Two foreigners have been arrested for alleged robberies worth about Bt1 million cash in various currencies from safe boxes at four Phuket hotels or guesthouses. The accused men – Iranian Shahram Ghorbaniafshar, 48, and Frenchman Stephane Emery, 42 – were arrested at a bungalow in the Patong area on Friday. Read more: The Nation By […]
PHUKET: Two Belarussians were arrested in Rawai area yesterday (December 25) after allegedly stealing B100,000 from local ATM machines. Today (December 26) Phuket Police Chief Maj Gen Pachara Boonyasit announced the arrest of the two men, Mikalai Romankou and Siarhei Bandarkou, both 35, who, he said, used phony ATM cards to make illegal cash withdrawals […]
PHUKET: Ten men, five of them soldiers from Nakhon Sri Thammarat, have been arrested for taking a Ukrainian couple hostage overnight and then demanding half a million US dollars (B15 million) from them. But what should have been a smooth operation to get the money ended in the ten being arrested. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: Thirteen people were injured when a 24-seat Phuket-registered bus carrying Chinese tourists crashed in Phang Nga yesterday (December14). Pol Lt Col Sanay Ukoat of Phang Nga Police said that at about 10:30am, the driver of the An Xin Tours minibus, Sanya Ananphet 36 from Krabi, lost control on a wet section of Phetkasem Rd […]
BANGKOK: The police have given themselves three months to launch a major crackdown on transnational gangs that have spread into Thailand, including biker gangs said to be operating in Phuket. The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) is leading operations to suppress the criminal outfits because it has the authority to make arrests anywhere in the country. […]
The Land Transport Department yesterday ordered the US-based Uber ride sharing service operator to stop services after a meeting with three ride sharing operators. Uber agreed to cease operations of its services using black coloured registration plate or private cars. Read more: thaipbs.or.th
PHUKET: After a standoff of several hours, an excavator is now knocking down the Beach Club at Nai Yang Beach. Local Tambon Sakoo staff led by deputy director Surin Yotharak, and backed by some 30 Navy personnel carrying assualt weapons, machine guns, a shotgun and pistols, arrived this morning (December 8) to find the way […]
PHUKET: The body of a man was found floating in the sea near Kata Noi Beach by Marine Biology Centre scientists this morning (November 27). Chaiyamongkul Yamaroonpattana from the Phuket Marine Biological Centre, told Karon Police that while the scientists were surveying the marine life in the area, they noticed the body floating in the […]
