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Police search for man in black over bold restaurant TV theft
Police search for man in black over bold restaurant TV theft
PHUKET: Police are searching for man who brazenly walked into restaurant in Thalang last night (June 5) and seeing no one in the establishment, picking up and walking out with a 42-inch flat-screen TV worth about B25,000.
Drug mules caught at Krabi resort
Drug mules caught at Krabi resort
PHUKET: Region 8 Police held a press conference at Phuket Provincial Police headquarters in Phuket Town this morning (June 5) to announce the arrest of two drug suspects in Krabi allegedly found in possession of 250,000 tablets of methamphetamine (ya bah).
Phuket landslide lands Fortuner taxi in canal
Phuket landslide lands Fortuner taxi in canal
PHUKET: Torrential downpours across Phuket this morning (June 5) caused a landslide in Kamala that pushed a Toyota Fortuner SUV taxi parked in a housing estate into a canal.
Heavy rain brings island-wide flash floods, landslide north of Patong
Heavy rain brings island-wide flash floods, landslide north of Patong
PHUKET: Heavy downpours across the island brought traffic a standstill on major roads and caused a minor landslide on the coastal road north of Patong this morning (June 5).
Phuket taxi driver flees scene after going off-road, hitting power pole
Phuket taxi driver flees scene after going off-road, hitting power pole
PHUKET: Police are looking for the driver of a white Fortuner registered as a Phuket taxi that ended up buried in undergrowth in a field in Thalang this morning (June 4) after the vehicle wiped out a roadside sign and came to rest after hitting a power pole.
High speed crash leaves 17-year-old dead
High speed crash leaves 17-year-old dead
PHUKET: A 17-year-old Thai boy died in Pa Khlok on Saturday when he lost control of his motorbike causing him to hit the central reservation and then slam into a road sign.
Short circuit blamed for Phuket hotel fire
Short circuit blamed for Phuket hotel fire
PHUKET: A short circuit in the power supply room is believed to have started yesterday’s fire at the Dara Hotel, located on the slip road joining Wichit Songkram Rd and Chao Fa West Rd beside the Darasamut Intersection.
Phuket’s Dara Hotel on fire
Phuket’s Dara Hotel on fire
PHUKET: Firefighters are at the scene of the Dara Hotel near the Darasamut Intersection as smoke continues to come out of the building.
Phuket bus driver dies while repairing faulty brakes
Phuket bus driver dies while repairing faulty brakes
PHUKET: A bus driver died yesterday afternoon when his head was crushed under his vehicle as he carried out repairs on faulty brakes.
Phuket student injured as tour bus hits motorbike in residential sidestreet
Phuket student injured as tour bus hits motorbike in residential sidestreet
PHUKET: A 14-year-old student has escaped serious injury after the motorbike he was riding was struck by a tour bus in a small street in Chalong this morning.
Angered by Facebook post over house bills, man stabs, kills landlord’s relative
Angered by Facebook post over house bills, man stabs, kills landlord’s relative
PHUKET: Outraged by a Facebook post calling him out to pay utility bills, a man on Saturday (May 26) stabbed and killed a relative of the landlord of the property the man had lived in for years.
Two men arrested for Phuket Town gang street stabbing
Two men arrested for Phuket Town gang street stabbing
PHUKET: Two men have been arrested for the street stabbing of another man in Phuket Town in the early hours of Saturday (May 26) in what appears to be a gang-related retaliation attack.
Fire rips through Phuket market
Fire rips through Phuket market
PHUKET: A fire ripped through a market in Phuket Town last night (May 27), causing an estimated B4-5 million in damage in less than an hour.
Police investigate Swedish tourist hanged on Patong Hill
Police investigate Swedish tourist hanged on Patong Hill
PHUKET: Police are continuing their investigation in the death of a 24-year-old Swedish tourist found hanged on Patong Hill on Saturday morning (May 26).
Man arrested for knife rape attack on neighbour
Man arrested for knife rape attack on neighbour
PHUKET: Police have arrested a man who attempted to rape his neighbour’s wife at a worker’s camp in Chalong by attacking her with a knife while her husband was out late Wednesday night (May 23).
Phuket police probe B400k Facebook gold trading scam
Phuket police probe B400k Facebook gold trading scam
PHUKET: Police are investigating a complaint from a Phuket woman who claims she has been defrauded out of B400,000 in a Facebook gold-trading scam.
Man, 66, found dead in Phuket lagoon
Man, 66, found dead in Phuket lagoon
PHUKET: A 66-year-old man who apparently went to feed fish in a lagoon near his home in Rassada at about midday yesterday (May 22) was found dead in the lagoon yesterday evening (May 22).
Dead or alive, search for whale shark continues off Phuket
Dead or alive, search for whale shark continues off Phuket
PHUKET: The director-general of the Department Of Marine And Coastal Resources (DMCR) has confirmed that they will continue to search for another five days for the whale shark seen on video strung up on a fishing boat between Koh Hei and Koh Racha, south of Phuket, last Friday (May 18).
Police scant on details over pickup arson
Police scant on details over pickup arson
PHUKET: Thalang Police have announced of three people for setting alight a pickup truck in Srisoonthorn late last month, but remained scant on details on the motivation behind the attack.
Woman rescued from lake suicide bid
Woman rescued from lake suicide bid
PHUKET: A woman in a deep state of emotional distress was pulled from a lake in Srisoonthorn late yesterday afternoon (May 15) after what is believed to have been a suicide attempt.