Latest A Swiss tourist in Phuket’s Patong holiday hub has died trapped between a lift and the wall on the third floor of a five-storey resort. Police are investigating.
Latest An angry passenger on a scheduled flight between Phuket and Bangkok sparks a bomb alert that leads to the AirAsia plane being delayed. No bomb was found.
Latest Two properties claimed by individuals on Phuket’s foreshore are actually public land and construction on them should be demolished to a deadline, say authorities.
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SONGKHLA: Nine more people wanted on human-trafficking charges have been apprehended, bringing the number of detained suspects to 43, with 34 still on the run, police said today (May 21).
PHUKET: Property developer Phanason is scrambling to shore up a huge retaining wall at its project The Park Condominium on Nanai Road in Patong before heavy downpours spell disaster for residents living below.
JAKARTA: Indonesia has sunk 41 foreign boats across the archipelago, reports said today (May 21), as part of an ongoing push to stop illegal fishing in its waters.
BANGKOK: Seven people were caught and 1.5 million methamphetamine pills seized in four coordinated raids in Chiang Mai, Pathun Thani, Bangkok and Rayong provinces this morning (May 21), Manager Online reported.