Fire at Patong hotel worksite contained after suspected fuse box blast
A fire at the LPK Hotel & Restaurant worksite in Patong was contained on Wednesday, with no injuries reported and damage largely limited to the electrical system.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.