Fire hits Phuket workers’ camp, burning more than 1 rai as about 500 flee
A fire at a workers’ camp in Phuket burned more than one rai and sent about 500 people fleeing with their belongings, according to the source material.
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Police arrest two brothers over Rawai electrical cable thefts
Police in Phuket arrested two brothers over a series of electrical cable thefts in Rawai after CCTV footage from a May 30 theft helped investigators trace the suspects to a house where stolen wire, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were seized.
Man killed in Karon sword attack
Police said a 48-year-old Karon resident died after a sword attack outside a house on Patak Road, and a 37-year-old homeowner surrendered at the scene and was charged.
Search underway after Myanmar man swept into sea by large waves in Phuket
A Myanmar man was reported missing in the sea off Phuket after large waves swept him from rocks where he had been fishing, prompting a search.
Storm in central Phuket topples large tree onto car and school wall
A rainstorm in central Phuket brought down a large tree inside Wat Mongkol Nimit, damaging one white sedan and part of a school wall, officials said after inspecting the scene.
Fact-finding panel inspects suspected public land encroachment at Bang Tao Beach
A Phuket-appointed fact-finding panel has inspected Bang Tao Beach as authorities examine the use of about six rai of land identified in preliminary findings as public property.
Srisoonthorn residents blame housing project runoff for flooding
Residents in Moo 5, Srisoonthorn say runoff from a Supalai housing project worsened flooding after heavy rain, prompting a municipal inspection and calls for drainage fixes.
Two arrested in Thalang drug raids as police seize meth and ya bah
Thalang police arrested two men in Moo 8, Thepkrasattri, and seized crystal meth, 1,335 ya bah pills, phones and a motorcycle in separate narcotics cases.
Fire at Patong massage shop brought under control with no injuries reported
A fire at Karnda Massage on Phra Metta Road in Patong was contained on Tuesday morning, with no injuries reported and only minor property damage found in initial inspections.
Police arrest two men at Koh Kaew construction site over alleged electrical wiring theft
Police said officers were dispatched at about 10:25am after a security guard reported suspicious activity at a Laem Hin construction site, where two men were arrested over alleged electrical wiring theft.
Police respond after foreign man causes disturbance in Phuket neighborhood
Police were called after a shirtless foreign man allegedly shouted, climbed fences and refused to leave outside a Phuket home before a second disturbance in Chalong’s Soi Ta-ied area.