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Lucky policeman dodges Phuket drunk driver
Lucky policeman dodges Phuket drunk driver
PHUKET: A police officer manning a checkpoint in Cherng Talay narrowly escaped being mowed down by a drunk driver in the early hours of yesterday (Dec 20).
Phuket taxi driver charged after man, 83, killed crossing busy road
Phuket taxi driver charged after man, 83, killed crossing busy road
PHUKET: A 31-year-old Phuket taxi driver has been charged with reckless driving causing death after he struck an 83-year-old man crossing Thepkrasattri Rd this morning (Dec 20).
Woman knocked from motorbike, crushed by truck on Phuket’s main road
Woman knocked from motorbike, crushed by truck on Phuket’s main road
PHUKET: A woman was crushed under the wheels of a 10-wheeled truck on Phuket’s busy Thepkrasattri Rd this morning (Dec 18).
Phuket tour bus oil leak fells motorcyclists
Phuket tour bus oil leak fells motorcyclists
PHUKET: Police are tracking down the driver of a tour bus that leaked oil onto the coastal road near Nai Yang Beach that caused at least seven motorbike riders and passengers – including tourists – to be injured in accidents after sliding on the dangerously slick road surface.
Huge Phuket, Chiang Mai fake goods ring busted, B282mn in assets seized
Huge Phuket, Chiang Mai fake goods ring busted, B282mn in assets seized
PHUKET: Immigration Chief Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn held a press conference in Phuket today (Dec 17) to announce that a major counterfeit goods network operating in Phuket and Chiang Mai had been busted, with assets worth an estimated B282 million.
Monk prevented from walking into Phuket traffic
Monk prevented from walking into Phuket traffic
PHUKET: A monk who kept walking into traffic on the busy Thepkrasattri Rd while trying to sweep the road with a broom was taken into custody for his own protection late yesterday afternoon (Dec 15).
Police raids in Chalong, Karon net 1,006 ya bah pills, 64g of ice
Police raids in Chalong, Karon net 1,006 ya bah pills, 64g of ice
PHUKET: A series of raids by officers from the Phuket Provincial Police has netted four suspects along with 1,006 pills of ya bah (methamphetamine), 63.99 grams of ya ice (crystal meth) and a handful of bullets – but no firearm.
Naka Noi land fight spills into allegations of denied access to public beaches
Naka Noi land fight spills into allegations of denied access to public beaches
PHUKET: A formal complaint has been filed against a prominent Bangkok family alleging that they are refusing people access to public beach areas on Naka Noi Island, off Phuket’s east coast.
Property owners to be targetted as fake goods raids hit Patong, Central
Property owners to be targetted as fake goods raids hit Patong, Central
PHUKET: The Deputy Director of the Phuket branch of the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc), which serves as the political arm of the Thai military, has warned that property owners who repeatedly allow vendors to sell fake copyright goods on their premises will face legal action.
All-night stakeout nets four suspects for illegal guns, drugs
All-night stakeout nets four suspects for illegal guns, drugs
PHUKET: An all-night stakeout of a hut in Baan Nakok, near the Chalong Reservoir, by anti-narcotics officers has landed four suspects in custody on drugs and illegal firearms charges.
Phuket tourist passenger van driver takes out motorbike on second day of work
Phuket tourist passenger van driver takes out motorbike on second day of work
PHUKET: Two men on a motorbike suffered injuries last night, one seriously, after they collided with a Phuket passenger van whose driver was attempting to go round the Heroines Monument.
Report of illegal firearm ends with Phuket ‘musket’ arrest
Report of illegal firearm ends with Phuket ‘musket’ arrest
PHUKET: Officers acting on a tip-off that a man on a rubber plantation in Srisoonthorn, Thalang, had an illegal firearm were in for a surprise yesterday (Dec 10) when they arrived to find the suspect in possession of a homemade musket.
Woman escapes injury as motorbike explodes into flames
Woman escapes injury as motorbike explodes into flames
PHUKET: A local resident in Rassada escaped serious injury today when her motorbike burst into flames just minutes after she parked it at a motorbike repair shop in Rassada.
Police search for man missing at Phuket reservoir
Police search for man missing at Phuket reservoir
PHUKET: Rescue team divers are scouring the Bang Neow Dum reservoir today for a man who failed to come home last night after he went to the lake to fish.
Man found hanged after seeing partner with another man
Man found hanged after seeing partner with another man
PHUKET: Police have ruled in their investigation that a 27-year-old man committed suicide by hanging himself after seeing his long-term partner, who is the mother of his three children, with another man at an entertainment venue in Kathu last night (Dec 7).
Phuket Police ‘stop-and-search’ nets 142k pills of meth, 3kg of ‘ice’
Phuket Police ‘stop-and-search’ nets 142k pills of meth, 3kg of ‘ice’
PHUKET: A simple stop-and-search of a car coming onto the island at the Phuket Checkpoint has led to three arrests and the seizure of 142,022 pills of ya bah (methamphetamine) and three kilograms of ya ice (crystal meth).
Worker’s residence building gutted by fire
Worker’s residence building gutted by fire
PHUKET: Workers at a camp in Kathu escaped injury when their two-storey residential building went up in flames this morning (Dec 6).
Man survives high-speed slam into six-wheeled truck
Man survives high-speed slam into six-wheeled truck
PHUKET: A man survived his car slamming into a six-wheeled truck fully loaded with garbage at high speed on the bypass road early this morning (Dec 5).
Freak fresh fish bonanza landed at Phuket’s Nai Harn Beach
Freak fresh fish bonanza landed at Phuket’s Nai Harn Beach
PHUKET: A bumper haul of mackerel was brought on shore at Nai Harn Beach on Sunday night (Dec 2) after local fishermen took advantage of a monster-sized school of the fish was spotted just offshore.
Two tourists killed in motorbike collision with car in Chalong
Two tourists killed in motorbike collision with car in Chalong
PHUKET: Two tourists were killed when the motorbike they were riding on struck a car that made a U-turn on Chao Fa West Rd, Chalong, last night (Nov 29).