A crewman on a Phuket King’s Cup Regatta racing yacht was found dead on board the vessel, at anchor off Phuket’s Kata beach, on Wednesday. The man is believed to be a Canadian who was an expat resident of Phuket. Police are still on board the vessel, but there are no indications of suspicious circumstances. […]
BRITISH kickboxer Lee Aldhouse, wanted for murder on Phuket, will appear before a video extradition hearing this week, a British newspaper reports. Aldhouse, 28, suspected of knifing to death former US Marine DaShawn Longfellow in the early hours of August 14 after losing a bar fight, is to appear before magistrates by videolink from Wandsworth […]
Thailand enjoys a rapid expansion of Russian tourists visiting Thailand but has to deal with an unwanted side effect – the presence of Russian organized crime networks around the popular beach destinations of Pattaya and Phuket. The biggest headline grabber of 2008-09 has likely been the arrest of Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, whose extradition […]
PATTAYA: An Irish tourist, on his first visit to Pattaya with two friends, was threatened with a long-bladed knife by one of a group of Thai men who hire out jet skis opposite Mike Shopping Mall. In what is becoming an increasingly common occurrence in Pattaya, certain jet ski operators have taken a leaf out […]
PHUKET, Nov 29 – Coral reefs around Thailand’s famous Phi Phi Islands, situated off the coast of the southern province of Krabi, have been found heavily damaged, following a diving exploration survey on coral reefs in the area, according to Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC). The Phi Phi Islands, known as the ‘Jewels of the […]
A French ATM fraudster has been arrested in Phuket following a joint operation between the Police Bureau, the Tourist Police and the Pattaya Police. The man had allegedly been stealing money from ATM machines using fake cards in several Thai tourist centres, including Pattaya, Phuket and Chiang Mai. Pattaya, 27 November 2010 (PDN): At 8.00pm […]
PHUKET, Nov 25 – Phuket City and TOT Plc, Thailand’s state-owned telecommunications company, have joined hands to provide free Wi-Fi hotspots to the public in some areas under the project of “Phuket Free Wi-Fi”. Two public parks — Saphan Hin Public Park and Chalermprakiat Public Park — are the spots for Wi-Fi access. The project […]
AN EXPAT resident died when walking across a main road in southern Phuket from his favorite bar about 3am on Sunday, police said today. The man, from Finland, was struck by a car outside the Asia Bar in Viset Road, Rawai, as he headed back to his home on the opposite side of the road. […]
