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Scotsman among five arrested in drugs sweep

PHUKET: One Scotsman and four Thais have been arrested in the latest anti-drugs sweep through Patong, that netted 70 meth pills,crystal meth and marijuana.

PHUKET NEWS TV: Phuket Xtra - September 3

PHUKET XTRA - September 3 Bomb investigation latest, the Koh Tao murder trial,Thai Uighurs under the spotlight. And the latest on the menace of the deep and Petty… make sure you see Petty and the band. Thanks to AKA Thailand. ‪#‎PhuketNewsTV‬ ‪#‎PhuketTV‬

Phuket Opinion: Welcome to the First World

PHUKET: Teen gun crime and slayings in carparks and public parks, meth coming out of our ears and anywhere else mules feel is a good place to hide it, and a terror bombing in the capital to top it all off. It has not been a good couple of weeks for Thailand.

Paying for the pleasure to read

One thing I miss from home is the libraries. The peace and quiet, and the books. I recently went to join a library in Phuket Town that my wife told me about, and I was astounded to be asked to pay a fee to join.

Korean tourist saved from drowning off Phi Phi Island

PHUKET: An American man and a fellow tourist saved the life of a South Korean man who was drowning during a snorkeling trip off of Koh Phi Phi on August 22.

Raid at Popular Phuket Beach Exposes Flaws in Enforcing New Rules

PHOTO ALBUM Efforts to impose a system of commerce mixed with clear beaches on Phuket will be extremely difficult to enforce, raids on Kata beach has shown.

Helicopter scours Phuket coast in shark hunt

PHUKET: A helicopter scoured the waters off Phuket’s west coast this morning (Sept 3) for any sharks in the area, while boats continued the search at sea level.

French tourist arrested at Phuket money exchange with fake Euro bank notes

PHUKET: A 59-year-old French tourist was arrested at a Patong money exchange booth yesterday (Sept 2) when he attempted to exchange a fake one hundred Euro bank note. The man, named as Rene Louis Regrault, was later found to be in possession of a further five fake notes.

Uighurs under watch as CSD investigates ties to terrorism

BANGKOK: The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) is keeping a close watch on around 3,000 ethnic Uighurs in Thailand as authorities investigate possible links between Uighur extremists and the deadly Erawan shrine bombing.

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