UPDATE: Police charge Icelandic tourist after alleged theft from Phuket taxi driver
Police said a 37-year-old Icelandic man was charged after allegedly grabbing a female taxi driver’s handbag in Patong before bystanders helped her recover it.
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Australian arrested after checkpoint crash injures policeman in Phuket
An Australian man was arrested in Patong after a car crashed into a police checkpoint being set up in Kamala, injuring a police sergeant, Phuket police said.
Video shows foreign tourists in public brawl in Patong
A viral video shows three foreign tourists arguing and then fighting in public in Patong, Phuket, with the cause and any injuries still unconfirmed.
Authorities flag over 600 Phuket firms in foreign nominee business crackdown
Thai authorities said checks of more than 30,000 Phuket companies found over 600 at risk of nominee links, as court-approved searches targeted Patong businesses in the latest crackdown.
Scottish boxer dies after falling from tuk-tuk in Patong
A 22-year-old Scottish boxer died after falling from a tuk-tuk in Patong, and police have charged the driver with negligence causing death and failing to provide assistance.
Deputy ministers in Phuket press extortion probe and foreign-linked land crackdown
Authorities in Phuket are investigating alleged extortion and land disputes in Patong as deputy interior ministers also order scrutiny of more than 200 foreign-linked companies suspected of illegally holding land on the island.
Tuk-tuk driver confesses in death of Scottish boxer in Phuket
Police said a tuk-tuk driver has confessed to charges linked to the death of 22-year-old Scottish boxer Colin Cairney, who fell from a public vehicle in Patong and later died.
Patong police charge tuk-tuk driver after British boxer dies in Phuket fall
Police said the driver was identified through witness statements and CCTV footage after Colin Cairney, a 29-year-old British boxer from Stirling, Scotland, died from head injuries sustained in the fall.
DOPA raids Patong hotel again over alleged unlicensed operation
DOPA officers raided Chateau du Village Patong Hotel on June 16, alleging it continued operating without a licence despite a previous prosecution earlier this year.
Weerasak denies Patong mafia claim, says he never collected protection money
Weerasak has denied allegations that he is a Patong mafia figure and said he never collected protection money, adding that he has information about the real collector and will present it in court.
UPDATE: Scottish boxer in coma after fall from moving tuk-tuk in Patong
A 22-year-old Scottish boxer is in a coma in Phuket after suffering critical head injuries in a fall from a moving tuk-tuk in Patong, police said.