PHUKET: Police are yet to confirm the cause of death of a German man who was found lifeless at his home in Rawai yesterday morning (Feb 12). Police and rescue workers arrived were called to the home, in Soi Hayaek, near Chalong Circle, at 11am. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: Police are puzzling over the death of a 28-year-old Canadian man found dead in a Patong hotel room early this morning (Feb 9). Kathu Police Capt Yingyong Chuoykij was called to the long-standing Tropica Bungalow Resort on the Patong beach road just before 6am. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET, 8 February 2016 (NNT) – The government and private sector are organizing Thailand Yacht Show 2016 from February 8-14, 2016, at Ao Po Grand Marina, Phuket. The yachting event aims to support the government policy to promote Thailand as ‘Marina Hub of ASEAN’ as well as stimulate the country’s economy and tourism. Read more: […]
PHUKET: Police in Phuket will continue to hold onto foreigners’ passports as long as they see fit while carrying out an investigation – even if for nothing more than dealing with private negotiations for damages arising from a minor car accident, The Phuket News confirmed this week. The issue of Thai authorities holding passports resurfaced […]
PHUKET: The chief of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MoTS) Phuket office is to investigate a local tour company after a Chinese tourist died after he was pulled from the water unconscious during a day trip to Koh Racha Yai yesterday (Feb 2). The tourist, 50-year-old Lu Weidong, died whilst being transferred to Vachira […]
THAI AUTHORITIES have rescued nearly 30 Myanmar victims from alleged human traffickers’ hands in Phuket province. The rescue operation relied on information provided by a Myanmar man who successfully ran away from the suspected traffickers, who were also from Myanmar. Read more: The Nation
PHUKET: A British man was arrested for theft at Phuket International Airport this afternoon (Feb 1) when he took cash from a cash-filled envelope left on a AirAsia check-in counter. Tha Chatchai Police and Tourist Police arrested a 49-year-old British man from Epsom, England at 1:45pm as he was checking in his bag at a […]
PHUKET: The body of a foreign man found on New Zealand registered yacht last Saturday (Jan 23) has still not been formally identified by family members. The true cause of death has also yet to be confirmed say police. Read more: thephuketnews.com
