PHUKET: An Iranian man died who was taken to hospital by family members yesterday (Feb 28) when he complained of severe chest pains, died whist in the hospitals care it has been announced. Doctors have confirmed the man died after suffering a heart attack. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: A task force of 300 law-enforcement officers under order by Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha specifically targeted and arrested 28 illegal jet-ski operators at Patong as part of an anti-crime campaign that has set its sights on criminal activities being “overlooked” by local officials. Phuket Marine Chief Phuripat Theerakulpisut, whose office was left in […]
PHUKET: A German man died instantly after allegedly jumping from the seventh floor of a condominium in Patong last night (Feb 23). Lt Col Jessada Sangsuree from Kathu Police was called at 7:20pm to investigate an incident where it was reported that a foreign man had jumped from the Patong Condotel, a nine-storey building on […]
PHUKET: The bodies of two men who went missing while canoeing off Phuket on Saturday (Feb 21) have been found. One man is still missing, whilst a ten year old boy who was also out on the canoe is safe The Phuket News has learned. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: A 66-year-old Australian man on holiday in Phuket is in hospital after falling from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Patong just after midnight early this morning (Feb 23). Staff at the Charm Resort Hotel, on the Patong beach read, called police at 25 minutes after midnight, reporting that a guest had been […]
PHUKET: Phuket police responded to two separate incidents where foreigners had died yesterday morning (Feb 18), a Myanmar migrant worker at a laundry in Rassada and a British man who died at Phuket International Hospital. The first death was reported to Lt Suchart Meelampong of Phuket City Police at around 1am this morning. Read more: […]
PHUKET, 16 February 2016 (NNT) – The Phuket Provincial Administration has held a meeting with the private sector on addressing the province’s economic issues as the province prepares to host a Formula 1 powerboat race. The meeting was attended by Phuket Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada, Deputy Governor Prajiat Aksornthammakul, Director of the Phuket Office of Tourism […]
PHUKET: An order issued by Phuket Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada over the weekend calling on all authorities across the island to ramp up security efforts following a vague warning of “non-peaceful people coming to Phuket to create a situation” is “no cause for alarm”, the Phuket police chief told The Phuket News today (Feb 15). Read […]
