Overnight closures at three Phuket underpasses extended to June 14
Nightly closures at Phuket’s Bang Khu, Samkong and Darasamut underpasses have been extended from 8pm to 6am through June 14 as Smart City monitoring and electrical upgrades continue.
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Iranian Man Arrested in Phuket on Court Warrant in Alleged Armed Home Invasion Case
A 37-year-old Iranian man was arrested in Cherng Talay, Phuket, on a court warrant alleging armed trespass into a residence with violence.
Video shows brief late-night clash between groups of foreign men on Phuket’s Bangla Road
Social media footage shows a brief physical altercation between two groups of foreign men outside a nightclub in Phuket’s Bangla Road area after a late-night verbal dispute escalated.
Fire hits Phuket workers’ camp, burning more than 1 rai as about 500 flee
A fire at a workers’ camp in Phuket burned more than one rai and sent about 500 people fleeing with their belongings, according to the source material.
Search underway after Myanmar man swept into sea by large waves in Phuket
A Myanmar man was reported missing in the sea off Phuket after large waves swept him from rocks where he had been fishing, prompting a search.
Storm in central Phuket topples large tree onto car and school wall
A rainstorm in central Phuket brought down a large tree inside Wat Mongkol Nimit, damaging one white sedan and part of a school wall, officials said after inspecting the scene.
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.
Phuket marks Queen Suthida’s birthday with release of sea turtles and bamboo sharks
Phuket held a royal volunteer ceremony in Wichit to honor Queen Suthida’s 48th birthday, releasing 49 sea turtles and 20 bamboo sharks into the Andaman Sea.
Phuket International Airport will begin operating automated outbound passport gates on June 13 in an effort to reduce queues at immigration and speed up passenger processing.
Phuket airport will launch automated outbound passport gates on June 13 as officials investigate allegations of unofficial fast-track payments and step up queue-management measures.
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.