Phuket police arrest 11 in illegal cockfighting raid
Phuket City Police arrested 11 people and seized two fighting roosters during a raid on an alleged illegal cockfighting venue in Soi King Kaew 6.
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UPDATE: Phuket inspects nine motorbike-rental businesses in nominee crackdown
Phuket officials inspected nine motorbike-rental businesses in Karon on 17 August 2026 as part of a wider nominee-business crackdown; the government report recorded no arrests, charges or seizures.
French tourist dies in Bang Tao Beach drowning
A French tourist was pronounced dead after rescue teams pulled him from the water at Bang Tao Beach, police said.
More than 800 join disaster response exercise in Patong
A Phuket exercise tested emergency coordination, evacuation procedures, temporary shelter operations and public communications during a simulated Level 2 disaster.
Woman dies after bus and motorbike crash in Pa Khlok
A 60-year-old motorbike rider died after colliding with an MKR Transport bus at an intersection on Route 4027 in Pa Khlok, Thalang.
UPDATE: Phuket included in Thailand’s foreign nominee-business crackdown
Thailand’s Koh Samui operation has opened 60 legal cases involving 88 suspects, while reports put the number of suspected nominee companies at 59, 60 or 61.
UPDATE: Two Emirati men face charges after alleged Phuket checkpoint chase
Two Emirati men face charges after allegedly fleeing a Kathu traffic checkpoint, kicking a pursuing officer's motorcycle and causing a crash that injured him.
Pa Khlok drug raid seizes 3,000 meth pills and arrests man
Authorities arrested a male suspect and seized methamphetamine, crystal meth, a semi-automatic handgun and ammunition in Pa Khlok, Phuket.
South Korean fugitive arrested in Phuket after 2,992-day overstay
A South Korean man wanted under an Interpol Red Notice was arrested at a condominium in Mueang Phuket District after allegedly overstaying his visa for more than eight years.
French tourists say free Thailand holidays led to cannabis arrests
At least 11 French nationals arrested in Thailand allegedly said they were tricked into carrying locked luggage containing cannabis in exchange for free holidays.
Rayong fake donation allegations recall Phuket police-impersonation case
Men posing as immigration officers allegedly demanded B2,000 donations from Chinese residents in Rayong and took property from some homes, while a similar case led to two arrests in Phuket in December 2025.