PHUKET: A 49-year-old Burmese national was arrested at the Por Pichai Fishing Quay on Friday (June 6) on charges of human trafficking. Ao Mo was accused of conning Burmese people into working on fishing boats without pay, and then demanding a ransom for their release from slavery. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: The police officer behind the four-month investigation of “mafia” taxi operation in Phuket, and the planner for the mass arrests and surrenders that have taken place over the past few days, says that Patong is also on his list of targets. He confirmed that the former mayor of Patong, Pian Keesin, will be among […]
PHUKET: One of Phuket’s most loved expat characters, Australian Graham Doven, died this afternoon in the Mission Hospital in Bangkok of multiple medical conditions. Graham was born and went to school in Sydney, following up with a degree from the Bradford University School of Management in the UK. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: Phuket’s illegal tour guides have again been brought to the attention of the police, after 200 legal Thai tour guides visited Chalong Police to demand the police arrest the Chinese guides working illegally on the island. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: A 50-year-old Swedish man leaped to his death at 2am today (May 21) from the third floor of the Absolute Guesthouse opposite Soi Na Nai 2 in Patong after a blazing row with his Thai wife. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
PHUKET: A dozen houses in a large work camp near the Loch Palm Golf Course were razed by fire this morning (May 21) but firefighters managed to stop the flames from spreading to more than 100 other shacks nearby. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: DNA results that arrived in Phuket over the weekend confirm that a body found in the Phuket countryside is that of missing Russian Alexei Slabinskiy. The body was found on March 29 in a badly decayed condition, dumped in a patch of scrub in the Baan Rieng area. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: A 35-year-old karaoke waitress was shot dead early this morning (May 16) in front of one of the island’s best-known live music pubs, Sarapan Pleng on Patak Rd in Chalong. After receiving the call at 4am, Chalong police arrived to find the body of Nootsika Glaseuk from Ranong lying on the sidewalk surrounded by […]
