DEPUTY National Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, whose nickname is Big Joke, is heading for Phuket to expand investigation of sex trafficking teenage girls after two suspects were arrested in a bar raid and six victims rescued, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Mar. 17). Pol. Maj. Gen. Wasan Techaakasen, deputy chief of
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Shot fired in Phuket parking lot rage
AN angry confrontation between two drivers at a Phuket hospital parking lot ended with one of them firing a shot at the other but fortunately he was not hit, Matichon newspaper said this evening (Mar. 7). At around 9.30 a.m. the police hotline 191 got a report from Mr. Nad (assumed name), 18, that
Read morePhuket van driver’s licence suspended after being filmed playing slot games
THE PHUKET Land Transport Office today (Feb. 13) suspended a van driver’s driving licence for 90 days after he was filmed by a passenger playing online slot games on his mobile phone while taking them from Patong beach to the downtown and posted it on social media, Thai Rath newspaper said. The 17-second video
Read more‘Big Joke’: Foreigner in girlfriend’s death on watchlist
DEPUTY National Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, whose nickname is Big Joke, said after meeting the brother of a Thai woman found hanged in Phuket last week that her Canadian boyfriend has been placed on watchlist, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (Feb. 13). Mr. Ekapop Leangprasert, one of the operators of Sai
Read moreBrother suspects foreigner was linked to sister’s death
THE BROTHER of a Thai woman found hanged in Phuket is moving for an investigation after some suspicion arose while accusing her Canadian boyfriend of possibly being linked to her death, TV Channel 7 said today (Feb. 18). The unidentified brother of Ms. Wanvisa, 31, who died last Wednesday Feb. 8 at a nail
Read morePhuket minibus siege ends with gunman killing himself
A GUNMAN who shot and injured two passengers on a minibus travelling from Phuket to Phatthalung early this morning (Feb.10) later shot himself dead thus ending the siege that lasted almost five hours, Naewna newspaper said. After the shooting occurred at approximately 6.30 a.m. just a kilometre after the minibus had left Phuket Bus
Read moreTwo injured as gunman opens fire on Phuket-Phatthalung minibus
A GUNMAN opened fire on a minibus running from Phuket to Phatthalung early this morning (Feb. 10) injuring two persons and is still holed up in the empty vehicle after everyone fled, Matichon newspaper said. At 6.49 a.m. a call was made to 191, the police emergency centre, informing them that a shooting had
Read moreSingaporean Forex-3D Ponzi scheme mastermind arrested in Phuket
A SINGAPOREAN MAN suspected to have headed a huge Ponzi scheme operated through Forex-3D brokerage company was arrested at Phuket airport today (Jan. 16), Matichon and Thai Rath newspapers plus Coconuts Bangkok said. Mr. Daryl Cai Yonghui, who holds Singaporean passport number K2188535N, was arrested under a Criminal Court warrant issued on Nov. 8,
Read moreNew Jersey deli scam suspect arrested in Phuket
By AFP and Harriet Alexander for Dailymail.com and Matichon THE THIRD suspect wanted in the US for inflating the value of a New Jersey deli by over 900% was arrested at a hotel room near Phuket’s Surin beach today (Jan. 14), Matichon newspaper said. Peter Coker Jr., 54, a citizen of Carribean island state
Read morePhuket residents ask House panel to probe Interior Permanent Secretary
PHUKET RESIDENTS together with Phuket Senior Teachers Club today (Jan. 4) submitted a letter to the House Committee on Prevention and Suppression of Corruption and Misconduct to investigate Interior Permanent Secretary Suthipong Julcharoen and remove him from this post, TV Channel 7 said. The residents and senior teachers said Suthipong held a video conference
Read moreGrab launches “Call a tuk-tuk via app” service in Phuket
WITH over 10 million tourists having come to Thailand this year after the government relaxed travel measures, it has led to Grab Thailand expanding its business in Phuket with the introduction of “Call a tuk-tuk via app” service on the popular island, Matichon newspaper said this morning (Dec, 13). Mr. Worachat Lakkhanarot, country head
Read morePlane returns to Phuket Airport after extra passenger found on board
AIRPORTS OF THAILAND (AOT) explained that around 300 passengers were stranded at Phuket Airport last night because a Thai Vietjet plane had to return after an extra passenger was found on board and after that could not take off again as the runway is closed during 11.30 p.m. to 7.30 a.m. for maintenance, Amarin TV
Read moreChaos reported at Phuket airport with over 300 passengers in trouble
THE widely-followed Panda Lab Doctor Facebook page this morning (Dec. 2) posted a photo of chaos at Phuket airport with over 300 passengers trying to catch a flight that was about to take off, Matichon newspaper said. Mr. Pakphum Dejhassadin, a medical technologist who runs the popular Panda Lab Doctor page, said the exact
Read moreForeigner with small arsenal of weapons arrested in Phuket
PHUKET police raided a foreign engineer’s house on the island where they found a small arsenal of weapons including AK and M16 rifles, explosives and ammunition of various sizes, TV Channel 7 said today (Nov. 7). Led by Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew and Pol. Lt. Gen. Surapong Thanomjit, head of Provincial Police Region 8, the
Read more3 dead, 2 injured in Phuket motorbike crash
A THAI man and two foreigners died and other foreigners got injured after a Russian man zooming down a Phuket road on a big bike hit another motorcycle ridden by three other foreigners then slammed into a parked taxi, Matichon newspaper said today (Nov. 4). At 3.30 a.m. this morning Pol. Lt. Col. Prasit
Read morePhuket business groups urge Prayut to quickly repair Patong highway
THIRTEEN Phuket business associations have jointly sent a letter to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha urging him to order the quick repair of Highway 4029 that was damaged by floods triggered by tropical storm Nesat earlier this month as it links Patong beach to Phuket Town and the airport with both Thai and foreign tourists
Read moreSevere tropical storm moving in as Phuket remains flooded
HOT on the heels of tropical storm Sonca is a new one heading this way with this being severe tropical storm Nesat that is likely to intensify into a typhoon but the cold air mass from China currently covering upper Thailand and South China Sea will cause it weaken rapidly, the Thai Meteorological Department
Read morePhuket and Phang Nga badly flooded after torrential rain
BOTH Phuket and Phang Nga were hit by flash floods upon being lashed by torrential rain today (Oct. 16) as a result of a monsoon trough moving across the central southern region, Amarin TV said. The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said this monsoon trough has triggered continuous rain in the South. So far
Read moreSingaporean woman dies after slamming sedan into a bus in Phuket
A SINGAPOREAN woman driving a sedan up Phuket’s Kata hill at high speed at midnight last night (August 12) hit a bus coming downhill and later died with her four passengers and three others in the bus getting injured, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (August 13). Pol. Capt. Chanarong Prakongkua, deputy inspector at Karon
Read moreThird monkeypox case emerges in Phuket
A THIRD monkeypox case has cropped up in the country with this being a German man who came to Phuket on July 18 and soon afterwards started having symptoms and later tested positive, Matichon newspaper said today (Aug. 3). Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, head of the Public Health Ministry’s Disease Control Department, said it has
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