Phuket Latest News
French tourist, 64, booked for shoplifting sun tan lotion from Patong Family Mart
PHUKET: An elderly French woman was arrested and charged with theft in Patong this morning after she was found with a bottle of sun tan lotion belonging to a convenient store concealed in her hand bag.
Two Phuket girls rob German expat in revenge for breaking ‘sex for iPhone’ promise
PHUKET: Police today revealed they had recently arrested two Phuket girls for robbing an elderly German expat man for his mobile phones, Buddhist amulets, cash and his car, after he had reportedly failed to deliver promises of iPhones and clothes in exchange for sex.
Police use fake Facebook to lure Valentine’s Day stabbing suspects
PHUKET: Thanks in part to Facebook, Phuket Police have arrested suspects in connection with the stabbing of a 26-year-old man who was attacked only meters from Patong Police station late on Valentine’s Day.
German Boyfriend Fails to Keep Shopping for Sex Promise: Women Steal Car, Say Police
Latest A German who failed to take his new girlfriend shopping as promised after sex paid heavily when personal items and his car were stolen, according to police.
Spanish man who ‘slashed his own arms’ rescued from Indonesian boat off Phuket
PHUKET: At 2am early this morning, Phuket rescue workers responded to an alert from the Third Naval Area command that a man needed medical attention on an Indonesian fishing boat anchored off Koh Tapao Noi island near Phuket.
French Tourist Heads for Phuket Beach But Spends Day in Cell After Suncream Heist
Latest A tourist who was heading for a Phuket beach needed suncream for protection first so police say she dropped by a conventience store where a security camera show her stealing.
One dead, four seriously injured in three vehicle smash north of Phuket
PHANG NGA: Two elderly German tourists are in critical condition having survived a three-vehicle smash in which one Thai man was killed and two more Thai cheauffers and another unidentified passenger were seriously injured last night just north of Phuket.
Phuket Artistry: The Sand Castle on Patong Beach That Looks Like a Sunbed
Latest Beach chairs and byo umbrellas may be banned at all Phuket beaches, but what about a sand castle that just happens to be sculpted to look like a sunbed? We’ll take 100 of those, thanks.
Phuket Man Blames Nagging Mother in Law for Career Choice to Rob Resorts
PHOTO ALBUM A man who turned to robbing resorts and stealing from parked cars told police he led a life of crime because his third child was on the way and his mother-in-law kept nagging him.