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Tour speedboat captains charged for meth
Tour speedboat captains charged for meth
PHUKET: Two tour speedboat captains operating boats to Phi Phi Island and Haad Nopparat Thara Beach in Krabi have been arrested after being found with methamphetamine pills (ya bah) on board.
Major MMA festival kicks off in Phuket
Major MMA festival kicks off in Phuket
MMA: A major, week-long international mixed martial arts (MMA) event with over 1,200 athletes from 52 countries participating was officially opened in Phuket yesterday (Mar 10).
Laem Nga reclaimed as a public beach
Laem Nga reclaimed as a public beach
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat visited Laem Nga Beach, at the northern end of Koh Siray, yesterday (Mar 10) to inspect plans to reclaim the beach for public use.
Baba Wedding festival to highlight ’kebaya’
Baba Wedding festival to highlight ’kebaya’
PHUKET: The ‘11th Sweet Baba Phuket Wedding’ festival, celebrating local Peranakan culture, will be held May 11-13, officials have announced.
Fehr elephant foundation to be dissolved
Fehr elephant foundation to be dissolved
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat, now back in Phuket, has revealed that provincial authorities will request that the Green Elephant Wildlife foundation, registered by Swiss expat Urs Fehr, be dissolved.
Arrests of ’misbehaving foreigners’ сontinue in Phuket
Arrests of ’misbehaving foreigners’ сontinue in Phuket
PHUKET: The police in Phuket are continuing their crackdown on ’misbehaving foreigners,’ with daily reports of foreign nationals arrested for violations such as overstaying visas and illegal work.
Phuket Muslims get ready for Ramadan
Phuket Muslims get ready for Ramadan
PHUKET: Muslims across Phuket, and Thailand, are getting ready to observe the Islamic holy month of Ramadan expected to start this evening (Mar 10).
Step by Step: Cape Yamu incident and the ‘Privilege Paradox’
Step by Step: Cape Yamu incident and the ‘Privilege Paradox’
OPINION: Netizens of Thailand have been transfixed by the goings-on at Cape Yamu, where a young doctor was allegedly assaulted physically by a Western expat and later verbally by his Thai wife after sitting on the steps in front of his beachside villa. What seemed a seemingly simple misunderstanding has snowballed into an ongoing investigation, a land dispute, and a protest against private beaches ‒ all gaining national attention and spurring outrage.
Women injured in Phuket three-vehicle accident
Women injured in Phuket three-vehicle accident
PHUKET: Two Thai women were taken to Patong Hospital for treatment today (Mar 9) following a road accident involving a motorcycle, a passenger van, and a Honda Accord sedan in the southern part of Patong.
Kathu parade to bring road closure
Kathu parade to bring road closure
PHUKET: Kathu Police have asked motorists to avoid the area around Ket Ho Intersection this afternoon (Mar 9) due to a street parade organized by the Phuket Campus of Prince of Songkla University (PSU Phuket).
Czech Man arrested for illegal stay in Phuket
Czech Man arrested for illegal stay in Phuket
PHUKET: A 24-year-old Czech Republic national was arrested in Patong earlier this week on charges of “being an alien traveling into Thailand and residing in the Kingdom without permission.”
Fehr’s case handed to Phuket Prosecutor
Fehr’s case handed to Phuket Prosecutor
PHUKET: Thalang Police have completed their investigation into the case of Swiss expat Urs Fehr (aka David), confirmed the charges, and passed the case to the Phuket Prosecutor’s Office.
Phuket air quality drops to ’Unhealthy’ level
Phuket air quality drops to ’Unhealthy’ level
PHUKET: The seasonal haze has arrived in Phuket this week, with monitoring stations across the island recording “Unhealthy” air quality since mid-Thursday (Mar 7).
British man arrested at Phuket Big Buddha Temple for illegal work
British man arrested at Phuket Big Buddha Temple for illegal work
PHUKET: Police in Phuket continue their widespread crackdown on foreigners across the island for illegal work, with the arrest of a British national announced today (Mar 8) by the Phuket Provincial Office of the Public Relations Department (PR Phuket).
Probe ordered into Laem Nga Beach access
Probe ordered into Laem Nga Beach access
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Sattha Thongkham has ordered an investigation into the fencing off of private land at Laem Nga, at the northern tip of Koh Siray, preventing public access to Laem Nga Beach.
Major kratom juice bust in Chalong
Major kratom juice bust in Chalong
PHUKET: Acting on a tip-off, provincial officers yesterday (Mar 7) raided a small shop in Chalong used for producing and selling kratom juice.
Tour Of Phuket cycle race ready for launch
Tour Of Phuket cycle race ready for launch
CYCLING: A major long-distance bicycle race is taking place in Phuket and Phang Nga this weekend which will see over 200 competitors from 32 different countries involved.
DOPA, OrSor join Phuket crackdown on foreigners
DOPA, OrSor join Phuket crackdown on foreigners
PHUKET: Following orders from Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who also serves as Interior Minister, the national head of the Volunteer Defense Corps (OrSor) was in Phuket yesterday (Mar 6) to confirm that his personnel will be assisting in the crackdown on ‘influential foreigners’ across Phuket.
Sunbeds cleared from Laem Singh Beach
Sunbeds cleared from Laem Singh Beach
PHUKET: Kamala Police together with officials from the Kamala Tambon Administrative Organisation (OrBorTor) removed an illegal sunbed operator from the once-popular Laem Singh Beach yesterday (Mar 6).
Phuket crackdown on foreigners underway
Phuket crackdown on foreigners underway
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have announced widespread arrests of foreigners across the island, with the arrests of at least 16 foreigners arrested for a variety of crimes announced on Wednesday. A further three arrests have been announced already this morning (Mar 7).