TORRENTIAL RAIN that lashed Phuket all of last night till this morning (Aug. 22-23) triggered a landslide in Karon subdistrict killing eight people, among them a Russian couple, at four damaged houses and villas, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said this afternoon. Ten others have been injured while rescuers are searching for a
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Indian tourists in punchup with Thai youths
INDIAN tourists came to blows with some Thai youths believed to be running beach umbrella rentals on Phuket’s Karon beach after arguing for a while with photos of this fracas posted on Facebook, Naewna newspaper said today (Aug. 12). Photos of this brawl were shared by Phuket Times with an accompanying caption saying it
Read moreBig jump in Phuket’s August tourist arrivals
PRIME Minister Srettha Thavisin was informed by the Airports of Thailand (AOT) that 20 to 30 flights are landing in Phuket everyday in August with this being over 100% increase from last year and the trend continuing during the high season, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Aug. 11). Srettha used his vacation in Phuket
Read moreBody of Chinese tourist who drowned in the sea off Phuket found
PHUKET rescuers today (July 29) found the body of a Chinese tourist who drowned in the sea after ignoring a red flag warning four days ago, Thai Rath newspaper. The body of Mr. Qin Yuen, 27, was sent to Vachira Phuket Hospital with his relatives asked to come and identify him then arrange a
Read moreRussian woman held for using fake US dollar bills in Phuket
A RUSSIAN woman was arrested in Phuket last evening (July 27) after a currency exchange booth employee filed a complaint that he had received three counterfeit US$50 banknotes from her, Amarin TV said. Kamala subdistrict police arrested Ms. Evgenia (surname withheld), 22, at a pool villa with 32 more fake US$50 bills found among
Read moreKorean couple commit suicide in Phuket after business failure
A KOREAN couple who ran a cosmetics and beauty products store in Phuket’s Karon subdistrict were today (July 12) found hanged at their shophouse in what police believe was a suicide after their business collapsed, Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Col. Ekasak Kwanwan, an inspector at Karon police station, rushed to the three-story shophouse
Read moreWarning not to click Phuket shooting spam message
THE Facebook page “Phuket Info Center” posted a warning to not click a spam message that many people have been killed in a shooting incident on the tourist island, Naewna newspaper said this evening (July 8). The page operators warned that this urgent message is being spread to trick people into clicking the link
Read morePM visiting Phuket tomorrow amid concern of more mudslides
PRIME Minister Srettha Thavisin is getting ready to fly to Phuket tomorrow (July 5) after the National Water Resources Office warned that expected continuous rain on Sunday (July 7) could again trigger mudslides as occurred last Sunday (June 30) when torrential rain led to the entire island being flooded, TV Channel 7 said this
Read more16 of 17 diverted flights have landed at Phuket Airport
By Thai Newsroom Reporters and Thai Rath AFTER torrential rain led to almost the entire island of Phuket being flooded today (June 30) with 17 flights diverted to both other airports in Thailand and at Langkawi and Penang in Malaysia, Phuket Airport this evening said 16 of them had flown back and landed there.
Read moreAlmost the entire island of Phuket flooded, 14 flights diverted
SEVERAL hours of continuous heavy rain since this morning (June 30) has led to almost the entire island of Phuket being heavily flooded and 14 flights diverted, PPTV HD 36 said. Phuket Information Centre said 14 flights were unable to land at Phuket airport due to poor weather conditions and were diverted to Surat Thani,
Read more3 stung by bluebottle jellyfish at Koh Racha Yai, off Phuket
WARNING signs were posted at Koh Racha Yai, off Phuket, that bluebottle jellyfish, also known as the Portuguese man o’ war, have stung three people with one of them hospitalised but now in safe condition, TV Channel 7 said today (June 25). They have been found in the waters of Ao Tu and Ao
Read moreBlue Tree Phuket to close its lagoon soon
POPULAR entertainment hub and waterpark Blue Tree Phuket announced on Facebook that it has had to adjust its business operation and shut down the lagoon, which is its main facility, from August 1, 2024 after operating for five years, Sanook.com said today (June 23). While other services will continue, the closure of the lagoon
Read moreAmerican man swept into the sea, wife and child rescued in Phuket
PHUKET lifeguards spent more than four hours searching for an American man swept into the sea by strong waves off Nai Harn beach in Phuket last evening (June 9) but managed to quickly rescue his Thai wife and child, Thai Rath newspaper said early this morning. Lifeguards at this beach together with Rawai subdistrict
Read moreIsraeli girl dies in fall from songthaew at Patong beach
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD Israeli girl died after falling from a songthaew passenger vehicle at Phuket’s Patong beach last night (May 16) with her parents seen enjoying the ride there, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Pol. Maj. Rungruang Sakhon, an inspector at Patong police station, quickly went to Patong Hospital to check on Miss Nbaa Bahnasi,
Read moreTourist in row with tuk tuk driver taken to court
A BRITISH tourist who was videotaped by a tuk tuk dash cam assaulting the driver in a row over the fare in Phuket was apprehended in Krabi last evening and taken to the district court today (May 1), Amarin TV said. The attack took place at around 4 a.m. last Friday (Apr. 26) with
Read moreAgain in Phuket: Foreigner attacks tuk tuk driver in row over fare
TWO Facebook users shared a dash cam video clip showing a foreign man attacking a Phuket tuk tuk driver in a dispute over the fare for a ride from Patong to Karon beach on Apr. 26, 2024, Naewna newspaper said. The tuk tuk driver, only identified as Abdulloh, had asked for 400 baht for
Read moreTwo foreign men in punch-up over firing water gun at Patong beach
WATER-SPLASHING during Songkran festival turned a bit rough at Phuket’s Patong beach when two foreign men came to blows on the street after one of them fired a water gun at the motorcycle taxi the other was riding hitting the driver but not him yet annoying him, Amarin TV said this evening (Apr. 13).
Read morePoliceman among 32 nabbed in Phuket gambling den raid
AS A police officer who was among 32 gamblers arrested during a raid on a Phuket gambling den soon after midnight last night (Apr. 6) still refuses to give a statement the island province’s Police Chief has ordered his superior to investigate the facts, Naewna newspaper said. A team from Phuket City police station
Read moreAxe-wielding foreigner arrested for overstaying over 500 days
A FOREIGN man was arrested for overstaying over 500 days after his neighbours in Phuket’s Chalong subdistrict complained that he has often wielded an axe and a knife in rampaging through the area, Amarin TV said today (Apr. 5). Chalong police went to the unidentified German man’s house and found that the complaint held
Read moreKiwi brothers slapped with 5 charges for assaulting Phuket policeman
TWO BROTHERS from New Zealand who tried to snatch a Phuket policeman’s pistol during a tussle after they were chased and stopped for speeding on their motorcycles face five charges, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (Mar. 18). After a meeting attended by Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat and Phuket Provincial Police Commander Pol. Maj.
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