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Police hunt couple for explicit pickup truck sex video
Police hunt couple for explicit pickup truck sex video
Thursday 25 September 2025 09:17 AM
PHUKET: Phuket City Police are hunting a foreign man and woman after a video showing them having sex in the back of a moving pickup truck on the bypass road went viral on social media.
Patong Police seize drugs, gun in separate arrests
Patong Police seize drugs, gun in separate arrests
Tuesday 23 September 2025 09:00 AM
PHUKET: Patong Police have arrested two Thai men in separate operations, seizing methamphetamine pills (ya bah), a small quantity of crystal meth and an unlicensed firearm.
Police seize ‘loud exhaust’ motorbikes
Police seize ‘loud exhaust’ motorbikes
Monday 22 September 2025 10:00 AM
PHUKET: Phuket City Police have seized six modified motorcycles illegally fitted with loud exhaust pipes during a night patrol in Phuket Town
Police arrest call-centre mule suspect on Phuket roadside
Police arrest call-centre mule suspect on Phuket roadside
Sunday 21 September 2025 09:00 AM
PHUKET: A man wanted for opening mule bank accounts for a call-centre fraud gang that swindled victims out of more than B10 million has been arrested by Phuket Highway Police.
Brits arrested for ‘ram and rob’ assault in Cherng Talay
Brits arrested for ‘ram and rob’ assault in Cherng Talay
Friday 19 September 2025 12:58 PM
PHUKET: Four British nationals have been arrested in connection with the violent ‘ram and rob’ attack in Cherng Talay yesterday (Sept 18), in which an American tourist knocked off his motorbike and robbed of a luxury watch valued at more than B2.3 million.
Chinese embezzlement fugitive arrested in Phuket
Chinese embezzlement fugitive arrested in Phuket
Friday 19 September 2025 10:12 AM
PHUKET: A Chinese man wanted on an international arrest warrant for embezzlement of state property has been arrested in Phuket after overstaying his visa by 272 days.
American tourist rammed, robbed in Cherng Talay
American tourist rammed, robbed in Cherng Talay
Friday 19 September 2025 09:35 AM
PHUKET: An American tourist was assaulted and robbed in broad daylight yesterday (Sept 18) when two men in a Ford Everest SUV rammed him off his motorbike and robbed him of his B300,000 watch.
Drug tests target Patong nightlife venues
Drug tests target Patong nightlife venues
Friday 19 September 2025 09:01 AM
PHUKET: Six employees working at entertainment venues in Patong tested positive for drugs during a late-night inspection conducted by Kathu District Office.
Chalong Police seize nearly 2,000 meth pills in condo raid
Chalong Police seize nearly 2,000 meth pills in condo raid
Thursday 18 September 2025 01:15 PM
PHUKET: Chalong Police have arrested three suspects and seized almost 2,000 methamphetamine pills (ya bah) in an undercover operation targeting a drug trafficking network in the Rawai area.
New tool to aid safer corruption reporting
New tool to aid safer corruption reporting
Thursday 18 September 2025 08:22 AM
BANGKOK: Chulalongkorn University (CU) has joined hands with the Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) in launching Corruption Watch, a new digital tool that allows people to safely and anonymously report suspected corruption anytime.
Four arrested in Patong dice gambling raid
Four arrested in Patong dice gambling raid
Tuesday 16 September 2025 01:13 PM
PHUKET: Four men have been arrested in Patong after Kathu District officials raided an illegal dice gambling den hidden behind a chicken coop.
Lawmakers aim to end wrongful bank account freezes
Lawmakers aim to end wrongful bank account freezes
Tuesday 16 September 2025 11:30 AM
BANGKOK: Senate committees have proposed measures to combat a wave of wrongful account freezes as part of an effort to eliminate “mule accounts”, which have been affecting innocent citizens.
CIB seizes 200,000 meth pills after highway chase in Phang Nga
CIB seizes 200,000 meth pills after highway chase in Phang Nga
Tuesday 16 September 2025 09:15 AM
PHANG NGA: Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) officers seized more than 200,000 methamphetamine pills (ya bah) after intercepting a pickup truck during a high-speed chase in Takua Pa District yesterday (Sept 15).
Justice Minister targets drugs in Rawai Sea Gypsy community
Justice Minister targets drugs in Rawai Sea Gypsy community
Monday 15 September 2025 09:31 AM
PHUKET: Justice Minister Pol Col Thawee Sodsong has vowed stronger measures to tackle the persistent drug problem in the Sea Gypsy village in Rawai, while also addressing wider community issues of land, flooding and youth vulnerability.
More bank accounts may be frozen: Bank of Thailand
More bank accounts may be frozen: Bank of Thailand
Monday 15 September 2025 09:00 AM
BANGKOK: More people could face frozen bank accounts as authorities widen investigations into transfers linked to mule accounts, in an effort to recover money for scam victims, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) has warned.
Cannabis shops start closing as officials weed out illegal operators
Cannabis shops start closing as officials weed out illegal operators
Sunday 14 September 2025 09:00 AM
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) has defended its efforts in cracking down on illegal cannabis shops in Phuket, but says a lack of staff is holding back efforts to check the 1,500-plus shops still open on the island.
Thalang checkpoint nets 15 drug users, one handgun
Thalang checkpoint nets 15 drug users, one handgun
Friday 12 September 2025 09:18 AM
PHUKET: A checkpoint operation carried out by Thalang District Office on Wednesday night (Sept 10) netted 15 people who tested positive for drug use and one suspect found carrying a handgun.
Thaksin to serve year-sentence in Bangkok’s Klong Prem Central Prison
Thaksin to serve year-sentence in Bangkok’s Klong Prem Central Prison
Wednesday 10 September 2025 12:51 PM
BANGKOK: The Department of Corrections has transferred former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to Bangkok’s Klong Prem Central Prison, where he will serve his one-year sentence.
Royal Bathing Ceremony held for slain Phuket police officer
Royal Bathing Ceremony held for slain Phuket police officer
Wednesday 10 September 2025 09:15 AM
PHUKET: The Royal Bathing Ceremony for Pol Lt Prajak Thahanthai, the Phuket narcotics suppression officer killed in a shootout during a drug raid this week, was held at Wat Wichit Sangkharam (Wat Kuan) in Phuket Town yesterday (Sept 9), with senior police commanders, provincial leaders, colleagues and grieving relatives in attendance.
Police assure drug suspect killing will be investigated
Police assure drug suspect killing will be investigated
Tuesday 9 September 2025 12:33 PM
PHUKET: Police have assured that the killing of a drug dealer by officers during a raid in Wichit yesterday afternoon (Sept 8) will be fully investigated, after a senior narcotics suppression officer was also shot dead in the gunfight.

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