Phuket – Police have arrested two Bulgarians for having allegedly attempted to steal electronic data for cloning ATM cards. Stenkov Anchoha Ritonov, 33, and Tervel Dimitrov, 31, were arrested on Sunday in this island province. Police searched their rented bungalow and found an assortment of equipment for stealing electronic data from victims when they used […]
After retrieving 2.5 million baht stolen from a bank in Phuket on Wednesday, police on Friday evening arrested the robber and discovered it was not his first bank job. The Thep Krasattri branch of Kasikorn Bank reported earlier that a total of 2.7 million baht was stolen by a robber who fled the scene on […]
A 64-year-old Briton jumped to his death in Phuket Friday while waiting for help from the British embassy and his relatives at a tourist-police office. Kenneth Caldwell reportedly ran out of money after vacationing on the popular island for nearly one month. Read more: The Nation
The Phuket King’s Cup Regatta is set to introduce windsurfing as one of its competitive classes this year with races taking place over four days from December 2 to 5. In the early years of the Phuket King’s Cup, the Regatta included a broad range of watercraft, yet over time it has developed into the […]
PHUKET, Oct 14 – Customs officials arrested a drug trafficker from Mozambique with six kilogrammes of crystal meth, also known as “ice,” worth around 21 million baht at Phuket International Airport. Ms Hortencia Ferreira, 37, was arrested on Saturday when she arrived at the airport from Doha by Qatar Airways, said Monthira Chertchoo, head of […]
BANGKOK, Oct 13 – The Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) said this year’s vegetarian festival is more vivacious than previous year, particularly in the southern provinces, with hope that the festival will boost confidence and bring tourists back to the area. ATTA president Sisdivachr Cheewarattanporn said room occupancy was full in the country’s prime […]
The Royal Thai Police announced new security measures, after an Israeli tourist was nearly raped by a Burmese immigrant during a Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan Island. The preventive measures will be centered around tourist areas in Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket, Chiang Mai and Surat Thani. In response to tourist safety concerns, including a high-profile […]
RANONG, Oct 12 – About ten per cent of the coral reefs along Thailand’s Andaman coast have recovered following previous incidents of higher sea temperatures causing coral bleaching. Local official Chairat Tipsarn of the Coastal and Marine Resources Department office, responsible for Thailand’s Andaman coast in Phuket, Pang-nga, and Ranong provinces, said the latest survey […]
