PHUKET: At least three passengers are still unaccounted for following a collision earlier this evening between a tourist-packed speed boat and a Thai fishing boat about 4-5 nautical miles from the Koh Yao islands. The Phuket News understands that the collision was between a speedboat owned by Seastar company, Vita 2 – full of some […]
PHUKET: More changes were carried out this morning (October 17) when the Sakoo Or Bor Tor and the Royal Thai Navy officer region 3 demolished a building that was constructed illegally on Nai Yang Beach. The sub-district officers led by Sumet Suwannarat, Administrative Assistance of Sakoo Or Bor Tor, went to excavate the land secured […]
A German tourist drowned at Nai Harn Beach, Phuket on Wednesday after ignoring a safety warning sign urging beach-goers not to swim in rough weather, police said. Police and paramedics were alerted about a drowned foreign male tourist, identified later as Frank Retsch, 35, at 6pm. Read more: Bangkok Post
PHUKET: Karon police are cracking down on illegal taxis (black plate taxis) and have made four arrests since Wednesday (October 1). Karon police followed the order from the NCPO and Police Region 8. Read more: thephuketnews.com Darawan Naknakhon The Phuket News
PHUKET — Police arrested three Bulgarian men allegedly for producing and using fake ATM cards and withdrawing about 170,000 baht from victims’ accounts in Phuket province. Arrested early Saturday morning were Slavchev Tsvetozargev, 44, Nlk Valntinguenadiev, 42, and Yanev Tsvetannetorov, 42. The arrest followed complaints of about 100 victims who lost money to such fraud. […]
PHUKET: — Police are searching for four men caught on camera assaulting a Chinese tourist last night (September 25) at Baan Baipor Apartment in Talad Neua. Police were called to the OrBorJor Hospital where the victim was being treated at the ER. Guo Xing, 26, was brought into the hospital by witnesses to the attack. […]
PHUKET: Phuket Tourism & Sports officials accompanied by Tourist Police officers arrested a Georgian national in Kata on Friday (September 19) for selling tour packages without a work permit or a tourism license. “The arrest came after a complaint through Facebook and a letter saying there was a foreigner selling tour packages in the Kata […]
PHUKET: A dive boat burned and sank early this morning in Chalong Bay. Marine police were called to Chalong Pier at 2am to help put out the blaze on the boat, the Choksomboon 15, belonging to Andaman Ocean Safari. Read more: thephuketnews.com
