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Phuket gun- toting road-rage teens arrested

PHUKET: Two teens involved in a road rage incident on bypass road yesterday (Oct 26) during which one of them threatened a car driver with a homemade handgun were arrested today (Oct 27) after the victim went to police and filed a complaint.

Compensation paid to families of deceased in Phuket-Satun bus fire

PHUKET: The company which held the insurance for the Satun bound bus which caught fire in Phang Nga after leaving Phuket on October 7 has confirmed that it has made payments of B400,000 to each of the families who lost relatives due to the fire, a further B300,000 is to be paid within a month.

Phuket Police hunt gun-toting men in road-rage incident

PHUKET: Phuket Police are looking for two young men involved in a road rage incident on the bypass road yesterday (Oct 26) during which one them allegedly threatened a car driver at gunpoint.

Fifth Phuket Veg Fest shooting suspect surrenders

PHUKET: One of the two remaining suspects wanted in connection with the shooting of the 15-year-old boy at the closing procession of the Vegetarian Festival on Oct 22 surrendered to police yesterday afternoon (Oct 26).

Two Bike Boys Arrested Over Road Rage Gun Pointing on Phuket

Latest Police have arrested two boys who pointed a gun at a motorist as they passed a car in the bypass road in Phuket City. It’s the latest in a number of concerning incidents involving youths.

Evidence against Myanmar men accused of Brit murders ‘unreliable’: defence

SURAT THANI: The two Myanmar men accused of murdering a pair of British backpackers on Koh Tao last year should be acquitted because of “unreliable” forensic evidence and a flawed police probe, a Koh Samui Provincial court heard yesterday (Oct 26).

Thailand Human Trafficking Investigator Plans to Quit Force Rather Than Take Risky Posting

Latest The senior officer who carried out Thailand’s human trafficking arrests plans to quit the police force rather than accept a risky reassignment to the country’s trafficking heartland.

Brake failure blamed for truck flip in Kamala

PHUKET: Brake failure has been blamed for a construction materials truck running out of control and flipping onto its side on Kamala Hill yesterday afternoon (Oct 26).

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