PHUKET: Vasiliy Tubaev, a visitor from Russia, had a gun pointed at his head by a Thai man, in what appeared to be a misunderstanding over a Thai woman in Phuket. Mr Tubaev came to Thailand on April 5 and rented an apartment in PK Mansion in Phuket Town, not far from Central Festival. Read […]
PHUKET, Jun 19 – A Chinese tourist was carried to his death by drowning when he was hit by a large wave near an island off this southern resort province on Tuesday, according to the authorities. Police said Ran Li, 28, was swimming near Racha Yai island when a three-metre-high wave carried him further out […]
PHUKET, 14 June 2013 (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) office in Phuket is targeting to expand the number of visitors to the province by 20% this year, while saying that strict enforcement of the law is required against private businesses and individuals who encroach on beaches. Chanchai Duangchit, director of the TAT […]
PHUKET, 10 June 2013 (NNT) – The Meteorological Department has warned residents of Phuket and its surrounding provinces to brace for possible mudslides and more heavy rains during the next two days. From June 10-12, a strong monsoon covering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand will continue to bring widespread thunderstorms to the […]
PHUKET: Police in Karon today arrested a Spanish couple and charged them with beating up the security guards at their hotel, the Golden Sand Inn in the early hours of this morning (June 4). Police said the couple, David Antolin Velasco, 35, and Maria Carmen, 33, were sitting on the beach close to the hotel […]
Thai Police on Friday arrested five men for the attack on a Kedah royal family bodyguard at a high-end resort in Patong just after midnight on Tuesday. The Phuket Gazette said four of the men, including three Malaysians, were arrested while trying to exit Thailand at the busy Sadao checkpoint in Songkhla province. Read more: […]
2 tourists from Australia came to Phuket for holiday, when they went out at night, they became drunk and unaware of their actions. When the drunk Australian tourists tried to go into a well-known pub in Phuket, they weren’t permitted to go in due to their drunk state. They were angry that the doorkeeper or […]
A 70-year-old Maltese man was found dead in a Phuket guest house last night. The Phuket Wan Tourism News said this morning that the man, a heavy smoker and an asthmatic, was found by his girlfriend naked on a bed at the Maximum Guesthouse in Nanai Road, Patong. He was one of three expats found […]
