ONE has drowned and another tourist is missing in a day of tragedy at two of Phuket’s most popular but treacherous beaches. The tourist from Korea or China, pulled from the water at Kata, died at Patong Hospital this afternoon with his wife at his bedside. Hope is fading that the other tourist, from Bahrain, […]
AN AUSTRALIAN man died in a motorcycle crash on Phuket’s notorious Patong Hill about 3.30am yesterday. He was named today as Adam John Sutcliffe, 32. Some questions about the crash remain to be answered. Phuketwan understands Mr Sutcliffe was travelling across the hill alone on a rented motorcycle, with his helmet hanging off the pillion […]
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, […]
A 31-year-old man from Norfolk who had gone missing in Thailand has contacted his family. Police were becoming increasingly concerned about David Wood, formerly from Swaffham, who was reported as missing in the Krabi area. BBC News
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, […]
Police are becoming increasingly concerned about a 31-year-old man from Norfolk who has gone missing in Thailand. David Wood, formerly from Swaffham, moved to Thailand in 2008 but until recently had kept in regular contact with this family in the UK. He has been reported as missing in the Krabi area of the country. Norfolk […]
