PHUKET: A dozen houses in a large work camp near the Loch Palm Golf Course were razed by fire this morning (May 21) but firefighters managed to stop the flames from spreading to more than 100 other shacks nearby. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: DNA results that arrived in Phuket over the weekend confirm that a body found in the Phuket countryside is that of missing Russian Alexei Slabinskiy. The body was found on March 29 in a badly decayed condition, dumped in a patch of scrub in the Baan Rieng area. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: A 35-year-old karaoke waitress was shot dead early this morning (May 16) in front of one of the island’s best-known live music pubs, Sarapan Pleng on Patak Rd in Chalong. After receiving the call at 4am, Chalong police arrived to find the body of Nootsika Glaseuk from Ranong lying on the sidewalk surrounded by […]
A British man who underwent extreme weight loss as a result of attending a Thai Boxing camp on Phuket was detained for questioning at the airport as he attempted to leave because he did not resemble his passport photo. 33-year-old Ross Connor had spent a year at the camp, where he would work out for […]
PHUKET: Police are treating as suspicious the death of an American found half-naked in his hotel in Patong last night (May 12). The 58-year-old, whose name is being withheld until relatives are informed, was found lying on the floor next to his bed in the PL House guesthouse on Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd, wearing just […]
PHUKET: A senior Immigration officer has given a clue as to the reasons for the current crackdown on tourists doing “out-in visa hops” from Ranong to Myanmar and back, and across all other land borders with Thailand’s neighbours: MH370. Pol Lt Col Tauthong Thitchai of Surin Immigration, in whose territory is the busy Chong Jom […]
PHUKET: The special investigation team from the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) looking into the allegations of police extortion in the dive industry in Phuket has concluded that there is plausible evidence to believe that at least two Chalong police officers were involved in extortion. The officers could be fired from the police and be […]
PHUKET: Karon Police have charged five foreigners, suspected members of an international ATM skimming gang, with possession of fabricated ATM electron cards and other components thought to be used for skimming. Police said the suspects had stolen no less than 700,000 baht from ATM machines prior to their arrest yesterday (May 2). Read more: thephuketnews.com
