Hua Hin police were notified of the murder of a foreign national on December 13th. The discovery was made in a locked room at Prasopchok Guesthouse on Petchkasem Road, it appears the deceased had been there for at least a week. Mr Christopher Schnitzer, a 67 year old Swiss national was found with head and […]
PATTAYA: An Irish tourist, on his first visit to Pattaya with two friends, was threatened with a long-bladed knife by one of a group of Thai men who hire out jet skis opposite Mike Shopping Mall. In what is becoming an increasingly common occurrence in Pattaya, certain jet ski operators have taken a leaf out […]
Well-known Swedish Businessman Killed in Bangkok Johan Winlöf, 45, has been killed in Bangkok, and his Thai wife is suspected to have killed her husband with a knife. ”A police investigation has already started, Anders Jörle, press officer at the Swedish ministry of foreign affairs confirm to the newspaper. The man had been living and […]
Two young Thai boys have been murdered on their way home from the market in Chon-Buri on the weekend. The pair had been returning home on their motorbike when they were attacked by an unknown offender who subsequently stole approximately Bt1,000 from the children. Chon-Buri, the 8th of August 2010: At approximately 5:30pm on Sunday, […]
PHUKET, July 19 – An American man was arrested in Thailand’s southern seaside resort island of Phuket on charges of murdering a Thai woman working in nightclub, a senior police officer told a press briefing Monday. Ronald John Fanelli, a 37-year-old suspect with an outstanding arrest warrant, was apprehended for murder Sunday at his home […]
Just after 2.30 on Tuesday Morning, Banglamung Police were made aware of an armed robbery whereby the victim was a Buddhist Monk. Police were able to arrest the suspect, Khun Galong aged 26 who had allegedly stolen 1,300 Baht from the Monk named as Pra Banyar. The Monk explained that he lived in a small […]
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 […]
Sadly, as more and more people lose their jobs, the crime rates go up as people have to turn to burglary and other means of survival. This is especially true on the island of Phuket, where the amount of burglaries have shot up in the last few months.
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