PHUKET: Phuket police have arrested a man, his sister and his girlfriend for operating a car rental pool from which they sold or pawned an estimated 40 to 50 cars that people had provided for them to rent out to customers. Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Wisan Panmanee announced the arrests at Phuket City […]
PHUKET: R. B., the 53-year-old Norwegian man charged with manslaughter for the killing of British tourist A. N. at a resort in Phuket last month, has had a warrant issued for his arrest after he failed to present himself at Phuket Provincial Court yesterday (Sept 2), Karon Police have confirmed. However, the officer responsible for […]
PHUKET: Police have confirmed that the body of missing Chinese tourist Yin Lei, 35, from Henan, China, was found near Freedom Beach this morning (Sept 3). Maj Niwet Sankaeo of the Karon Police confirmed the body was found at 8:28am. Full story: thephuketnews.com By The Phuket News
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration this week made it very clear that foreigners applying for any extension of stay will not be held liable for filing the TM30 form, made infamous in recent weeks by waves of confusion elsewhere in the country. “No, we don’t hold foreigners responsible for filing the TM30. Foreigners just need to make […]
PHUKET: Patong Beach is closed to swimmers today as heavy weather slams the west coast. Patong Chief Lifeguard Somprasong Sangchart confirmed to the The Phuket News this morning that red flags have been posted all along the beach to warn swimmers to not go in the water. “We have been keeping a close on the […]
PHUKET: Patong lifeguards have repeated their warning for people to swim only in the safe zones marked by yellow-red flags after rescuing 17 tourists from strong waves and dangerous rip currents at the popular beach yesterday (Aug 27). The people rescued comprised four Chinese, one Thai woman, an Arabian man and 11 European tourists, Patong […]
PHUKET: A Norwegian tourist has been charged with killing a British man after the two were fighting over the Norwegian causing too much noise in his hotel room at 4am at a resort on Phuket’s west coast. Maj Ekkachai Siri of the Phuket Tourist Police named the Norwegian as 53-year-old R. B., from Oslo. Full […]
PHUKET: Bangkok MP Sira Jenjaka today (Aug 19) challenged Phuket officials and police as to why no progress has been made in the investigation of The Peaks Residences condo project at Kata Noi, which stands accused of being built on protected forest land. Late last week Mr Sira, an MP with the military-aligned Palang Pracharath […]
