Swiss woman, 82, dies at Phuket beach

PHUKET: An 82-year-old Swiss woman has died after being pulled from the water unconscious and unresponsive at Bang Tao Beach yesterday afternoon (Jan 11). Maj Wattanathon Bumrongthin of the Cherng Talay Police reported that he was notified of the death at 3pm. Full story: thephuketnews.com By Eakkapop Thongtub The Phuket News

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Body of beaten man found floating off Phuket

PHUKET: The body of an unidentified man, his face badly beaten, was found floating in the sea off Thalang district on Saturday morning. The corpse was found off Koh Nakha in tambon Pakhok, said Pol Lt Col Pathiwat Yodkwan, investigation chief at the Thalang police station, who was notified at around 11am on Saturday. The […]

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Frenchman, 75, dies at Patong Beach

PHUKET: Police have yet to confirm the cause of death of a 75-year- old Frenchman who died after being found floating unconscious in the water at Patong Beach yesterday afternoon (Jan 8). Lt Col Sanit Budnongsaeng of the Patong Police said he was informed of the death at 4pm. Full story: thephuketnews.com By The Phuket […]

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Australian shoplifter charged for stealing B28k drone, police suspect B100k of brand-name goods also stolen

PHUKET: A 38-year-old Australian man has been charged with theft after he stole a drone valued at more than B28,000 from a store at Central Festival shopping mall, Phuket Tourist Police have reported. Tourist Police Region 3 Commander Maj Gen Krissak Songmoonnak announced the arrest of the Australian – named by police as “Ayden Depp” […]

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Search for missing kayak couple scaled down to ‘normal work duties’, as families begin their own efforts

PHUKET: The official search for missing kayak couple Polish tourist Mateusz Juszkiewicz, 26, and Thai national Werakan Siriprakon, 23, from Nakhon Sawan, has been scaled to down to no extra specific search efforts, while officials maintain that the search has not bee called off. Maj Ekachai Siri of the Phuket Tourist Police told The Phuket […]

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