Nine cars parked at Phuket’s Thaland district police station were set afire and 13 others were smashed by angry protesters late Saturday night following the death of two suspected drug traffickers in an accident as they tried to escape police arrest. The protesters who are mostly relatives and friends of the two youths, aged 17 […]
PHUKET: Two men were killed earlier today (October 10) in a police chase which took place in Thalang. Phuket Governor Chamreon Tipayapongthada is currently investigating the alleged deadly police chase that claimed the lives of two people, which led to a mob of angry residents led by the victim’s parents, group together at Thalang police […]
Several security guards were filmed beating up two foreign tourists in Phuket and the video and has quickly gone viral. Facebook user Wichian Juajun posted the 48-second video and explained that nasty incident occurred outside a nightclub in Soi Bangla, Patong Beach, on Wednesday night. Read more: Bangkok Post
A welding spark ignited tragedy when a fire broke out and gutted a bus in Phangnga province, killing one passenger and injuring 12 others. Driver Prathueng Sakkaew was taking 34 passengers on a double-deck coach operated by Trang Ruam Mitr Transport Co from Phuket to Satun province when he stopped at a welding shop in […]
PHUKET: A Chinese tourist has died after choking violently underwater while snorkelling with friends off Koh Khai island, in Phang Nga Bay, north of Phuket, yesterday afternoon (Oct 6). Police were called to PNT Pier in Rassada at 5pm. Read more: thephuketnews.com
A 66-year-old American yachtsman living in Phuket died on his boat Tuesday from an apparent heart attack. Police in Thalang district of resort island were informed of the death at about 3.40pm. The man was pronounced dead at the emergency unit of Thalang Hospital. Read more: Bangkok Post
PHUKET: A minivan driver may be charged with reckless driving after his vehicle crashed into a Phuket tour bus that was making a u-turn at Baan Phak Cheed in Pa Khlok this afternoon (Sept 30). Police arrived at the scene, near the entrance of Yamu Hills estate on the Heroines-Pa Khlok Rd (Route 4027), to […]
PHUKET: A Scottish man was found hanged inside a Patong hotel room in Soi Sansabai this morning (Sept 24) when he failed to check out on time. Police have yet to rule the case as suicide. At 8:30am, Kathu Pol arrived at the Bangkok Residence Hotel in Soi Sansabai after being called by hotel staff […]
