PHUKET: Search teams today found the body of missing tour boat crewman Kittpong Samanbut, who fell overboard in a deadly collision of the tour boat he was working on with a large motoryacht off Koh Khai Nok late Wednesday afternoon (Dec 18). The news was announced at about 2pm by Phang Nga Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada, […]
PHUKET: The search for 18-year-old Kittipong “Boy” Samunboot, who fell overboard in the tour boat collision off Phuket’s east coast on Wednesday, has so far failed to find the missing crewman, search teams led by the Royal Thai Navy reported this morning (Dec 20). Navy patrol boat Tor 229 has also been dispatched to search […]
PHUKET: An American man who escaped from a police truck on Monday after being arrested for overstaying his visa was captured on Thursday. D. S., 28, was caught in a grove in tambon Rawai of Muang district about noon after police were tipped off to his presence by a local resident. Full story: Bangkok Post […]
PHUKET: At least six tourists were injured as a tour boat collided with a yacht off near Koh Khai Nok, off Phuket’s east coast this afternoon (Dec 18). The injured were brought back to shore at AA Marina on Koh Siray. Full story: thephuketnews.com By Eakkapop Thongtub The Phuket News
PHUKET: Tributes have flowed online for 35-year-old Canadian tourist Sean Cundell of Ottawa after he died in a motorbike collision with a tuk-tuk in Chalong last week. Maj Ekkachai Siri of the Phuket Tourist Police confirmed that the accident occurred shortly before 1:30am last Thursday (Dec 12). Full story: thephuketnews.com By The Phuket News
PHUKET: A fully-loaded semi-trailer overturned on Thepkrasattri Rd earlier today (Dec 14) blocking the southbound lane of Phuket’s major highway south of Wat Muang Mai. Maj Wuttichai Kaewthong of Thalang Police was informed of the accident at about 4.30 am. Full story: thephuketnews.com By Eakkapop Thongtub The Phuket News
PHUKET: A fume extractor caked with grease caught fire in Soi Sansabai in the heart of Patong last night (Dec 10), sending plumes of smoke in the air and raising concerns that the fire would quickly spread to adjacent buildings. The fire broke out at a Middle Eastern restaurant in the small, but bustling street, […]
PHUKET: Vachira Phuket Hospital Director Dr Chalermphong Sukhonthaphon has confirmed that three-month-old baby Phakawadee Charnkol will receive free corrective surgery to the little finger on her left hand after a nurse’s assistant accidentally cut it with a pair of scissors, leading to the tip of the finger starting to rot – and eventually fall off. […]
