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Driver dead as water truck rolls Patong Hill hillside
Driver dead as water truck rolls Patong Hill hillside
PHUKET: The driver of a private water truck died this morning when he lost control of his vehicle causing it to first break the guardrail on the side of Patong Hill and then roll about 20 metres down the hillside.
Police refute taxi driver’s claim that broken shock caused Phuket crash
Police refute taxi driver’s claim that broken shock caused Phuket crash
PHUKET: Police have confirmed to The Phuket News that they do not believe a taxi driver’s story that a broken shock absorber caused him to crash his vehicle in Thalang this morning while taking a Chinese family of three from Phuket International Airport to Patong.
Swedish tourist among injured in Phang Nga minivan crash
Swedish tourist among injured in Phang Nga minivan crash
PHUKET: Three people were injured this morning when a minivan collided with 10-wheeled truck and a power pole in Phang Nga.
Driver, Chinese tourist dead, three tourists seriously injured in Phang Nga minivan crash
Driver, Chinese tourist dead, three tourists seriously injured in Phang Nga minivan crash
PHUKET: A minivan driver and a female Chinese tourist died while three Chinese tourists sustained serious injuries when a minivan heading from Phuket collided with an 18-wheeler truck in Phang Nga earlier today.
Phuket grandmother’s head crushed under 10-wheeler juggernaut
Phuket grandmother’s head crushed under 10-wheeler juggernaut
PHUKET: A 64-year-old woman driving a motorbike with her 11-year-old granddaughter as passenger died this morning (Mar 20) when her head was crushed under a 10-wheeled truck in rush-hour traffic in Rassada, north of Phuket Town.
Phuket residents call for end to black wastewater on Surin Beach
Phuket residents call for end to black wastewater on Surin Beach
PHUKET: Local residents have yet again voiced their angry complaints about black wastewater – complete with a foul stench – fouling the tourist-popular Surin Beach, on Phuket's west coast.
Iranian woman caught shoplifting from Phuket supermarket
Iranian woman caught shoplifting from Phuket supermarket
PHUKET: Chalong Police were yesterday called to arrest a woman who had been caught walking out of Tesco Lotus department store in Moo 7, Chalong, without paying for around B4,600 of cosmetic creams.
Phuket break-in thief leaves denim jeans as ‘calling card’
Phuket break-in thief leaves denim jeans as ‘calling card’
PHUKET: A thief who broke into a home in Phanason Villa in Srisoonthorn, Thalang, yesterday (Mar 16) made off with B30,000 cash plus at least 60 amulets with a reported estimated value of B100,000.
Russian tourists injured as Phuket tour bus crashes in Krabi
Russian tourists injured as Phuket tour bus crashes in Krabi
PHUKET: Three tourists from Phuket were injured this morning when the driver lost control of a tour bus trying avoid a collision with a big bike in Krabi.
Body of missing Myanmar fisherman found off Phuket
Body of missing Myanmar fisherman found off Phuket
PHUKET: The body of a Myanmar man was found floating in the sea off Maithon Island yesterday after the fishing boat he was on was struck by a big wave on Tuesday causing the boat to sink.
Driver injured after rear-ending parked bus in Phuket
Driver injured after rear-ending parked bus in Phuket
PHUKET: The driver of a car sustained injuries earlier today when he rear-ended a parked tour bus on bypass road.
Immigration officers arrest wanted Russian man in Phuket
Immigration officers arrest wanted Russian man in Phuket
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration officers yesterday arrested a Russian man who is wanted on an arrest warrant issued in Russia for organised crime.
Light and sound extravaganza for Phuket’s heroines
Light and sound extravaganza for Phuket’s heroines
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong presided over the opening night of the light and sound show and historical play held by Phuket Provincial Administration Organization (PPAO, or OrBorJor) together with Phuket Province and relevant agencies at Thalang Historical Park at 7:30pm yesterday (Mar 13).
Security guard charged after B1k Family Mart BB gun armed robbery
Security guard charged after B1k Family Mart BB gun armed robbery
PHUKET: Police apprehended a 50-year-old man who robbed a Cherng Talay Family Mart at gunpoint yesterday (Mar 13) and made off with only about B1,000.
Sunken yacht found off Railay Beach, east of Phuket
Sunken yacht found off Railay Beach, east of Phuket
PHUKET: A sunken yacht was discovered at Railay Beach in Krabi, east of Phuket, yesterday. No fatalities or injures were reported.
Beach bag snatcher in surprise arrest at Family Mart
Beach bag snatcher in surprise arrest at Family Mart
PHUKET: A man who stole a Russian woman’s bag from Surin Beach was arrested last night as he walked into a Family Mart store where police were checking CCTV to identify him.
Argentinian man arrested for robbing Chinese tourists at knifepoint
Argentinian man arrested for robbing Chinese tourists at knifepoint
PHUKET: An Argentinian man has been charged with armed robbery after he used a knife to threaten Chinese tourists to hand over their valuables in two separate incidents in Kata-Karon on Friday (Mar 9).
Aircraft Investigation Committee investigates Phuket light aircraft crash site
Aircraft Investigation Committee investigates Phuket light aircraft crash site
PHUKET: The Aircraft Investigation Committee (AIC), officials from the Ministry of Transport (MoT), and Thalang and Pa Khlok police yesterday investigated the site of the light aircraft crash that killed two and injured two others on Saturday morning (Mar 10).
Police hunt Phuket shrine cash thief
Police hunt Phuket shrine cash thief
PHUKET: Police are on the hunt for a man who broke into a Chinese shrine in Phuket Town on Saturday making off with B31,000 in cash.
16 arrested for illegal gambling on Phuket cockfights
16 arrested for illegal gambling on Phuket cockfights
PHUKET: Thalang police arrested 16 people yesterday afternoon for illegal gambling on cockfights at a workers’ camp in Srisoonthorn.