PHUKET: Hoteliers on Koh Phi Phi, Koh Racha Yai and other islands in the Phuket region have requested that the Navy and Marine Police assist in transporting tourists back to Phuket following a ban on any boats smaller than 24 meters going out to sea. The Phuket Marine Office’s ban on small boats comes as […]
PHUKET, 8 July 2015 (NNT) – A fishing boat has capsized amid rough seas near Phuket, as the search and rescue for six missing crew members of another vessel continues. Phuket Marine Police received a distress call from a fishing boat that capsized east of Racha Noi Island. The boat carried a total of five […]
PHUKET, 7 July 2015 (NNT) – Six crew members of a capsized barge remain missing in the Andaman Sea as the Royal Thai Navy continues its search for survivors. The barge, carrying construction materials and a backhoe, had an engine malfunction before being overwhelmed by strong waves near Koh Racha Yai island, 10 kilometers away […]
PHUKET: Two motorcyclists are dead after a cement truck plunged down Patong Hill earlier today (July 6). The driver did not flee the scene as has been taken into custody by the police for questioning. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: A Srisoonthon village headman filed a formal complaint to Phuket Governor Nisit Jansomwong yesterday (July 1) alleging that two men acting as police came to his office on Monday (June 29) and carried out a search. At 4pm yesterday, Amnoyporn Samneing, village headman of Moo 6 in Srisoonthon and his assistant Chaermpon Kerdsap went […]
PHUKET: Police are currently looking for three foreigners who they believe broke into a vehicle parked at Tesco Lotus Thalang yesterday (June 21) stealing an iPhone, iPad mini and two bags. At 5:30pm, police received a call from Tesco Lotus Thalang security who advised them that a car parked at the store had been broken […]
PHUKET: Police have arrested five Chinese nationals seizing 300 fake ATM cards, outbound plane tickets and B20, 000 in cash the men are thought to have stole. Police had identified the five suspects after collecting evidence from banks and merchants in Patong yesterday. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: Police are investigating to confirm whether or not an Australian man found dead in a Patong hotel room last night (June 18) died of natural causes. Officers were called to Nicky’s Handlebar Hotel on 200 Pi Rath-U-Thit Rd at 8pm to find the body of the 65-year-old man lying on the bed in his […]
