Phuket : A mob of angry residents this afternoon blockaded Phuket’s critical main artery, Thepkrasattri Road, amid outrage over the twin teenagers who raped a pregnant woman in the area on Sunday night. The blockade, just north of the turnoff to Phuket International Airport, formed at about 2pm after villagers realized that police would not […]
PHUKET: Phuket police are investigating a murder after French national Fabrice Boigeol, 37, was found dead inside his bungalow on Soi Saiyuan in Rawai yesterday (April 18) around 2pm. Police said Mr Boigeol had been bashed with a hard object and suffered injuries to his head, neck and chest. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET – Three foreigners died in Patong Hospital yesterday (April 15) after being found unconscious. Doctors say they suffered from heatstroke. The temperature in Phuket was haigh, ranging from 38º to 41º Celsius. A Russian, Igor Kiselev, 59, was sent to hospital for treatment after he passed out at Karon beach. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: Tourists are refusing to go in the water at the south end of Bangtao Beach and fisherman are developing skin rashes and infections, after recent rain once again turned the klong into an open sewer pouring black water across the beach and into the sea. The problem is worse than the one that has […]
PHUKET: Two more foreigners were arrested around 9pm last night (April 8) for possession of cocaine and marijuana in the latest drug raid by Kathu police. Police said Martin Curtis Taylor, originally from Manchester in England, was arrested after being caught in possession of one gramme of marijuana. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: A 50-year-old Bangkok woman was arrested at Phuket International Airport yesterday afternoon (April 6) after attempting to smuggle a large bag of crystal methamphetamine (ya ice) into the country. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: Police are searching for three men captured on CCTV footage after they allegedly shot at a G4S Cash Solutions company van with B10m inside. Police said the incident happened around 4.30pm yesterday (April 4). Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: Police have discovered a corpse in Cherng Talay and they believe it is that of the Russian business man who was reported kidnapped in Phuket recently. Read more: thephuketnews.com
