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Motorcyclists seriously injured in U-turn collision
Motorcyclists seriously injured in U-turn collision
PHUKET: An accident between a car and a motorbike at a U-turn in Thalang has left two people seriously injured.
Myanmar worker fatally stabs colleague following argument
Myanmar worker fatally stabs colleague following argument
PHUKET: Police have charged a man for the fatal stabbing of a fellow Myanmar national in Thalang on Friday (May 24).
Police load up charges against axe-weilding road-rage ambulance attackers
Police load up charges against axe-weilding road-rage ambulance attackers
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have ramped up the charges against the two men arrested for the road-rage attack on an ambulance on the bypass road on Monday (May 20), in which the assailants attacked the emergency vehicle with an axe.
Men arrested for axe-wielding road-rage attack on ambulance
Men arrested for axe-wielding road-rage attack on ambulance
PHUKET: Two men have been arrested for attacking an ambulance with an axe in a fit of road rage, smashing the ambulance’s mirrors and rear window, on Phuket’s bypass road in broad daylight on Monday (May 20).
Sunken artefacts believed to be medieval cannon, chest
Sunken artefacts believed to be medieval cannon, chest
PHUKET: Officials are hoping to raise an artefact believed to be an old cannon as well as what seems to be an old chest buried in the sand from the seabed off Koh Racha Noi, south of Phuket, today (May 22).
Police seize haul of weapons, drugs in post-Songkran blitz
Police seize haul of weapons, drugs in post-Songkran blitz
PHUKET: Police Region 8 yesterday put on display 193 firearms as well as more than 310,000 meth pills and more than 2.3kg of crystal meth, all seized in a post-Songkran anti-crime blitz from April 20-30 and May 11-19.
Robber impersonates police officer, threatens woman at gunpoint
Robber impersonates police officer, threatens woman at gunpoint
PHUKET: Phuket City Police are hunting a man who claimed to be a policeman and threatened a woman with a handgun in Koh Kaew on Saturday evening (May 18) to rob her of cash and valuables.
Myanmar man killed in head-on collision with six-wheeled truck
Myanmar man killed in head-on collision with six-wheeled truck
PHUKET: A Myanmar man has died after the his motorbike with sidecar slammed head-on into a six-wheeled truck in Thepkrasattri yesterday evening (May 18).
New Zealand man found hanged at Patong hotel
New Zealand man found hanged at Patong hotel
PHUKET: Police are investigating the death of a New Zealand man who was found hanged in the bathroom of a Patong hotel room on Friday afternoon (May 17).
Phuket driver nabbed with 2,000 meth pills
Phuket driver nabbed with 2,000 meth pills
PHUKET: A 36-year-old Thai truck driver was arrested with 2,000 methamphetamine pills (ya bah) in Rassada on Friday night (May 17).
Seven arrested with drugs and firearms in Phuket
Seven arrested with drugs and firearms in Phuket
PHUKET: Several drug busts have been made in Phuket leading to the arrests of seven individuals for drugs and firearm-related offences.
Phuket man arrested for role in Thalang Riot posts B500k bail
Phuket man arrested for role in Thalang Riot posts B500k bail
PHUKET: The 21-year-old man arrested in Bangkok and brought back to Phuket to face charges for his alleged role in the Thalang Riot more than three years ago has been released by police after posting B500,000 bail.
Police urge safety after Italian cyclist hit by car
Police urge safety after Italian cyclist hit by car
PHUKET: Police have urged bicycle riders to take extra precautions to stay safe on Phuket’s roads after an Italian man escaped serious injury in an accident in Thalang early on Sunday morning (May 12).
Jellyfish warning issued for Bang Tao, Layan beaches
Jellyfish warning issued for Bang Tao, Layan beaches
PHUKET: Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor) Chief MaAnn Samran is urging tourists and other beachgoers to beware swathes of jellyfish that washed up on Bang Tao Beach over the weekend.
Driver charged, blames wet road for truck slamming into footbridge
Driver charged, blames wet road for truck slamming into footbridge
PHUKET: A truck driver has been charged with reckless driving after the six-wheeled lorry slammed into the concrete stairs to a pedestrian bridge in Thalang early this morning (May 11).
Police under investigation over ‘judge privileges’ incident
Police under investigation over ‘judge privileges’ incident
PHUKET: Provincial Police Region 8 Chief Lt Gen Pongwuth Pongsri was in Phuket yesterday (May 10) to hear in person what transpired in the incident over the Chief Judge in Nakhon Sri Thammarat allegedly refusing to hand over his driver’s licence, which resulted in the police officer in question being immediately transferred to desk duties.
Two men charged following drug bust in Wichit
Two men charged following drug bust in Wichit
PHUKET: A drug bust in Wichit has led to the arrests of two brothers caught in possession of category one drugs and firearm ammunition.
Myanmar murder suspect caught after land and sea search
Myanmar murder suspect caught after land and sea search
PHUKET: A Myanmar national wanted for the murder of his colleague in Chalong on Sunday (May 5) has been caught after an extensive land and sea search and is now in police custody.
Woman dies as truck hits motorbike
Woman dies as truck hits motorbike
PHUKET: A woman has died after her motorbike was hit by a truck as she drove through a roadblock on Thepkrasattri Rd in Thalang in the early hours of this morning (May 9).
Chinese tourists escape serious injury in van, pickup collision
Chinese tourists escape serious injury in van, pickup collision
PHUKET: Two Chinese tourists escaped serious injury when the passenger van they were travelling in collided with a pickup truck on the Baan Don Rd in Srisoonthorn, Thalang, this afternoon (May 8).