A FRENCHMAN suspected to have participated in an ambush of a prison van in France last year in which a convict nicknamed “The Fly” was set free with two prison officers killed and three others seriously injured has been arrested in Phuket, Naewna newspaper said today (March 27). Thai and French police said six
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Four arrested for transporting war weapons to Phuket
FOUR MEN from Far-South provinces were arrested in Phang Nga while taking four AK-47 assault rifles and some ammunition to Phuket today (March 23), Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Maj. Gen. Somchai Suetortrakul, commander of Phang Nga provincial police, said the four suspects, Mr. Zulaffal, 28, from Narathiwat, Mr. Saowarus, 27, from Pattani, Mr. Abdul
Read moreTour bus overturns in Phuket injuring tourists
A TOUR BUS carrying 38 Russian tourists overturned after the brakes failed blocking Kamala-Patong road in Phuket late afternoon today (March 22) with all holidaymakers getting injured, Amarin TV said. At 5.10 p.m. Pol. Lt. Pimanat Dinkamin, deputy chief inspector at Kamala police station, was alerted of this accident and quickly rushed there together
Read moreTourist killed by falling tree branch in Phuket
A LITHUANIAN man holidaying in Phuket died after a pine tree branch fell on his head as he was riding his motorcycle along Nai Thon Beach road, Thalang district, Thai Rath newspaper and TV Channel 7 said this morning (March 21). Pol. Lt. Col. Wisanu Chalok, an investigation officer at Sakhu police station, was
Read moreBerserk Iranian tourist uses syringe to stab hotel staff
AN IRANIAN man holidaying in Phuket went berserk this evening (March 17) using a syringe to stab staff of a hotel in Karon subdistrict with police rushing in to control and overpower him, Amarin TV said. Karon police station was notified at 6.11 p.m. that the Iranian tourist, identified as Mr. Reza Bahman Farshi,
Read morePhuket police chasing three foreigners in hit-and-run accident
PHUKET police are searching for three foreigners who hit a motorcycle driven by a Thai with a pickup truck and when questioned threatened the rider with a knife then drove off, Amarin TV said today (March 12). The accident occurred three days ago in front of Patong Hospital with Facebook user “Je Moi v+”
Read moreCyber police round up Taiwanese grey capital gang in Phuket
A GANG of Taiwanese grey capitalists who had set up an online system to quickly transfer money for illegal gambling website owners was arrested in Phuket, Naewna newspaper said late tonight (Feb. 11). Pol. Lt. Gen. Trirong Phiwpaen, head of the Technology Crime Suppression Division, said their operation, “Hunting Down the Island, Breaking Up
Read moreRussian woman arrested for smoking in a popular Phuket shopping mall
PHUKET police arrested a Russian woman who sat smoking cigarettes and taking selfies in front of a beauty parlour within a popular shopping mall after a short video of her doing so turned into a hot topic online, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening. “Hor Jang Phuket” webpage shared a 16-second video clip of
Read moreSavour a variety of convenient restaurants in Karon, Phuket
Closer is better for restaurants in Karon Phuket By Anucha Kasun PEOPLE take vacations for a wide variety of reasons. For some, it’s the chance to get away, experience new things, see new sites and explore new exotic surroundings. These people are up at the crack of dawn with a fully-charged camera and have
Read more9 hurt as tourist bus falls off cliff in Phuket
A TOURIST BUS travelling on Phuket’s Karon-Patong road fell off a cliff today (Feb.1) injuring nine people including the driver, Naewna newspaper quote Facebook user Sorayuth Suthassanachinda, who identified himself as a news worker, as saying. The accident occurred at 12.30 p.m. when the medium-sized 32-seat bus lost control and plunged down the cliff.
Read moreDrunk passenger in hot water after urinating at Phuket airport hallway
A HEAVILY drunk Saudi Arabian man who urinated at a Phuket airport hallway after an airline refused to let board the airplane for safety of other passengers was quickly charged but was too intoxicated to understand what was going on, Amarin TV said this evening (Jan. 31). The ruckus over the badly drunk Saudi
Read moreRunaway elephant causes chaos in Phuket
AN elephant that escaped from its camp and strolled down a road in Phuket led to people panicking but fortunately a mahout later safely took the jumbo back to its home after damaging one vehicle with no one being injured, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 23). Pol. Lt. Kittipong Nupheng, an investigation officer at
Read moreTourist dies in jet-ski collision at Patong Bay
A CHINESE tourist died after the jet-ski he was zipping around at Patong Bay this afternoon (Jan. 14) collided with the one his friend was riding, Amarin TV said. At 2:30 p.m, Pol. Lt. Col. Thapapon Paengphimlo, an investigation officer at Patong police station, was alerted by a jet-ski hire operator that two water
Read moreThaksin: Govt opening door for using Bitcoin in Phuket
DE FACTO Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra said at dinner talk last night (Jan. 13) that the government is moving to allow payment by Bitcoin in Phuket with recipients not at any risk at all as this is another currency in the world, Naewna newspaper said. At the dinner talk held at Dusit Thani
Read moreFour nabbed in theft of cryptocurrency in Phuket
FOUR FOREIGNERS were rounded up by Phuket police after a Ukrainian tourist complained that they robbed him out of US$250,000 in cryptocurrency (around 8.5 million baht) after tying him up and threatening to harm him but the suspects denied doing so, TV Channel 7 said today (Nov. 11). Pol. Maj. Gen. Sinlert Sukhum, commander
Read more4 foreign criminals wanted for robbing Ukrainian man in Phuket
PHUKET police are moving to arrest four foreign criminals who detained and threatened to harm a Ukrainian man holidaying on the island and fled after getting US$250,000 in digital currency (around 8.5 million baht) from him, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Nov. 10). Pol. Col. Somsak Thongkliang, superintendent of Kamala police station, said the
Read moreFire at marijuana farm warehouse in Phuket causes 3m baht damage
A FIRE that raged through a warehouse in Phuket where marijuana was grown this morning (Sep. 15) caused at least 3 million baht damage but there were no casualties, Thai Rath newspaper said. At 7.26 a.m. Pol. Lt. Thanphisit Muangchan, an investigator at Thalang police station, inspected the marijuana farm warehouse in Si Sunthon
Read moreCase against Swiss man charged with ‘kicking’ doctor dismissed
A THAI court has dismissed the case against a Swiss man who was accused by a Thai woman doctor of having kicked her as she sat on the stairs leading from his villa to Cape Yamu beach in Phuket last February, Sanook.com and Naewna newspaper said today (Sept. 3). It was reported that the
Read moreAnother landslide in Phuket but no casualties
JUST a few days after a landslide killed 13 people and damaged over 50 houses in Phuket’s Karon subdistrict another landslide damaged nine row houses in Mueang (city) district at dawn today (Aug. 28) but fortunately there were no casualties, Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Col. Sakon Krainara, deputy chief at Mueang police station,
Read morePhuket landslide death toll climbs to 13
THE landslide triggered by torrential rain lashing Phuket from Thursday night to Friday morning (Aug. 22-23) killed 13 people with a Russian couple and some Myanmar citizens among them, Amarin TV said today (Aug. 24). Many people had also got hurt but their injuries were mostly minor. The landslide from Nakkerd Hill and toppled
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