PHUKET – A 30-year-old Australian tourist was found dead inside a room in Muang district on Wednesday morning. The man was found lying face-up on a bed inside the room on the second floor of a dormitory in tambon Rawai when Pol Lt Chanat Hongsittichaikul, deputy investigation chief at Chalong police station, and officers arrived. […]
PHUKET: Police do not suspect foul play in the death of a 37-year-old South African man, whose body was found inside a disorderly room this morning in Patong. Patong police were alerted by the owner of a four-storey residential townhouse building located on Piset Karanee Rd that a foreign tenant was discovered dead in the […]
PHUKET: An Australian expat today (July 16) faces being charged with drunk and reckless driving after he allegedly drove his new vehicle into several other vehicles in Cherng Talay leaving three people injured and then fleeing the scene. Cherng Talay Police Chief Col Serm Khawnnimit received a call at 4:30am this morning from Baan Pasak […]
PHUKET: One lane of Thung Kha Rd in Rassada remains closed today (July 12) following the collapse of a retaining wall yesterday (July 11) which is believed to have been caused by recent heavy rain. The wall is the property of property development company Pruksa Ville who recently purchased the adjoining land for a new […]
PHUKET, 11 July 2016 (NNT) – The public and private sector in Phuket province invited Thai teens to a series of lectures held over the weekend, showing them how to live a drug-free lifestyle. According to Phuket Deputy Governor Prajiad Aksornthammakul, the lectures were organized by the Internal Security Operations Command of Phuket and a […]
PHUKET: More than 100 officers including police, military and anti-money-laundering officials seized 29 boats and 53 buses belonging to companies operating under the Tranlee Travel Co Ltd network of businesses in raids at Rassada and Koh Siray, on the east side of Phuket Town, this morning (July 6). Officials led by Region 8 Police Deputy […]
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Land Office has issued a formal warning to owners, developers and managers of condominiums that renting out their properties on a daily basis is a breach of the Hotel Act that may incur a fine or even jail time. The notice, issued to all 234 registered condo projects in Phuket – […]
PHUKET: A 28-year-old Russian tourist drowned at Naiharn Beach yesterday evening (June 30) after ignoring the red flag warnings placed along the shore. Capt Wuthiwat Liangboonjinda of Chalong Police was called to investigate the reported drowning of a Russian tourist at Naiharn beach in Rawai at 6:30pm last night. Full story: thephuketnews.com
