US carrier George H W Bush’s visit to Phuket drawing 30 million baht a day
THE United States aircraft carrier George H W Bush’s port call to Phuket during Oct. 4-9 with thousands of personnel coming ashore for a rest-and-recreation break after six months supporting US operations in the Middle East is estimated to draw 30 million baht a day to the local economy, Phuket News Centre and Manager […]
Read MoreBody of tourist washes up on Phuket beach
THE body of a Moroccan tourist who drowned while swimming in the sea with his friend off Phuket’s Karon beach washed up on Kata Noi beach today (Sep. 16), Amarin TV said. The two Moroccan men got into difficulty while swimming at approximately 6.40 p.m. on Monday and lifeguards and officials successfully rescued one […]
Read MoreDSI summons Phuket MP in real estate nominee case
JUSTICE MINISTER Lt. Gen. Ruttapol Naowarat said today (Sept. 2) at Government House that the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has summoned Mr. Somchart Techathaworncharoen, a People’s Party Phuket MP, for questioning in a Phuket real estate nominee case next Monday (Sept. 7), Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said. DSI’s investigation indicates that Somchart […]
Read MorePhuket residents urge govt to cut Israeli tourists’ visit to maximum 15 days
AROUND 200 to 300 Phuket residents today (Aug. 28) aired their bad experiences at the hands of foreign tourists at Loma Park, Patong Beach, and demanded that the government restrict Israeli tourists to a maximum 15-day stay to prevent them from engaging in illegal businesses, Amarin TV said. The forum, entitled “Save Phuket, Save […]
Read MoreFacebook page spotlights sign at a Phuket shop barring Israeli tourists
THAI social media users flocked in to comment after the Phuket Times Facebook page posted an image of a sign in front of a shop on the island that bars Israelis from entering, Naewna newspaper said today (Aug. 22). The shopkeeper said “I was once verbally abused by Israelis in front of my shop. […]
Read MoreDrug crackdown in Phuket nets suspect at checkpoint
STRICT inspections at a checkpoint in Phuket led to the arrest of a Thai man who was travelling by bus after over 1kg of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) and 400 Ecstasy pills (MDMA) were found in his backpack, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Aug. 19). A Tha Chatchai police station team mounted this operation under […]
Read MoreGerman tourist drowns in Phuket after being swept away by big waves
A GERMAN man holidaying in Thailand drowned after being pulled further into the sea by large waves that pounded Phuket’s Freedom beach yesterday (Aug. 10) while six other tourists narrowly escaped death after being caught in strong currents off Nai Thon beach today, TV Channel 7 and NBT World said, Rescuers have found the […]
Read MoreAlarm in Phuket as tourist rides motorised suitcase down a road
A VIDEO of a female tourist riding a motorised suitcase down a road in Phuket has gone viral and prompted widespread concern about potential for a car accident, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Aug. 4). A passerby who spotted the unidentified tourist of unknown nationality calmly riding down the road on her motorised […]
Read MoreDaughter-in-law decapitates mother-in-law in Phuket
A SHOCKING incident occurred in Phuket when an enraged daughter-in-law fatally attacked and decapitated her mother-in-law during a heated argument at their home today (Aug. 1), Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Col. Jaruvit Khunjarern, an investigating officer at Chalong police station, was alerted of a murder at a house in Chalong subdistrict, Mueang district, […]
Read MoreSwiss man arrested on charges of assaulting boy at Patong beach
A SWISS man has been arrested for allegedly luring a 14-year-old boy to Patong Beach and sexually assaulting him with Phuket police having charged him with three serious offences and are opposing bail, TV Channel 7 said today (July 21). The boy’s mother had contacted Ms. Paveena Hongsakul, president of Paveena Foundation for Children […]
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