crime-safety

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.

Teen arrested after 7,560 illegal cigarettes seized in Phuket raid

Phuket officials arrested a 16-year-old girl and seized 7,560 untaxed cigarettes during a court-authorized raid on a shop in Talad Yai following residents’ complaints.

Three foreigners arrested at Phuket airport with 38 untaxed mobile phones

Three foreign nationals were arrested at Phuket International Airport after customs officers found 38 untaxed mobile phones in their luggage in the arrivals terminal on May 28.

Koh Siray man arrested with meth and ammunition in police raid

Police raided a house in Koh Siray and arrested a 25-year-old man after allegedly finding 100.24 grammes of crystal meth, 70 ya bah pills and one round of ammunition.

Elderly motorcyclist dies after being run over by truck in Mai Khao

A 78-year-old motorcyclist was killed after a crash involving a minibus and a truck on Thepkrasattri Road in Mai Khao, with police still investigating the circumstances.

CCTV shows alleged souvenir theft by foreign tourist at Phuket Old Town shop

A social media post says CCTV captured a foreign tourist allegedly hiding a souvenir in her bag before paying for a different item at a shop on Thalang Road in Phuket Old Town.