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Iraqi shot dead in Phuket, police hunt foreign suspect
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/02/2026
» PHUKET - Police were hunting for a foreigner suspected of shooting dead an Iraqi tourist in this southern island province Saturday evening.
Phuket aims to become ‘safest city’
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/07/2023
» PHUKET: An effort is under way to make Phuket the safest city in Southeast Asia following a number of incidents involving tourists.
Ukrainian-Thai boy, 8, wounded in suspected shark attack
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 02/05/2022
» PHUKET: An eight-year-old boy of mixed Thai and Ukrainian heritage was attacked by a big fish, possibly a shark, while playing in the sea off Kamala beach in Kathu district on Sunday, a rescue unit of the Kamala tambon administration organisation (TAO) reported.
Vendor wounded by off-duty cop's random shots
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 23/02/2021
» PHUKET: A policeman who had been at a party all night was arrested after firing random pistol shots on a street in Patong, wounding a noodle vendor, shortly before dawn on Tuesday.
Two killed in Phuket bus terminal shooting
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 24/01/2021
» PHUKET: Two men were shot dead by a colleague at the 2nd bus terminal on Thep Kasattree road in Muang district on Saturday night, police said.
Korean, maid hurt in Phuket gun attack
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 19/03/2019
» PHUKET: A South Korean national and a maid were wounded in a gun attack by a housekeeper of a spa parlour run by the Korean’s daughter in Muang district of this island province on Tuesday morning. The gunman was later found dead in a park with a gunshot wound following a police hunt.
Authorities acting fast after disasters sap tourist confidence
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 22/01/2018
» PHUKET: A spate of tourist speedboat accidents that have injured many foreign and Thai passengers has prompted officials to expedite stricter safety measures to allay the fears of prospective tourists who plan to visit popular marine attractions in Krabi and Phuket.
16 injured as boat explodes
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 15/01/2018
» KRABI: Sixteen Thai and Chinese nationals were injured, five seriously, in a speedboat accident after the vessel exploded while operating near Koh Phi Phi Le yesterday.