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PHUKET: A man died after a fall from an eighth-floor apartment balcony in Patong yesterday afternoon (May 8) in what police believe is likely to have been a suicide brought on by health and financial woes. Police and rescue workers were called to the apartment block, off Rat U Thit 200
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PHUKET: A Russian woman was saved from bleeding to death after she used a knife to repeatedly slash her throat while inside a Patong 7-11 yesterday morning (Apr 6). The woman, a 41-year old Russian national was wearing black pants and yellow vest as she entered the 7-11 store at Ratchauthit
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PHUKET: A 64-year-old Chinese tourist has been pronounced dead after after he was pulled from the water unconscious at Patong Beach this morning (April 4). The tourist, Teng Yiding, 64, from the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning, which borders North Korea, was pulled from the water just after 11am. Full story: thephuketnews.com The
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PHUKET: The driver of a private water truck died this morning when he lost control of his vehicle causing it to first break the guardrail on the side of Patong Hill and then roll about 20 metres down the hillside. The vehicle came to rest in a rubber plantation opposite the
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PHUKET: The pregnant woman injured in the Patong bus crash on Sunday (Feb 25) is safe from harm and has been discharged from hospital, police have confirmed. The woman was a passenger in a pickup truck her husband was driving when a runaway tour bus carrying Russian tourists slammed into several
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PHUKET: A Thai woman sustained serious injuries while four Chinese tourists suffered minor injuries when a tour bus’ brakes failed and collided with a car and a motorbike on Patong Hill last night (Feb 13). Lt Col Teerasak Boonsang of the Patong Police was notified of the accident at 11pm. Full story:
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PHUKET: Two male Chinese tourists were saved from drowning at Patong Beach at about 7:30pm on Saturday night (Oct 21) by volunteer lifeguards and jet-ski operators, volunteer lifeguard and ex-lifeguard of the Phuket Lifeguard Service (PLS) Mr Somprasong Saengchat told The Phuket News today (Oct 23). “I had already finished volunteer
Read More PHUKET: A 58-year-old American expat was found dead after jumping from the fourth floor of a luxury condominium in Patong this morning (Oct 11) over what police believe to be personal or financial issues. Capt Teerasak Boonsang of the Patong Police arrived at the scene, behind the Phuket Villa Beach Condo
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