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Cement truck ploughs through Kata intersection
Cement truck ploughs through Kata intersection
Friday 22 May 2026 08:30 AM
PHUKET: A cement mixer truck reportedly suffered brake failure before ploughing into several vehicles at the Kata Noi intersection in Karon yesterday afternoon (May 22), leaving one man seriously injured and damaging nearby property.
Phuket among targets in B200mn heroin trafficking network
Phuket among targets in B200mn heroin trafficking network
Thursday 21 May 2026 12:46 PM
PHUKET: Phuket was among the intended destinations for more than 65 kilogrammes of heroin seized in a major crackdown on a transnational drug trafficking network involving a Nigerian man and two Thai women, police have confirmed.
Australian tourist found dead in Kata condo
Australian tourist found dead in Kata condo
Thursday 21 May 2026 09:48 AM
PHUKET: An Australian tourist was found dead in a condominium room in Kata last night, with police investigating the case as a suspected drug overdose.
Ecuador arrests three Thais for iguana trafficking
Ecuador arrests three Thais for iguana trafficking
Thursday 21 May 2026 09:39 AM
QUITO: Ecuadoran police have arrested three Thai nationals suspected of illegally trafficking 12 rare iguanas, the energy and environment ministry said yesterday (May 20).
Thai faith healer charged with rape, child abuse
Thai faith healer charged with rape, child abuse
Thursday 21 May 2026 09:12 AM
BANGKOK: One of Thailand’s best-known faith healers has been arrested on rape and child sexual abuse charges, police said yesterday (May 20), as investigators urged other potential victims to come forward.
Russian man arrested with 1.8kg of drugs at Tha Chatchai
Russian man arrested with 1.8kg of drugs at Tha Chatchai
Tuesday 19 May 2026 08:45 AM
PHUKET: A Russian man has been charged with drug trafficking after police seized a large quantity of crystal meth, heroin, ketamine and other drugs at the Tha Chatchai checkpoint yesterday (May 18).
Child abuse case investigated in Kathu
Child abuse case investigated in Kathu
Monday 18 May 2026 10:08 AM
PHUKET: Kathu Municipality officials and child welfare authorities have intervened in a child abuse case involving allegations that a child was physically assaulted by the stepfather, with police now investigating the matter.
Patong woman arrested for online scam ‘mule accounts’
Patong woman arrested for online scam ‘mule accounts’
Monday 18 May 2026 10:00 AM
PHUKET: A 38-year-old woman wanted on three fraud-related arrest warrants was arrested in Patong after allegedly allowing her bank accounts to be used by online scammers targeting victims through Facebook sales schemes.
Midnight fire tears through Patong building, injuring two
Midnight fire tears through Patong building, injuring two
Monday 18 May 2026 09:30 AM
PHUKET: Two people were injured after a fire broke out at an eight-storey commercial and residential building in Patong shortly after midnight on Friday and continued into the early hours of Saturday (May 16).
CCTV trail leads Chalong Police to suspect in two theft cases
CCTV trail leads Chalong Police to suspect in two theft cases
Monday 18 May 2026 09:00 AM
PHUKET: Chalong Police have arrested a suspect linked to two theft cases in Chalong after tracing his movements through CCTV footage and a motorcycle he allegedly abandoned at the scene.
Brit arrested over providing gun for Patong cartel killing
Brit arrested over providing gun for Patong cartel killing
Saturday 16 May 2026 10:50 AM
PHUKET: A British man accused of supplying the firearm used in the fatal shooting of an Iraqi national in Patong earlier this year has been arrested in Pattaya, police have confirmed.
Thalang drug raids net users, dealer and 200 meth pills
Thalang drug raids net users, dealer and 200 meth pills
Friday 15 May 2026 09:00 AM
PHUKET: A major anti-drug operation led by Thalang District officials resulted in multiple arrests, 17 failed drug tests and the seizure of 200 methamphetamine pills (ya bah) during raids in Srisoonthorn and Mai Khao earlier this week.
Attempted murder suspect found dead in Thalang Police cell
Attempted murder suspect found dead in Thalang Police cell
Friday 15 May 2026 08:45 AM
PHUKET: A 41-year-old man being held on attempted murder charges was found dead after apparently hanging himself inside a detention cell at Thalang Police Station yesterday (May 14).
Teen caught with modified gun, bullets
Teen caught with modified gun, bullets
Friday 15 May 2026 07:59 AM
PHUKET: An 18-year-old man was arrested with a firearm and ammunition after being stopped at a police checkpoint in Ratsada early yesterday morning (May 14).
Teen rescued in Rawai sex trafficking raid
Teen rescued in Rawai sex trafficking raid
Thursday 14 May 2026 02:06 PM
PHUKET: Chalong Police and officials from the Phuket Provincial Social Development and Human Security Office have rescued a 16-year-old girl from a massage parlour in Rawai in a human trafficking operation that resulted in the arrest of the business owner and another masseuse.
Foreign women file assault complaint after Bangla altercation
Foreign women file assault complaint after Bangla altercation
Thursday 14 May 2026 10:38 AM
PHUKET: Two foreign women have filed a police complaint over an assault on Bangla Rd in Patong in the early hours of Tuesday morning (May 12), with one reporting that her mobile phone and camera went missing during the incident.
Swede’s Patong locker found with five guns, 100 bullets
Swede’s Patong locker found with five guns, 100 bullets
Thursday 14 May 2026 10:04 AM
PHUKET: Police are investigating the origin of five firearms and 100 rounds of ammunition discovered inside a rented storage locker in Patong after the Swedish tenant failed to pay rent for more than four months.
Koh Phangan police blitz coincides with PM’s visit
Koh Phangan police blitz coincides with PM’s visit
Thursday 14 May 2026 10:00 AM
SURAT THANI: Hundreds of police and officials raided businesses and properties suspected of being illegally owned by foreigners on Koh Phangan as Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul visited the tourist island yesterday (May 13).
Homeless man found dead front of Patong school
Homeless man found dead front of Patong school
Wednesday 13 May 2026 02:05 PM
PHUKET: Police are investigating the death of an unidentified homeless man whose body was found outside a school in Patong early this morning (May 13), with officers still unable to confirm his identity or cause of death.
Phuket police clarify viral ‘abduction’ case
Phuket police clarify viral ‘abduction’ case
Tuesday 12 May 2026 01:13 PM
PHUKET: Police have publicly responded through Thai state broadcaster MCOT to clarify a viral video alleging that two Thai men assaulted a Myanmar man, abducted his teenage girlfriend and attempted to rape her at a Phuket hotel.

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