PHUKET: The date has been set – any persons who would like to express their support or opposition to the now re-designed B40 million Phuket movie scene “museum” on the Nai Harn beachfront can voice their opinion at a meeting on Friday (Nov 20). The public hearing will be held at the Rawai Municipality office […]
PHUKET: A police officer was killed when he was hit by a minivan while waiting to make a u-turn on his motorbike at a set of traffic lights close to Phuket International Airport earlier today (Nov 9). It is alleged that the driver of the minivan was drunk at the time of the accident. Read […]
BANGKOK, 3 November 2015 (NNT) – Chawanee Thongroj, assistant to the Tourism and Sports Minister, said Phuket has accommodated over six million tourists, both Thai and foreign, yearly and the number has increased every year, with more than half the total number coming from Asia. Phuket will readily become gateway to tourist attractions in other […]
A Belgian man hung himself in a hotel in Phuket. According to police records, the passport of the 60-year man was found in his room together with notes. One was addressed to his Thai girlfriend and the other to the manager of his restaurants. Read more: The nation
PHUKET, 30 October 2015 (NNT)-Police will step up traffic measures in Phuket in an attempt to lower road accidents. A meeting has been recently held between local authorities and Phuket police over beach management, security and suppression of crimes, human trafficking, and narcotics and efforts to reduce road fatalities. Read more: NNT
PHUKET: Two teens involved in a road rage incident on bypass road yesterday (Oct 26) during which one of them threatened a car driver with a homemade handgun were arrested today (Oct 27) after the victim went to police and filed a complaint. Phuket City Police held a press conference at 2:30pm today to announce […]
PHUKET: Three Thais and three men who according to police are said to be Russian were arrested in Patong in the early hours of this morning (Oct 20) when they were found to be in possession of various quantities of crystal meth (ya ice) and marijuana. Read more: thephuketnews.com
Nine cars parked at Phuket’s Thaland district police station were set afire and 13 others were smashed by angry protesters late Saturday night following the death of two suspected drug traffickers in an accident as they tried to escape police arrest. The protesters who are mostly relatives and friends of the two youths, aged 17 […]
