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British tourist held after Phuket cabbie assaulted
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 01/05/2024
» PHUKET: Police have arrested a British tourist accused of assaulting a Phuket taxi driver after a payment dispute.
Phuket task force files 400 cases against foreigners
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 04/04/2024
» PHUKET: At least 400 criminal cases have been filed against foreigners by the province’s new special task force set up to watch out for bad behaviour by visitors, according to Phuket governor Sophon Suwannarat.
Smoking Austrian attacks taxi driver in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 04/04/2024
» PHUKET: An Austrian visitor has been charged with assaulting a limousine taxi driver who reportedly told him not to smoke in the vehicle. The altercation resulted in the taxi colliding with another car.
Phuket looks to move forward
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/06/2023
» The Phuket Tourist Association (PTA) will present proposals to the new government for the island's tourism recovery, which aim to restore the 400 billion baht in income that the island enjoyed in 2019.
Phuket taxi driver fined for being rude
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 31/01/2022
» PHUKET: A taxi driver has been fined 1,000 baht and instructed to attend a course on good manners for being rude to a visitor from Bangkok he tried to overcharge on Friday night.
Swiss victim's timeline to murder
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/08/2021
» Tourist Police on Friday revealed the timeline of the Swiss woman who loved Thailand but was found murdered at a waterfall in Phuket on Thursday afternoon, and the information included details of her last 1.4-kilometre lone, uphill walk.
Phuket tackles overpriced taxi fares for tourists
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 12/12/2020
» Local authorities in Phuket are ramping up efforts to tackle the island's notoriously overpriced taxi fares, after a passenger complained of being ripped off.
Woman rubber tapper arrested for abandoning baby in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 29/09/2020
» PHUKET: A Myanmar woman has been tracked down in Surat Thani and charged with abandoning her young baby behind a Krungthai Bank branch in Patong area of Kathu district in Phuket on Sept 23.