PHUKET: Phuripat Theerakulpisut, director of the Phuket Marine Office announced on Tuesday (April 21) that the days of extortion by jetski operators are over. “Now there are zero problems from the jet-skis, since we brought in jet-ski management. We have set clear zones for jet-skis on the beaches.” Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: An Indonesian man has been arrested at Phuket International Airport trying to smuggle 5.2 kilos of cocaine onto the island. Jemani Ikhsan, 63, was caught at the airport after he stepped off a flight yesterday evening (April 20) from Singapore. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: Following the dissapearance of 36-year-old American Joshua Devine from the Chontara I liveaboard dive boat in the early hours of Saturday morning (April 11), Mermaid Dive Centre which is based in Pattaya and was the company which contracted out the Chontara I, yesterday (April 16) released a statement on their Facebook page regarding the […]
PHUKET, 11 April 2015 (NNT) – Phuket province has stepped up security measures after a car bomb in Samui Island and a fire at a cooperative in nearby Surat Thani Province last night. Phuket Governor Nisit Chansomwong revealed that the province seriously intended to offer all travelers the highest safety of both land and maritime […]
PHUKET: Two men, a Briton and an Australian, were arrested for involvement in a skimming gang last night (April 8). They were caught withdrawing B20,000 from a Siam Commercial Bank ATM machine on the Karon beachfront. Read more: thephuketnews.com
PHUKET: A 33-year-old British man was found drowned in a bath in a hotel room in Patong last night (April 6). Staff from the hotel discovered the body after the man failed to check-out. At 11:30pm, Lt Thawatchai Simai from Kathu police was called to investigate an incident where the body of a British man […]
Phuket Prison is preparing to release around 233 prisoners by a royal pardon issued by His Majesty the King to mark Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s 60th birthday tomorrow (April 2).208 of the prisoners are men whilst the remaining 25 are women. They are expected to be released at around 4pm tomorrow (April […]
Debris from an Indian satellite were discovered by Royal Thai Navy personnel floating in the waters off western Phuket yesterday (March 28). The satellite debris come from the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Read more: thephuketnews.com
