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PHUKET: A 67-year-old Irish man was said to be dazed when pulled from a wrecked black Honda Jazz that he had smashed into a speed-limit sign on the hill between Kamala and Patong early this morning.

Latest Police on Phuket, alerted by colleagues on Koh Tao, trace a stolen iPad to Chalong and arrest three men in possession of equipment used to skim credit cards at ATMs.

Latest Phuket police stop a car at the Tachatchai checkpoint and investigate, discovering one kilo of illegal yah ice in a tissue box and strapped to a woman’s stomach.

Latest A man found hanged in a Patong apartment felt the downturn at restaurants he ran in Patong and hanged himself, leaving notes apologising and asking for money to be raised for unpaid staff.

Latest An investigation has been ordered into a simple scam being perpetrated at airports in the Philippines where bullets are dropped into luggage then detected by surprised officials.

PHUKET: The GPS tracking signal of an Ipad reported stolen recently on Koh Tao led Phuket police to a house on the south of the island early this morning, where they found and arrested three suspects in possession of the stolen item along with electronic cards and skimming equipment believed to have been used to target many tourists over several years.

RUGBY: New Zealand earned their third engraving on the Webb Ellis Cup after defeating Australia in the 2015 Rugby World Cup final by a score of 34-17 last night.

RUGBY: New Zealand earned their third engraving on the Webb Ellis Cup after defeating Australia in the 2015 Rugby World Cup final by a score of 34-17 last night.

Phuket Updating Digest Pilot gave no warning of crash; Abbott arrested in plain clothes; Break-in arrest man admits to five thefts; Kiwis triumph in World Cup rugby; Sofa rips off man’s face.