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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.

Phuket marks Queen Suthida’s birthday with release of sea turtles and bamboo sharks

Phuket held a royal volunteer ceremony in Wichit to honor Queen Suthida’s 48th birthday, releasing 49 sea turtles and 20 bamboo sharks into the Andaman Sea.

Two foreign tourists arrested in Patong after allegedly assaulting police during drunken disturbance

Two foreign tourists were arrested in Patong after police said they assaulted officers during a drunken disturbance, leaving three officers injured.

DDPM warns Phuket and five other southern provinces of flood and rough sea risks June 3-8

Thailand's disaster agency has warned Phuket and five other southern provinces to monitor flood, landslide and rough sea risks from June 3 to 8 as heavy rain and stronger waves are forecast along the Andaman coast.

UPDATE: British man arrested after second disturbance in Soi Ta-iad

Police said Hamish Lockhart Birnie Brown, 24, was arrested after a second disturbance in Phuket's Soi Ta-iad, a day after officers had warned him over separate incidents at a house and a convenience store.

Phuket International Airport will begin operating automated outbound passport gates on June 13 in an effort to reduce queues at immigration and speed up passenger processing.

Phuket airport will launch automated outbound passport gates on June 13 as officials investigate allegations of unofficial fast-track payments and step up queue-management measures.

Chatrium Phuket Rawai to open in August with 304 rooms, suites and villas

Reservations are open for Chatrium Phuket Rawai before its August launch, with the 304-room resort becoming Chatrium Hospitality’s first property in Phuket.

Mysterious white mass found on Phuket beach suspected to be a globster

A white mass found on a Phuket beach has sparked online speculation, with experts suspecting it may be a globster, or the decomposed remains of a large marine animal.

Five injured in Wichit house fire

Five people were injured and taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital after a house fire in Wichit that took firefighters about one hour and 20 minutes to bring under control.

Phuket blood centres continue June donation drives amid Rh-negative shortage

Phuket blood donation centres are continuing mobile drives throughout June as the Phuket Regional Blood Centre reports a persistent shortage of Rh-negative blood linked to rising demand from tourist-related accidents and medical emergencies.