PHUKET: Swedish daily newspaper Aftonbladet has published video of a the dramatic sinking yesterday (January 29) of a dive boat near Koh Tachai. Luckily, the Phuket-based dive boat Peter Pan was close by to rescue all on board the Ranong-based Aladdin, which began to take on water at around noon, sinking so fast that passengers […]
Police were called to Thalang hospital after the body of the 27-year-old man arrived there about an hour after the accident. They noted that there were no wounds or any signs of violence committed on the victim. It appeared that he had drowned. Pa Khlok Tambon Rescue staff told police that they had learned the […]
Phuket police are trying to identify an Asean tourist whose body was discovered on Patong Beach at 6.20am yesterday. “He had dark skin, was 150-160 centimetres tall and appeared to be 30-35 years old,” said Major Jakkrapong Luang-aon of Patong Police. “He was fully clothed, but had no identification on him. We think he probably […]
Customs officers at Phuket Airport on Wednesday arrested a 64-year-old Vietnamese man dressed as a monk, on charges of smuggling more than two kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, or ya ice, with an estimated street value of 8 million baht. Read more: Bangkok Post
To mark the ninth anniversary of 2004 Asian tsunami, which affected Thailand’s six Andaman provinces, the Tambon Mai Khao Administration Organisation on Thursday morning hosted interreligious rites in Phuket’s Thalang district. An evening remembrance for some 800 people who died in Phuket is taking place at Patong Beach. Read more: The Nation
PHUKET: A drunk Ukrainian man who urinated off a Patong bridge, fell asleep, then tumbled three metres down a ditch was taken to hospital with head injuries. Read more: thephuketnews.com
A fire broke out at Phuket Graceland Resort and Spa Hotel on Patong beach in Phuket at around 2pm on Thursday, but has been brought under control. Read more: Bangkok Post
A Swedish man who was so stressed from a long term illness decided to cut his own throat in his room. The police rushed to the scene. The man was identified as Mr. Per Torben Lindgren, 57 years old from Sweden. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
