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One Dead, Two Germans Among Four Hurt as Car Smashes into Phuket Taxi
PHOTO ALBUM A driver taking a corner north of Phuket too fast killed himself and injured four others, including two German tourists, in a horror smash near a large Phang Nga town.
First Night on Phuket With No Money or Passports: Happy End to Tourists' Panic
Latest A Chinese writer and her mother, on a Phuket holiday, find themselves without cash, credit cards or passports. But the good people of Phuket quickly set things right.
Spanish Seaman Saved: Suicide, Self-Harm Become Issues Where Phuket Needs Help
PHOTO ALBUM A Spanish seaman is rescued and taken ashore on Phuket after cutting himself in what fellow crew on the Indonesian-registered boat believe was self-harm.
Land Where Lynch Mobs String Up, Burn or Beat to Death Hundreds of Petty Criminals
Incidents of motorcycle robberies on the streets of greater Jakarta have increased - along with deadly mob violence associated with it. Fear of the mob may also be a factor when people flee on Phuket.
PhuketWATCH: Thais Traded Rohingya, Say Police; How to Be a Good Expat; The Spy in Your Mobile Phone
Phuket Updating Digest Trafficking gang had 31 million baht; Expert expat guide: how to be a good one; Mobile phones give away your secrets; The devil in Hillary Clinton; Latest football.
Asean Today: Burma Bomb Triggers China Fighters; Scores Lost in Ferry Sinking; Finger Found on ...
Around the Region Chinese fighters respond to Burma bomb; Many lost in Burma ferry sinking; Indonesia nails illegal fishing boats; Prosthetic finger halts flight; Villagers ‘‘murder’’ protest.
Karon thief busted with meth, claims he needed money for baby’s milk
Karon police today (March 14) revealed a robbery suspect they had arrested with drugs on his person yesterday.
Phuket construction worker found dead after debt collecting fight
PHUKET: A man who was found battered and deceased in a Phuket apartment room this morning most likely perished from injuries he allegedly sustained from a fight over a debt owed to him, police said.
One Diver Dead, Two in Phuket Decompression Chamber: Day Out at Similans Goes Wrong
Latest One diver is dead and two needed treatment in a decompression chamber at a Phuket hospital after a volunteers’ day out to improve moorings around the Similan islands went horribly wrong.