PHUKET: A hapless remark over an old musical drum used in Brahmic rituals forced a pilot to abort a Phuket-bound flight yesterday afternoon (Feb 21), and could result in a man being sent to jail for five years.
PHUKET: Today, February 22, 2016 – marked by the full moon of the third month of the Thai lunar calendar, exactly two weeks after the Chinese New Years new moon – is Makha Bucha Day, an auspicious holiday in the Thai Buddhist calendar.
PHUKET: Cherng Talay Police yesterday afternoon (February 20) seized several bamboo tables and a number of chairs from an undisclosed site in front of Bangtao Beach, and have charged a man with encroachment and damage to state forestry land.
PHUKET: Police suspect that the 63-year-old Chinese man whose lifeless body was recovered from Bangtao Beach yesterday had most likely drowned.
PHUKET: The missing 13-year-old orangutan Milo, who “disappeared” from Phuket Zoo after staff dumped her in the jungle in central Phuket earlier this week, is believed to have been found alive and well.
PHUKET: Trisara Phuket has again received awards from internationally renowned travel publications Condé Nast Traveller and the Gallivanter’s Guide, as well as online travel portal giants Oyster.com and TripAdvisor.
PHUKET: Police this afternoon announced three more suspects arrested today (Feb 20) in an anti-crime blitz reportedly specifically targeting “influential people and hitmen” in Phuket.
BANGKOK: A well-known high-ranking Thai police officer who disappeared from the public sphere four months ago has been charged with malfeasance, police said Saturday (Feb 20), the latest twist in a shadowy purge of planners behind a birthday parade for the queen.
PHUKET: Scores of officers raided the home of a former Rassada mayor early this morning (Feb 20) resulting in the arrest of five men and seizure of an array of weapons as authorities continue their anti-crime blitz on the island.