PHUKET: Lifeguards at Patong Beach rescued a 25-year-old Taiwanese man this morning (June 22) after scouring the waters offshore for some 30 minutes. Lifeguards at the beach confirmed to The Phuket News that they were unaware that the man was missing, last seen in the surf at the southern end of the beach, until notified […]
PHUKET: Police are investigating a rape complaint filed against a construction foreman who worked in Sakoo, the area just south of Phuket International Airport, for allegedly repeatedly raping a 15-year-old girl by deceiving her that he had romantic feelings for the girl. Thalang Police Deputy Chief Lt Col Anukul Nuket confirmed that the mother brought […]
PHUKET: A man was arrested for delivering drugs for a dealer who uses a Line chat group, at a house in Thalang district on Friday. Police led by Pol Lt Col Ratthakhet Manmuang, deputy superintendent of Muang Phuket, searched a house in tambon Mai Khao of Thalang district. Full story: Bangkok Post Achadtaya Chuenniran BANGKOK […]
PHUKET: Minister of Interior Gen Anupong Phaojinda has instructed the Phuket government to ensure that the ‘new normal’ health regulations are in effect at all venues, especially beaches, so that the province is ready to safely welcome tourists again. The mandate came via a video conference with every provincial governor in the country on Tuesday […]
PHUKET: A mahout was found with his throat cut by his own long knife at an elephant camp near Nai Thon Beach late yesterday afternoon (June 16). The relative who lived with the mahout believes that the man committed suicide. Capt Sunan Petnu of the Sakoo Police was called to the elephant camp at around […]
PHUKET: A man and his female partner suffered injuries after their pickup truck hit a tree on the Thepkrasattri Rd traffic island in Thalang early this morning (Jun 16) after the driver attempted to avoid hitting a dog that had walked out onto the road. Police and rescue workers called to the scene, near the […]
PHUKET, June 12 (TNA) – The general manager of Phuket airport expected it to reopen on June 16 along with the resumption of many other business and activities approved by the government. Thanee Chuangchoo, the general manager, said Phuket airport had been closed due to an order from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand to […]
PHUKET: Thirteen Thai crewmen on board a Singporean cargo ship have been placed in 14-day quarantine as a precaution after disembarking in Phuket. The crewmen ashore from the 50,000-tonne “Thor Fortune” at the Wisit Panwa pier in Wichit yesterday (June 10). By Eakkapop Thongtub The Phuket News
