PHUKET: A 66-year-old Australian man on holiday in Phuket is in hospital after falling from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Patong just after midnight early this morning (Feb 23).
PHUKET: Police believe that an asthma attack killed a man who collapsed and died at a hotel in Chalong just before he was to join a woman he met at a local karaoke bar on the hotel bed.
MONTREAL: The UN agency responsible for air travel standards has banned the transportation of lithium-ion batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft, saying they pose a serious fire hazard.
PHUKET: The bodies of two men who went missing while canoeing off Phuket on Saturday (Feb 21) have been found. One man is still missing, whilst a ten year old boy who was also out on the canoe is safe The Phuket News has learned.
PHUKET: The bodies of two men who went missing while canoeing off Phuket on Saturday (Feb 21) have been found. One man is still missing, whilst a ten year old boy who was also out on the canoe is safe The Phuket News has learned.
PHUKET: The driver of the bus that crashed at the bottom of Patong hill last night (Feb 22) was pronounced dead upon arrival at Patong Hospital The Phuket News has learned today (Feb 23).
BANGKOK: Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) is considering revoking the aviation business licences of four small airlines found to have racked up exorbitant debts.
PHUKET: A runaway tour bus carrying Chinese tourists crashed at the bottom Patong Hill little before 9pm, plunging the area into darkness.
PHUKET: Phuket Marine Police are searching the sea off the east coast of Phuket (Feb 22) for two men last seen paddling their canoes off Koh Sireh late last night (Feb 21).