PHUKET: Two men fled with B815,938 in cash after robbing two female employees from a Shell gas station at gunpoint as they arrived at the Tesco Lotus carpark this morning (June 11) to transfer the cash to a bank account. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: A 49-year-old Burmese national was arrested at the Por Pichai Fishing Quay on Friday (June 6) on charges of human trafficking. Ao Mo was accused of conning Burmese people into working on fishing boats without pay, and then demanding a ransom for their release from slavery. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: The police officer behind the four-month investigation of “mafia” taxi operation in Phuket, and the planner for the mass arrests and surrenders that have taken place over the past few days, says that Patong is also on his list of targets. He confirmed that the former mayor of Patong, Pian Keesin, will be among […]
BANGKOK, 4 June 2014 (NNT) – Pol Maj-General Apichai Tiamataya, Commander of the Tourist Police Division expects tourism in the three prominent tourist cities; Pattaya, Phuket and Koh Samui will pick up after the curfew was lifted in those favored areas. The Tourist Police Commander is preparing to host a meeting with related agencies to […]
PHUKET: One of Phuket’s most loved expat characters, Australian Graham Doven, died this afternoon in the Mission Hospital in Bangkok of multiple medical conditions. Graham was born and went to school in Sydney, following up with a degree from the Bradford University School of Management in the UK. Read more: thephuketnews.com
BANGKOK, 3 June 2014 (NNT) – The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has lifted the curfew in Pattaya, Samui and Phuket to boost the tourism atmosphere and reduce the curfew’s effects on the general public and businesses in these famous tourist destinations. The NCPO on Tuesday issued its 52nd announcement: the cancellation of […]
PHUKET: Phuket’s illegal tour guides have again been brought to the attention of the police, after 200 legal Thai tour guides visited Chalong Police to demand the police arrest the Chinese guides working illegally on the island. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: A 50-year-old Swedish man leaped to his death at 2am today (May 21) from the third floor of the Absolute Guesthouse opposite Soi Na Nai 2 in Patong after a blazing row with his Thai wife. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
