PHUKET: Two men have been arrested to answer charges of tying up a 70-year-old German, slashing his arm and robbing him and his wife of two ATM cards at their home last Thursday, and withdrawing money. Muyaddidi Dorloh, 27, of Narathiwat, and Sofian Arba, 25, of Yala, were caught separately on Tuesday evening, one in […]
PHUKET: A 42-year-old man from Hebei, in northern China, is in hospital on assisted breathing, but conscious and alive, after he was pulled from the water unresponsive at Nai Harn Beach this morning (Nov 12). Nai Harn lifeguard Nara Ratnarak told The Phuket News, “There were strong waves at the beach this morning. At about […]
PHUKET: Police have arrested four suspects for operating a criminal child-exploitation operation in Phuket that forced children as young as 10 years old to work all night selling coconut water in bars and restaurants – or face being beaten. Lt Gen Jaruwat Waisaya, Commander of the Royal Thai Police Office of Legal Affairs and Litigation, […]
PHUKET: Construction of the new Phuket Provincial Prison, being built at a cost of B789 million in Srisoonthorn, Thalang, is entering its final stages and is currently expected to start housing inmates by May next year. Phuket Provincial Prison Commissioner Suchart Silapachai confirmed to The Phuket News this week that the overall progress ha s […]
PHUKET: A 72-year-old German expat was left bound with tape and suffered a 12-centimetre knife wound to his left arm as two men armed with long knives robbed his house yesterday evening (Nov 7), making off with ATM cards and later withdrawing only B5,100 before the cards were cancelled. Capt Anuwat Raksayot of the Phuket […]
PHUKET: A 55-year-old Russian man died after being pulled from the surf unconscious and unresponsive at Karon Beach late yesterday afternoon (Nov 6). Witnesses told police that the man, identified as Sergei Oshkin from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, a city on Sakhalin island in Russia’s Far East, was seen struggling in the water after he was dragged away […]
PHUKET: A foreign woman was saved from drowning at Patong beach in Phuket shortly before sunrise on Thursday morning. The incident occurred on Patong beach opposite Thaweewong post office, said Pol Col Itthikorn Patcharadet, deputy tourist police chief at Phuket tourist police station. Full story: Bangkok Post Achadtaya Chuenniran BANGKOK POST
PHUKET: A search team this morning found the body a foreign man believed to be that of missing 31-year-old Belarus tourist M. S., who disappeared while swimming at Nai Thon Beach on Tuesday night (Oct 29). The search team discovered the body washed onto rocks on the headland at the southern end of the beach […]
