A MAN shot a female cashier through the head tonight at a restaurant in Phuket City, took about three steps, then turned the gun on himself. The cashier slumped dead with a pen still in her hand, poised to calculate the next bill. The two shots horrified diners in the restaurant. The shooter, Bandit Anurakbandit, […]
Phuket – A Norwegian tourist jumped to his death from the 14th floor of a hotel on this tourist-destination island Friday, police said. Police was informed that Heljeheth Jon Kristian, 26, jumped from the 14thf floor at Phuket Palace Hotel in Tambon Patong at 11 am. Kristian checked into the hotel on November 2 and […]
Bangkok – A fire gutted a dive boat which was undergoing repairs on a Thai resort island, injuring seven workers. The fire was believed to have been started by sparks from a steel saw used by a workman doing engine repairs on the scuba diving boat, owned by the West Coast Divers, a Thai firm […]
Phuket, 10 October 2010 (NNT) – The atmosphere of the vegetarian festival in the southern island of Phuket is lively with tourists flocking to see the Buddha procession. People mostly dressed in white gathered at the shrines and around the city to see the Buddha procession, which was going around the City of Phuket. Different […]
IMMIGRATION officials are investigating the case of a man who claims he is an American and has been living on Phuket without a passport for six years. Police in Patong said that when approached while acting suspiciously at a popular beachfront resort, the man gave his name as Dean Mancuso, aged 50. The fine for […]
AN AUSTRALIAN was found dead in a room at a guesthouse in the Nanai area of Patong yesterday. It is believed he had been dead for several days. Sanong Pimphan, 40, who occupied the next-door room, noticed a bad smell about 10.30am and told the management, who called police. Officers who entered the room found […]
Phuket’s local public transportation, “Po Tongs” is awarded “the Oustanding Local Innovation” in a recent national competition, a senior local politician said on Tuesday. Paiboon Upattaising, president of Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation (PPAO), said the vehicle is among 1003 projects sent by PPAOs throughout the country to contest in the competition. Only 61 projects including […]
A backpack died after a freak wave swept her from her boyfriend’s arms as they paddled in the sea. Rebecca Callaghan, 21, was on a romantic trip to Thailand with Ian Fenwick when she drowned, an inquest heard yesterday. The sea was initially calm, but a massive wave came suddenly and separated the couple, dragging […]
