One of Thailand’s most controversial and intriguing organizations celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Empower, which stands for “Education Means Protection of Women Engaged in Recreation”, is a non-profit organization with centers in Bangkok’s Patpong red light district, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Mae Sai and Patong Beach in Phuket. It provides women involved in Thailand’s […]
Despite the political crisis in Thailand in May and June, the country saw an increase in visitors in the first half of the year. The Ministry of Tourism and Sports showed there were 7,515,025 visitors between January and June, compared to 6,609,313 in 2009. Canadian arrivals rose by 3.8%. In a release, the ministry said […]
On July 20th 2010, 30 final candidates of Miss Thailand World 2010 contest arrived in Phuket. They are staying at Cape Panwa Hotel during their Phuket visit from July 20th-23rd. After reaching the hotel, all 30 candidates attended a press conference led by Bhumipat Nawanukroa, the Director of Cape Hotel Collection Group and Nawat Itsarakraisin, […]
A former US Navy serviceman who settled down in Phuket, Thailand three years ago has been taken into custody by Thai Police on murder charge for killing a Thai bar hostess last month. The murder suspect was identified as Ronald John Fanelli, 37, who served the US Navy before relocating in Thailand three years ago, […]
PHUKET, July 19 – An American man was arrested in Thailand’s southern seaside resort island of Phuket on charges of murdering a Thai woman working in nightclub, a senior police officer told a press briefing Monday. Ronald John Fanelli, a 37-year-old suspect with an outstanding arrest warrant, was apprehended for murder Sunday at his home […]
PHUKET City police say they have apprehended an American man who answers the description of the expat wanted over the killing of Phuket bar hostess Wanpen Pianchai, who was stabbed and dumped naked in a suitcase by a Phuket roadside last month. The man was apprehended about 6pm yesterday at his home in Thantong Village, […]
THAILAND and Phuket remain destinations where a disproportionate number of British citizens find themselves in trouble, the latest figures issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office reveal. According to the report, 292 British citizens died in Thailand in the year to March 31. There were 68 drug arrests and 199 reported ”hospitalisations.” Arrests/detentions totalled 249, […]
FEAR is spreading that the Sweethearts Bar body-in-a-bag killer may still be on Phuket, and that he may strike again. Bar girls across the island are terrified and hoping that the 50,000 baht reward now on offer will lead to the man’s swift arrest. ”If he does not get caught, there will be a next […]
