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Top suspect unravels gun shop heist plot

BANGKOK: A Chinese man who allegedly masterminded a botched gun shop heist in Bangkok last Friday (Mar 4) was taken to Pattaya yesterday (Mar 8) to pinpoint shops which sold fake weapons and vehicles used in the robbery.

Government targets over 6,000 ‘top villains’

BANGKOK: The government has targeted more than 6,000 “influential criminal figures” in a nationwide crackdown, sparking concerns about possible human rights violations and political motivation.

Phuket readies for solar eclipse, supermoon

PHUKET: The first solar eclipse of 2016 will darken the sky over Phuket from 7:26am Wednesday morning (Mar 9), with Phuket among the first places in the country to witness the astronomical phenomenon.

Chinese SIM card vendor blacklisted, to be deported

BANGKOK: The Immigration Bureau has blacklisted the Chinese suspect arrested in Phuket on Saturday (Mar 5) who supplied a phone card to one of the Chinese men arrested during a botched holdup at a gun shop in Bangkok late last week.

BISP scoop medals at Asian Cruzeiro Championship

FOOTBALL: British International School, Phuket (BISP) held the Asian Cruzeiro Championship last Saturday (Mar 5) and Sunday (Mar 6).

Phuket sea slug mass death ‘only natural’, say experts

PHUKET: Marine life experts have concluded that the mass death of sea slugs that washed ashore at Phuket’s Kamala Beach yesterday (Mar 7) was a natural phenomenon, and not the result of toxic shock brought on by pollution.

Foreign tenants told officials will ‘do their best’ to resolve alleged property management fraud

PHUKET: Foreign tenants who have accused their property management company of failing to provide agreed services will have their case investigated by the Phuket branch of the Consumer Protection Office, Vice Governor Prajiad Aksornthammakul assured.

Unidentified body found Phuket canal, police suspect murder

PHUKET: Police are trying to identify the body of a man found floating in klong Tha Chin in Rassada early this morning (Mar 8).

Unidentified body found in Phuket canal, police suspect murder

PHUKET: Police are trying to identify the body of a man found floating in klong Tha Chin in Rassada early this morning (Mar 8).

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