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Latest A Phuket official reports that a second German swimmer has been struck in the head by a jet-ski with the young French rider from the first crash facing a huge bill and a riding with no licence charge.

PHUKET: Police are hunting for a drug kingpin following the arrest of a Krabi man who was delivering 8,000 ya bah pills worth more than B800,000 to undercover police officers. The arrest was made at the Tesco Lotus on Chalermprakiet Rd on Friday (March 6).

A top marine biologist has expressed grave concern over the sorry state of marine life around an island in the Similan Marine National Park in Phangnga province.

Not one aspect of wearable tech has been as talked about as much as the smartwatch.

The grenade attack at the Criminal Court on Saturday (March 7) aimed to demonstrate to the public that anti-government and military dissent still exists, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says.

Latest There is no ban on beach marriages on Phuket just the need for municipal councils to be notified in advance, says one official after the ‘‘illegal’’ wedding of an Australian couple.

Latest Security cameras pointing in the wrong direction, one crooked officer and jet-ski scams: Patong’s police volunteers have gone on strike because police refuse to meet to discuss vital issues.

Phuket Updating Digest Bangkok tops Asia’s restaurants; Toxic tuna probed by Aussie reporter; Flights safer than ever before; German woman dies fighting Isis; Arsenal beats Man U.

Around the Region Retail giant Central is to expand to Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia; New treaty allows Vietnamese to work in Thailand; Unmarried couples unable to share motorcycle.