PHUKET City police say they have apprehended an American man who answers the description of the expat wanted over the killing of Phuket bar hostess Wanpen Pianchai, who was stabbed and dumped naked in a suitcase by a Phuket roadside last month. The man was apprehended about 6pm yesterday at his home in Thantong Village, […]
Police are becoming increasingly concerned about a 31-year-old man from Norfolk who has gone missing in Thailand. David Wood, formerly from Swaffham, moved to Thailand in 2008 but until recently had kept in regular contact with this family in the UK. He has been reported as missing in the Krabi area of the country. Norfolk […]
FEAR is spreading that the Sweethearts Bar body-in-a-bag killer may still be on Phuket, and that he may strike again. Bar girls across the island are terrified and hoping that the 50,000 baht reward now on offer will lead to the man’s swift arrest. ”If he does not get caught, there will be a next […]
RoyFest the Phuket Music Festival will take place on June 25th & 26th this year on Karon Beach The tropical island paradise of Phuket will be hosting the 2010 Phuket Music Festival at Karon Beach, June 25 – 26. Billed as the largest beach dance party in Asia, the two-day, two-night music and dance festival […]
WHEN TWO Russian tourists took an immediate disliking for each other on Phuket, the outcome was costly for one of them. The confrontation came early on Monday morning, soon after midnight, as both tourists left a nightspot in the western beach town of Karon with their girlfriends. According to officers in Chalong, the nearest police […]
Construction of 17 new houses – built to replace those destroyed in last year’s fire at the Phuket’s sea gyspy village fire in Mai Khao – has now been completed. Governor Wichai, along with the presidents of Phuket Red Cross, the OrBorJor and leaders of the local administration organisations went along to see the houses […]
The sea fan is carefully brought out of water to make sure that they are not damaged before marine biologists from Phuket marine Biological centre or PMBC take them to re-submerge in appropriate location for its development. The fertility of sea water off Chalong bay on the south side of Phuket island leads to several […]
A fire broke out at the Phra Nang Inn Hotle in Krabi early Tuesday, causing panic among hotel guests. Channel 5 reported that the fire caused some Bt20 million worth of damages. No injuries were reported. The Nation
