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Rawai Mayor calls for fairness on sea gypsies arrested for national park fishing
Rawai Mayor calls for fairness on sea gypsies arrested for national park fishing
PHUKET: Rawai Mayor Aroon Solos has called for fairness in the case of six sea gypsies who were arrested by Sirinath National Park officials off Phuket’s west coast on Monday (Jan 8).
Australian tourist suffers broken leg in Patong jet-ski collision
Australian tourist suffers broken leg in Patong jet-ski collision
PHUKET: An Australian woman on holiday with her family in Phuket suffered a broken leg in a jet-ski collision off Tritrang Beach, south of Patong, this afternoon (Jan 11).
Improper Phuket temple statues to be removed, reworked
Improper Phuket temple statues to be removed, reworked
PHUKET: Work on removing or remodelling 17 statues and other structures at Phra Nag Sang Temple in Thalang that have been deemed improper will begin at the auspicious time of 9:09am tomorrow (Jan 10).
Phuket sea gypsies charged for violating National Park Act
Phuket sea gypsies charged for violating National Park Act
PHUKET: Six sea gypsies were arrested by Sirinath National Park officials yesterday after being accused of illegally catching marine life in a national park area.
Russian woman injured on Phi Phi was not attacked, say police
Russian woman injured on Phi Phi was not attacked, say police
PHUKET: Krabi Provincial Police say that a Russian woman who was found with several broken bones at a resort on Phi Phi Island on New Year’s Day (Jan 1) was not attacked by an ‘unknown man’ as reported, but fell from the third floor of the hotel.
Phuket beach rights viral video blows out to nothing
Phuket beach rights viral video blows out to nothing
PHUKET: A video that went viral over the weekend of a tourist claiming to be ejected from what he believed was a public beach area on Phuket’s west coast has been debunked by officials confirming that the area is indeed private land.
Phuket petrol-station drug dealer arrested
Phuket petrol-station drug dealer arrested
PHUKET: A 31-year-old man from Tha Sala District, in Nakhon Sri Thammarat province, was arrested at the PTT gas station in Koh Kaew on Saturday night (Jan 6) after he was caught in an undercover operation trying to sell drugs.
Brazilians allege theft of B400k of items from luxury Phuket villa
Brazilians allege theft of B400k of items from luxury Phuket villa
PHUKET: Thalang Police are investigating the alleged theft of possessions totalling over B400,000 from a luxury villa in Baan Don, Thalang at which a 39-year-old Brazilian tourist and eight of her friends were staying for four days.
American tourist overdoses on sex drug, roams Phuket airport naked
American tourist overdoses on sex drug, roams Phuket airport naked
PHUKET: Security at Phuket International Airport have confirmed the arrest of an American man who was arrested late Thursday night (Jan 4) while walking through the airport naked.
Car, van flip on a slippery road in Phuket
Car, van flip on a slippery road in Phuket
PHUKET: Two vehicles flipped on Phra Phuket Kaew Rd in the early hours of this morning (Jan 6) leaving one driver injuried and another unharmed.
Phuket con gang member arrested
Phuket con gang member arrested
PHUKET: Police today (Jan 5) arrested a 50-year-old man who was part of a four-member con gang that conned a woman out of more than B3 million in a gambling con after pretending to be interested in doing business with her.
Rising tide leaves pickup sunk in Phuket sand
Rising tide leaves pickup sunk in Phuket sand
PHUKET: It took more than an hour for the owner of a pickup truck to have his vehicle removed from Bang Tao Beach yesterday (Jan 4) after it got stuck in the sand due to the rising tide.
Unidentified woman seriously injured in Phuket motorbike accident
Unidentified woman seriously injured in Phuket motorbike accident
PHUKET: An unidentified woman sustained serious head injuries yesterday night when she was involved in a motorbike accident on Phuket’s famed Muay Thai street Soi Ta-iad in Chalong.
Man wanted for theft in Trang arrested in Phuket
Man wanted for theft in Trang arrested in Phuket
PHUKET: Chalong Police yesterday arrested a man who was wanted on arrested warrants issued in Trang province for theft in May and September last year.
German tourist suffers head injuries in Phuket motorbike crash
German tourist suffers head injuries in Phuket motorbike crash
PHUKET: A German man is in hospital with serious head injuries after the motorbike he was riding collided with a car being driven by an American woman in Chalong this morning (Jan 2).
Women pinned in car after slamming into parked Phuket tour bus
Women pinned in car after slamming into parked Phuket tour bus
PHUKET: Two women are safe after the car they were travelling slammed into the back of a tour bus parked by the side of Thepkrasattri Rd, Phuket’s busiest road, in the early hours this morning (Jan 2).
Man found hanged among Phuket Town mangroves
Man found hanged among Phuket Town mangroves
PHUKET: Police are hoping to identify the body of a man found hanged from a bridge amid a mangrove forest on the east side of Phuket Town yesterday afternoon (Jan 1).