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UPDATE: Thailand police say Phuket crackdown phase 3 targeted 77 firms and land worth 1.053 billion baht

Thai police said phase 3 of a crackdown on suspected foreign nominee networks in Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi involved more than 500 officers, 59 arrest warrants, 60 search warrants and land and structures worth 1.053 billion baht.

Woman found alive after Sarasin Bridge jump

A 37-year-old woman was rescued alive off Mai Khao after police received a report that she had jumped from Sarasin Bridge early on Sunday.

Phang Nga Launches Nominee Business Crackdown With 174 Firms Under Scrutiny

Phang Nga authorities have begun a broad enforcement campaign against suspected nominee businesses, placing 174 firms under scrutiny and prioritizing 15 high-risk cases after raids in Takua Thung and Thai Mueang.

DDPM warns Phuket and five other southern provinces of flood and rough sea risks June 3-8

Thailand's disaster agency has warned Phuket and five other southern provinces to monitor flood, landslide and rough sea risks from June 3 to 8 as heavy rain and stronger waves are forecast along the Andaman coast.

Rare Male Dugong Found Dead on Phang Nga Beach

Thai marine officials are investigating the death of a rare male dugong found on Bang Sak Beach in Takua Pa, with a necropsy planned to determine the cause.

Search for Missing Toddler in Phang Nga Enters Third Day

A two-year-old Myanmar girl remained missing in Kuraburi, Phang Nga, after rescue teams and volunteers searched for more than two days and found one of her shoes in nearby forest.

Leatherback Sea Turtle Lays 119 Eggs on Phang Nga Beach

A leatherback sea turtle laid 119 eggs at Lam Pi–Hat Thai Mueang National Park in Phang Nga, with officials relocating the nest to protect it from flooding and predators.

Phuket governor renews weather warning as heavy rain and rough seas loom

The warning follows an alert issued by the Meteorological Centre for the West Coast of Southern Thailand, which reported that a strengthening southwest monsoon over the Andaman Sea would bring increased rainfall and…

Phuket police arrest 4 foreign teens after lamp shade theft in Old Town

Police arrested four foreign teenagers yesterday, May 17, after they stole and damaged a lamp shade outside a resident’s home in Phuket. The incident was reported by the Phuket Times Facebook page, which also shared…

Krabi police seize 280,000 meth pills, including shipment bound for Phuket

Krabi Provincial Police said the operation began with the arrest of a key distributor believed to be supplying drugs within the network. Officers seized 80,000 ya bah pills during the initial raid.

Phuket-Phang Nga water project runs ahead of schedule, officials say

The update was delivered at the 4th/2026 meeting of Phuket’s Joint Public-Private Sector Committee (JPC) at Provincial Hall last week chaired by Phuket Governor Nirat Pongsitthaworn.