PHUKET: Three Thais and three men who according to police are said to be Russian were arrested in Patong in the early hours of this morning (Oct 20) when they were found to be in possession of various quantities of crystal meth (ya ice) and marijuana. Read more: thephuketnews.com
Thailand on Tuesday starts celebrating the first day of the Chinese vegetarian festival. Shrines in every province in the country have raised lantern poles to signify the beginning of this year’s vegetarian festival. In Phuket province, Phuket governor Jamleran Tipayapongtada this morning chaired the lantern pole raising ceremony at Phuket’s Jui Tui Shrine, with both […]
Nine cars parked at Phuket’s Thaland district police station were set afire and 13 others were smashed by angry protesters late Saturday night following the death of two suspected drug traffickers in an accident as they tried to escape police arrest. The protesters who are mostly relatives and friends of the two youths, aged 17 […]
PHUKET: Two men were killed earlier today (October 10) in a police chase which took place in Thalang. Phuket Governor Chamreon Tipayapongthada is currently investigating the alleged deadly police chase that claimed the lives of two people, which led to a mob of angry residents led by the victim’s parents, group together at Thalang police […]
The Foreign Ministry has invited Indonesia’s ambassador for a meeting on forest fires in that country that created unhealthy haze in Phuket for a second day Thursday. Haze that has affected seven southern provinces in recent days was at its worst in the island resort province on Thursday with airborne particulate matter measured at 201 […]
Several security guards were filmed beating up two foreign tourists in Phuket and the video and has quickly gone viral. Facebook user Wichian Juajun posted the 48-second video and explained that nasty incident occurred outside a nightclub in Soi Bangla, Patong Beach, on Wednesday night. Read more: Bangkok Post
A welding spark ignited tragedy when a fire broke out and gutted a bus in Phangnga province, killing one passenger and injuring 12 others. Driver Prathueng Sakkaew was taking 34 passengers on a double-deck coach operated by Trang Ruam Mitr Transport Co from Phuket to Satun province when he stopped at a welding shop in […]
PHUKET: A Chinese tourist has died after choking violently underwater while snorkelling with friends off Koh Khai island, in Phang Nga Bay, north of Phuket, yesterday afternoon (Oct 6). Police were called to PNT Pier in Rassada at 5pm. Read more: thephuketnews.com
