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German tourist arrested for stealing cash at Phuket spa
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 22/01/2026
» PHUKET - Police arrested a German man for stealing cash from a spa on this tourist island after he revisited the business to return the money.
Special status call for Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 28/07/2025
» Local leaders are calling for Phuket to receive special administrative status, similar to Bangkok and Pattaya, to improve infrastructure and control over budget management and local administration.
Phuket beefs up controls on foreigners after surge in crime
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 02/03/2025
» Phuket, in association with international consulates, is ramping up its immigration screenings and crackdowns on illegal activities following a surge in the number of drug-related crimes and foreigners working on the island illegally.
Cops nab 4 extortionists
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 25/02/2025
» PHUKET: Four men have been arrested while allegedly trying to extort money from two Vietnamese men at gunpoint in a van parked outside a hotel in Muang district.
Phuket police arrest armed extortionists in van outside hotel
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 24/02/2025
» PHUKET - Four men were arrested while allegedly trying to extort money from two Vietnamese men at gunpoint in a van parked outside a hotel in Muang district.
Russian attacked, robbed
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/01/2025
» PHUKET: A Russian man has told police he was attacked and robbed of US$700 (24,237 baht) in cash by another man speaking Russian in his hotel room on Sunday night.
Russian beaten, robbed in Phuket hotel room
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/01/2025
» PHUKET - A Russian man has told police he was attacked and robbed of US$700 in cash, about 20,000 baht, by another man speaking Russian in his hotel room in Phuket on Sunday night.
Ukrainian robbed of B8m in digital money in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 10/11/2024
» PHUKET: A Ukrainian man told police he visited a friend's room on this southern tourist island and was forced to transfer cryptocurrency worth more than 8 million baht to a group of armed men.
Landslide-hit Phuket enters rehab stage after 13 bodies found
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 25/08/2024
» PHUKET: Authorities in the southern tourist island started rehabilitation in landslide-hit areas in Muang district after the bodies of all 13 missing victims were found.
American arrested for theft, assault in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 04/05/2024
» PHUKET: An American man accused of assaulting a Thai woman and stealing her cash and valuables last month was arrested in Muang district of this island province on Friday, police said.