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Chinese fugitive wanted for fraud arrested in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 02/04/2026
» PHUKET - A 32-year-old Chinese national wanted in his country on fraud charges involving losses of more than 5 million baht has been arrested in the Patong area of this island province.
Woman made B80k a day delivering unordered junk goods to the gullible
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/11/2025
» PHUKET - A 30-year-old woman was arrested at a warehouse in Muang district for allegedly delivering unsolicited, substandard goods to people who had not ordered them and collecting an estimated 80,000 baht a day from those who paid.
Two Nigerians, Thai woman arrested in Phuket romance scam
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 09/02/2024
» PHUKET: Two Nigerian men and a Thai woman were arrested in Thalang district of this resort island province for alleged involvement in a romance scam.
Russians suspected of robbing compatriots of B30m
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 01/02/2024
» PHUKET: Police are questioning four Russian men suspected of abducting a Russian couple on this southern tourist island and forcing them to transfer 30 million baht worth of cryptocurrency.
Two tsunami-detection buoys off Phuket being replaced
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 15/11/2022
» PHUKET: Two tsunami-warning buoys deployed in the sea to the west of this island province are being replaced with new ones as the warning system is updated.
Border checkpoints tighten screenings for monkeypox
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 05/08/2022
» Monkeypox screening measures have been tightened at all disease control checkpoints handling travellers arriving in the kingdom, following the recent detection of Thailand's third case of the viral disease.
Foreigners 'deceived' by visa service
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 30/06/2022
» PHUKET: Police on Wednesday raided a brokerage company after receiving complaints from six foreign nationals who accused the firm of taking their money and failing to deliver visa extension services, causing them to overstay their visas.
Phuket launches rapid antigen test drive
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/05/2021
» Phuket has announced it will launch rapid Covid-19 antigen testing from Friday until May 15 to speed up the detection of cases and control the spread of the virus.
Phuket: Two more infections, total 172
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 11/04/2020
» PHUKET: Two more coronavirus infections have been confirmed in the island province, both Thais, raising the total to 172.
Doomed 'Phoenix' substandard: international experts
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/12/2018
» Police and international specialists have concluded the sunken Phoenix boat was substandard and illegally approved, and many officials and others connected with the July tragedy will lose their jobs, the immigration chief said.