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‘Biggest’ Israeli drug dealer on Koh Phangan arrested
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/02/2026
» A major Israeli drug dealer, who operated out of the restaurant he owned on Koh Phangan, was arrested on Friday with narcotics worth over 50 million baht.
Help for injured Indian tourist refused boarding at Chiang Mai airport
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/11/2025
» Tourist police helped an Indian traveller who was not allowed to board her flight home at Chiang Mai airport because of her medical condition after a motorbike accident.
German arrested for reckless driving found to be wanted criminal
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/11/2025
» A German man arrested for reckless driving on Koh Phangan has been found to be on a criminal wanted list in his home country, police said.
Foreigners ram tourist's motorbike, snatch B300,000 watch
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/09/2025
» Police were hunting for two foreign suspects who allegedly rammed a motorcycle ridden by an American tourist before robbing him of a luxury wristwatch worth more than 300,000 baht in Phuket on Thursday evening.
Chinese gang escapes after attempted kidnapping in Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/08/2025
» A group of Chinese men attempted to kidnap compatriots for ransom at a Pattaya villa this morning, but fled after a Thai woman escaped and alerted police.
Motorbike gang crash kills 2 in high-speed street race
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/08/2025
» Two men were killed and three others seriously injured after five motorcycles collided during a high-speed street race involving over 100 riders in Samut Prakan province early Saturday morning.
Russian smuggled hash in swallowed condoms
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/05/2025
» A 36-year-old Russian who admitted smuggling hashish by putting it in condoms he then swallowed has been arrested on Koh Phangan, police said.
Man killed over motorbike sale
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/03/2025
» Police in Nakhon Ratchasima this week detained murder suspect Natthawut Meemang, 36, to have him reenact a crime at the scene where the body of another man, Jakkarin Charoenpha, 28, was found in a forested area in Muang district.
Tourist killed by falling tree branch in Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/03/2025
» A Lithuanian man was killed when a falling pine tree branch struck him while he was riding his motorcycle on Nai Thon Beach Road in Phuket on Thursday.
Police to question motorcyclist who hit Korean on crossing
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/01/2025
» The motorcyclist who hit a Korean tourist using a pedestrian crossing on Phaya Thai Road last week has been summonsed for police questioning on Tuesday.