Phuket Town area.
Arrested in 90 minutes: Kata snatch thief caught in Patong
Arrested in 90 minutes: Kata snatch thief caught in Patong
PHUKET: Police had a bag-snatch thief in custody in just 90 minutes after he grabbed a bag from a Chinese tourist on the coastal road south of Kata yesterday afternoon (Oct 14).
Fatal epileptic asthma attack suspected as pickup crashes off road
Fatal epileptic asthma attack suspected as pickup crashes off road
PHUKET: A fatal epileptic asthma attack is believed to have killed a man whose pickup truck ran off Thepkrasattri Rd in Thalang early this morning (Oct 15), Thalang Police have reported.
Indian tourist killed, another injured in Phuket motorbike accident
Indian tourist killed, another injured in Phuket motorbike accident
PHUKET: An Indian woman died and her male companion was injured in a motorbike accident on the coastal road at the northern end of Kalim Bay, north of Patong, last night (Oct 9).