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• Phuket police search for woman’s ex-girlfriend after acid attack May 8, 2024
  A manhunt is underway in Phuket, as police are fervently looking for a woman accused of committing a horrifying acid attack on her former partner. This violent incident unfolded yesterday evening on Soi Ta-iad, in the district of Chalong. The distressing call to authorities was made from outside a pharmacy situated opposite the popular Ali’s […]
  Puntid Tantivangphaisal
• British expat killed in Phuket traffic accident May 8, 2024
  A tragic traffic incident claimed the life of a 65 year old British woman in Kamala, Phuket. A white passenger van, careening through a red light at the main intersection, struck the British long-term British resident on Sunday, May 5, ending her life abruptly on the spot. The brutal force of collision hurled her body […]
  Mitch Connor
• Man mistakenly shot as mouse deer in Phuket jungle May 8, 2024
  Phuket’s Karon View Point jungle was the scene of a tragic and unusual death when a 40 year old man was mistakenly shot by his friend, who mistook him for a mouse deer. The body was discovered late on May 5. Responding to the alert around 11.30pm, police arrived at the area, which was situated […]
  Mitch Connor
• Uzbekistan tourist dies after ignoring rip current warning in Phuket May 8, 2024
  A strong rip current at Kata Noi Beach in Phuket claimed the life of a 41 year old Uzbekistan tourist. He was declared dead at Chalong Hospital yesterday afternoon following his encounter with the deadly current. His death was reported to Karon Police around 3.30pm. An investigation into Sadullo Tashtemirovich Saidov’s unfortunate demise revealed that […]
  Mitch Connor
• Fatal accident on Patong Hill Phuket claims two lives May 8, 2024
  A fatal accident occurred last night on Phra Baramee Road on the Kathu side of Patong Hill, Phuket, claiming the lives of two individuals and leaving several others injured. The incident involved a pickup truck, which had been transporting workers, veering off its lane and colliding with a motorcycle. The accident, which transpired in front […]
  Mitch Connor
• Justice delayed: Iranian boxer remains free after stealing from Burmese woman May 8, 2024
  A Burmese woman is seeking justice as an Iranian boxer remains at large after drugging and stealing valuables worth over a million baht from her condominium in the Phra Khanong neighbourhood of Bangkok last year. The Burmese victim, identified as 25 year old Nang Mwe Hlaing, filed a complaint at Phra Khanong Police Station after […]
  Petch Petpailin
• Man’s body discovered in Phuket jungle: No signs of foul play May 7, 2024
  The body of 40 year old man was discovered at the base of a hill by the coastline near Karon View Point, Phuket on the evening of May 5. The authorities were notified of the discovery of the man, Haschai Khaokhem, at approximately 11.30pm. Upon arrival at the location, which was in the jungle behind […]
  Mitch Connor
• British man arrested at Phuket Airport for possession of cocaine May 7, 2024
  Police arrested a British man at Phuket International Airport on May 2 after discovering cocaine hidden within his passport. The arrest of the 29 year old British man, Jamie Louise Swain, was made at the immigration checkpoint of Phuket Airport at around 7pm on May 2. Swain arrived in Phuket on Etihad Airways flight EY […]
  Petch Petpailin
• British man lost in Thailand, family issues SOS appeal May 7, 2024
  The family of a British man issued an SOS after he went AWOL while on holiday in Thailand. Scottish man David Goldthorpe has vanished in Thailand after booking a holiday in the Land of Smiles to celebrate his retirement. The 65 year old Edinburgh-born retiree was supposed to fly home Sunday, May 5, but never […]
  Bob Scott
• Phuket governor inspects aerator for canal odour control May 6, 2024
  Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat recently examined the aerator installed in Klong Pak Bang, Kamla, as part of a broader effort to combat the unpleasant odour emanating from the canal. The governor’s visit took place over the weekend, joined by the likes of Phuket MP Chalermphong Saengdee, Advisor to the Governor of Phuket Province, Dr Somkid […]
  Mitch Connor