crime-safety

Speeding BMW driver charged after pedestrian killed near Chalong Circle

Pol Lt Wisarut Mahachoti, Deputy Investigator at Chalong Police Station, reported that the incident occurred on Patak Rd, about 600 metres west of the Chalong Circle, at about 2:30am.

Patong scythe threat, murder surrender and seaweed return

1- Truck driver pulls scythe in Patong road dispute

Foreign man detained after fight at Patong restaurant in Phuket

Patong police took a foreign man into custody on April 26 after he disrupted a restaurant in Phuket and was involved in a physical confrontation with the manager, with video of the incident spreading on Facebook. The…

Interpol wanted Kyrgyz suspects arrested at Phuket hotel

Two Kyrgyz suspects wanted under Interpol Red Notices over a kidnapping and murder case in their home country were arrested yesterday, April 25, at a hotel in Phuket after fleeing to Thailand. The 26 year old men, Aiat…

Thailand’s top stories: Pattaya killing case, Phuket arrests lead weekly roundup

Here is a look at the top NATIONAL Thailand stories, chosen by our Pattaya News/TPN National team, from last week, Monday, April 20th to Sunday April 26th. They are not in any particular level of importance but are…

Phuket murder suspect surrenders in Nakhon Sri Thammarat case

Wittawat Pantharat, 51, from Wichit, turned himself in to Border Patrol Police Unit 427 in Thung Song in the early hours of Friday (Apr 24), after an arrest warrant was issued in relation to the death of Kimyong…

Phuket police target school-term traffic and dangerous U-turns

Phuket police target school-term traffic and dangerous U-turns — confirmed details at this stage for Phuket readers.

Four men die in Phang Nga well after suspected gas exposure

Officers from Kuraburi Police Station were called to a house in Moo 11, Khura subdistrict, at about 10am after reports of multiple people unconscious in a well behind the property.

Foreign man causes disturbance at Patong shabu restaurant

PHUKET — 26 April 2026, A foreign man caused a disturbance at a shabu restaurant in Patong, prompting police to intervene after a confrontation with the shop manager, according to a video that went viral on social…

Diesel price cut lowers Phuket B7 rate to B40.69 a liter

Phuket Provincial Energy Officer Rattakorn Klinchan said the reduction, approved by the Fuel Fund Management Committee (FFMC), has lowered the retail price of standard diesel (B7) on the island to B40.69 per litre at…

Four men die from toxic gas in palm plantation well in Phang Nga

Phang Nga, Thailand In a heartbreaking chain of events, four local men lost their lives after collapsing one by one inside a deep water well in a palm plantation in the Khura district, Phang Nga province, on Sunday…