PHUKET: A man has been arrested and charged for attempted murder following a knife attack on Wednesday night in the Ket Ho Community of Kathu.
PHUKET: A senior official from the Department of Special Investigations (DSI) has insisted once again that land title documents presented by developers to claim disputed land in Rawai were not issued lawfully, and that sea gypsies’ claims to the land are legitimate.
PHUKET: Kamala police have made two arrests, and recovered more than 70 items thought to have been stolen from the Phuket residences of several foreigners.
PHUKET: The return to headlines this week of a private company claiming ownership of land within the Rawai sea gypsy community beggars belief in a legal-justice system whose lack of transparency has allowed the dispute to escalate to scuffles and a police and military presence to prevent further violence.
NETHERLANDS: A woman who won a 2.1 million euro (B81.85 million) lottery prize during a divorce has no obligation to share it with her ex-husband, according to a Dutch court decision earlier this month.
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Highways Department has closed the section of the bypass road that collapsed beside the Sam Kong Underpass during heavy rain last night so that emergency road repairs can begin.
PHUKET: A Myanmar woman was arrested yesterday (Jan 28) for assisting her husband detain 32 migrants at fishing pier in Koh Sirey. Her husband managed to escape arrest.
If it weren’t for nearly being eaten by a shark, I might have never come to Phuket,” exclaims Daniel Cairncross, Physical Education and Swimming Instructor for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 at Kajonkiet International School. To learn more about this interesting instructor, The Phuket News recently sat down with Mr Cairncross for an interview.
CRICKET: Sixteen teams are vying for the top honours when the 32nd edition of the four-day RBSC International Cricket Sixes presented by Bangkok Post & Dia Craft (Thailand) Ltd tournament got underway yesterday (Jan 28), organisers said on Monday (Jan 25).