PHUKET, April 22 (TNA) – The Royal Thai Navy started the operation to move a floating platform, anchored off Racha Yai Island in Phuket to the shore. The structure will be handed over to the Phuket police as evidence in a criminal case against an American-Thai couple related to their seasteading project. Full story: tna.mcot.net […]
PHUKET: Police investigating the death of a New Zealand man whose body was found on Patak Rd in Karon early this morning (Apr 22) believe that his motorbike was not struck by any other vehicle, leading to his fatal fall on the road. Karon Police were notified of the man lying on the road, and […]
PHUKET: Phuket officials this morning confirmed that they are now searching for American C. E., whose permit to stay in Thailand has been revoked and is now wanted on criminal charges filed by the Royal Thai Navy. The news came after an urgent meeting called this morning to discuss the issue of the seastead south […]
PHUKET: Col Santi Sakuntanark, the commanding officer of the Royal Thai Army contingent stationed in Phuket, has assured that Phuket is believed to not be a target following the bomb attacks in Satun and Phattalung yesterday (Mar 10). However, Col Santi added that security patrols have been stepped up in key tourist areas and main […]
PHUKET: Authorities are finding ways to keep tourists at Mai Khao beach off the adjacent Phuket airport’s runway after the area became known as the “unseen Phuket”, where beachgoers take selfies with landing planes but create safety concerns over their close-up shooting. A new safety zone near the runway is being developed and will soon […]
PHUKET: An American tourist fishing from rocks near Promthep Cape, at the southern end of Phuket, was safely recovered yesterday (Feb 4) after he slipped and broke his arm, and became stuck in a gap in the rocks while the tide was rising. Rescue officers from the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation office at […]
A 51-year-old British man allegedly threatened to jump from his room on the ninth floor of a Phuket building on Saturday afternoon following a dispute over rent with his landlord before provincial officials intervened to resolve the situation. After talks with Britain’s honorary consul general in Phuket did not lead to the tenant leaving his […]
PHUKET: Tourist Police have expressed concern for the well-being of a British man who has barricaded himself in a condo in Phuket Town for more than two weeks. The man, 50-year-old D. M., has not left the condo, at Supalai Park, since Jan 14. Full story: thephuketnews.com By The Phuket News
