PHUKET – Thai and foreign tourists trapped on Racha Yai island after a heavy storm were lifted to safety by the Thai navy, police said on Sunday. Read more: Bangkok Post
A female British holidaymaker has cheated death after falling 30ft from a hotel balcony in Thailand. Friends claim pretty Romany Mitchell had her drinks spiked in a local bar before the accident on the island of Phuket. Read more: swns.com
A 41-year-old American wanted on paedophilia charges in Houston, Texas, was arrested at a hotel in Soi Sai Nam Yen in Patong yesterday afternoon (November 17), after the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) requested Thai Police assistance the previous day. PHUKET – November 17,2013; (name removed), a fitness trainer in Houston, was wanted for […]
(4 November) The police pursuit of a pair of suspects accused of robbing a woman of her gold necklace came to an end when the pair attempted to flee on a police vehicle. Late last night police in Phuket police were alerted of a robbery taking place in Montri Road. Ms. Pitchniya Kladmee, a manager […]
PHUKET: Russian man Oleg Fomenko was left feeling rather embarrassed after he went on a drunken escapade early on Wednesday morning – smashing an abbot statue at Wat Karon and using a crowbar to smash the window of a truck he tried to steal. Read more: thephuketnews.com By The Phuket News
PHUKET, Oct 17 – Phuket’s deputy governors have inspected the scene where a fire raged through a hypermarket, and reported that one department store staff is missing in the blaze. Phuket deputy governors Somkiat Sangkhaosutthirak, Chamroen Tipayapongtada and Sommai Prijasilpa visited the headquarters of the SuperCheap department store on Thepkasattri Road at Rassada subdistrict in […]
PHUKET: The main SuperCheap in Phuket burst into flames tonight, turning into an unstable inferno and sending a cloud of black smoke over a kilometer into the air. Every fire truck in Phuket was called to the scene on as well as trucks from nearby provinces. Read more: The Nation
PHUKET, 15th October 2013 (NNT) – The Minister of Tourism and Sports has led a team of officials to Phuket to launch an investigation into complaints of illegal taxis along Patong beach, Phuket. According to Tourism Minister Mr. Somsak Pureesrisak, the authorities received numerous complaints from the embassies of an EU country and China that […]
