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Mystery death, stolen ring and an intruder during Phuket music festival
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/01/2026
» PHUKET: A young Indian man died mysteriously, a young couple lost a 300,000-baht diamond engagement ring and there was an attempted break-in at a woman DJ’s hotel room - all during the three-day Electric Daisy Carnival music festival in Phuket.
Phuket airport reopens after Navy plane mishap
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/10/2025
» Phuket International Airport reopened its main runway on Wednesday afternoon, three hours after a Royal Thai Navy aircraft experienced a landing gear malfunction and blocked the runway.
Tourist safety and infrastructure upgrades urged in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 19/07/2024
» PHUKET: A leading business organisation has called for the improvement of safety measures and infrastructure to maintain the resort island as a prime destination for quality tourism.
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.
Russian falls to death in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 27/04/2023
» PHUKET: A Russian man fell to his death from the parking garage of a shopping centre on this tourist island on Thursday morning.
Tourist found dead on rocks below viewpoint in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 27/07/2022
» PHUKET: A 74-year-old American tourist was found dead on the rocks below windmill viewpoint at Cape Promthep in Muang district on Wednesday morning.
Bank robber nets B160k
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 26/07/2022
» PHUKET: A man armed with a revolver held up a Bangkok Bank branch at the Tesco Lotus department store in the Rawai area of Muang district yesterday and fled with 160,000 baht.
Bank robber flees with B160,000 in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 25/07/2022
» PHUKET: A man armed with a revolver held up a Bangkok Bank branch at the Lotus department store in Rawai area of Muang district on Monday and fled with 160,000 baht.
Myanmar cigarette smuggler arrested off Ranong
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 20/06/2021
» RANONG: A Myanmar national was arrested with a large quantity of foreign cigarettes by customs officials on patrol to prevent smuggling on Sunday morning, 3 Naval Area commander V/Adm Choengchai Chomchoengpaet said.
Baby boy abandoned on bench in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 23/09/2020
» PHUKET: A baby boy, aged about seven days, was found abandoned on a bench in Patong area of Kathu district on Wednesday morning.