PHUKET: Thirteen people were injured when a 24-seat Phuket-registered bus carrying Chinese tourists crashed in Phang Nga yesterday (December14). Pol Lt Col Sanay Ukoat of Phang Nga Police said that at about 10:30am, the driver of the An Xin Tours minibus, Sanya Ananphet 36 from Krabi, lost control on a wet section of Phetkasem Rd […]
BANGKOK: The police have given themselves three months to launch a major crackdown on transnational gangs that have spread into Thailand, including biker gangs said to be operating in Phuket. The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) is leading operations to suppress the criminal outfits because it has the authority to make arrests anywhere in the country. […]
PHUKET: After a standoff of several hours, an excavator is now knocking down the Beach Club at Nai Yang Beach. Local Tambon Sakoo staff led by deputy director Surin Yotharak, and backed by some 30 Navy personnel carrying assualt weapons, machine guns, a shotgun and pistols, arrived this morning (December 8) to find the way […]
PHUKET: The body of a man was found floating in the sea near Kata Noi Beach by Marine Biology Centre scientists this morning (November 27). Chaiyamongkul Yamaroonpattana from the Phuket Marine Biological Centre, told Karon Police that while the scientists were surveying the marine life in the area, they noticed the body floating in the […]
PHUKET: Norwegian prisoner in Phuket, Stein Havard Dokset – prime suspect in the infamous “Body in the bin” case – gave official testimony in court today (November 21), reiterating that he did not intend to kill his late partner, Rungnapa “June” Ratchasombut. Today’s hearing at the Phuket Provincial Court follows a five-month adjournment of the […]
Immigration officers arrested Belgian national Patrick Lagrou, 55, who was wanted on an Interpol notice as a fugitive drug dealer, as he was attempting to leave Phuket on Saturday night. Lagrou is renowned as the biggest marijuana grower in Belgium’s history, amassing a fortune of 25 million euros – more than a billion baht – […]
PHUKET: Phuket police this afternoon arrested a Danish man they found living in Thailand without a valid visa. He will be sent back home to Denmark – where he is wanted for evading taxes totalling the equivalent of B53 million. Read more: thephuketnews.com
UPDATE: The ‘bomb’ found at Cape Panwa has now been identified as an M67 grenade, made in the United States. There is still no clue as to why or how it got onto the beach The spherical grenade had been stuffed into a plastic food container. Read more: thephuketnews.com
