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Sisaket man found dead with knife in chest in Patong room
Sisaket man found dead with knife in chest in Patong room
Monday 30 June 2025 09:04 AM
PHUKET: Police are investigating the death of a man from Sisaket Province who was found with a knife embedded in his chest inside a rented room in Patong.
Monk fatally shot by fellow monk at Phuket temple
Monk fatally shot by fellow monk at Phuket temple
Monday 30 June 2025 08:56 AM
PHUKET: A shocking incident unfolded at Khao Rang Temple in Phuket Town yesterday morning (June 29), when a monk shot and killed a fellow monk inside a temple toilet following a reported personal conflict.
Transwoman slain by Chinese suspect after refusing sex
Transwoman slain by Chinese suspect after refusing sex
Monday 28 April 2025 09:00 AM
PATTAYA: A Chinese male suspect said he killed a Thai transwoman in Pattaya because she refused to have sex with him, before admitting he then cut open her body and removed her heart because he wanted to “play” with it.
Man arrested for beating girlfriend to death
Man arrested for beating girlfriend to death
Thursday 17 April 2025 09:28 AM
PHUKET: Officers arrested a man late on Apr 13 for beating his girlfriend to death while under the influence of cannabis, according to police in Wichit.
Ex-Philippine president Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity
Ex-Philippine president Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity
Tuesday 11 March 2025 01:04 PM
MANILA: Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested today (Mar 11) in Manila by police acting on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant tied to his deadly war on drugs.
Construction worker slits coworker’s throat
Construction worker slits coworker’s throat
Wednesday 29 January 2025 01:50 PM
PHUKET: A Myanmar construction worker settled an ongoing dispute over a motorbike accident by slitting a coworker’s throat at a construction site in Srisoonthorn this morning (Jan 29).
British man suspected of killing Thai wife in UK arrested
British man suspected of killing Thai wife in UK arrested
Monday 27 January 2025 07:35 AM
BANGKOK: A British man, 62, has been arrested in Kanchanaburi province for quick repatriation as he was suspected of killing his Thai wife in his homeland over two decades ago.
€100k reward offered to solve the death of Stephan Buczynski in Phuket
€100k reward offered to solve the death of Stephan Buczynski in Phuket
Wednesday 22 January 2025 11:07 AM
PHUKET: The Peter R. de Vries Foundation, a Dutch organisation dedicated to justice in unresolved cases of murder and disappearance, is calling on witnesses in Thailand to come forward with information about the mysterious death of Stephan Buczynski.
Koh Kaew bar shooter still behind bars, say police
Koh Kaew bar shooter still behind bars, say police
Saturday 18 January 2025 12:30 PM
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Commander Pol Maj Gen Sinlert Sukhum has confirmed to The Phuket News that the man who shot a 44-year-woman point blank in the face, killing her instantly, at a popular bar in Koh Kaew last month remains behind bars.
Brutal husband beats, strangles wife to death
Brutal husband beats, strangles wife to death
Wednesday 25 December 2024 11:30 AM
PHUKET: A man has been arrested for murdering his wife, by strangling her and beating her head against the floor, after an argument at their home in Pa Khlok.
Biker given death sentence for Pattaya murder
Biker given death sentence for Pattaya murder
Sunday 22 December 2024 10:00 AM
BANGKOK: A member of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club has been sentenced to death and two others given life imprisonment for the gruesome murder of a German property broker whose dismembered body was found in a freezer in Pattaya last year.
Saudi man arrested after deadly car attack on German Christmas market
Saudi man arrested after deadly car attack on German Christmas market
Saturday 21 December 2024 10:18 AM
GERMANY: German police arrested a Saudi Arabian man after a deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market Friday (Dec 20) in which an SUV barrelled through a crowd of revellers at high speed, leaving a trail of bloody carnage.
Man shoots mother-in-law in face, surrenders to police
Man shoots mother-in-law in face, surrenders to police
Friday 13 December 2024 11:56 AM
PHUKET: A 27-year-old man shot his mother-in-law in the face at a popular bar and restaurant in Koh Kaew last night (Dec 12), then surrendered to police.
Moroccan sought in Chiang Mai killing
Moroccan sought in Chiang Mai killing
Sunday 8 December 2024 09:30 AM
BANGKOK: Thai police have sought help from Interpol to arrest a Moroccan man suspected of murdering his girlfriend in Chiang Mai and fleeing the country.
Gunman surrenders a day after Isan triple killing
Gunman surrenders a day after Isan triple killing
Friday 29 November 2024 07:41 AM
NONG BUA LAM PHU: The 58-year-old gunman who shot three people to death in this northeastern province surrendered to police yesterday (Nov 28), a day after the killings.
Woman’s serial cyanide cases expand to 14 more victims
Woman’s serial cyanide cases expand to 14 more victims
Wednesday 27 November 2024 08:44 AM
BANGKOK: Prosecutors will be appointed to review 14 additional cases filed against Sararat “Aem Cyanide” Rangsiwuthaporn, who allegedly poisoned and killed her victims with cyanide, said Department of Criminal Litigation Director-General Sanjai Chanphong yesterday (Nov 26).
Four dead, girl seriously injured in Samut Prakan shooting spree
Four dead, girl seriously injured in Samut Prakan shooting spree
Tuesday 26 November 2024 12:08 PM
SAMUT PRAKAN: Four people died and a girl was severely wounded when a man opened fire at a neighbouring family and then took his own life.
Cyanide killer gets death sentence
Cyanide killer gets death sentence
Thursday 21 November 2024 11:28 AM
BANGKOK: The Criminal Court has given the death sentence to a woman suspected of killing 14 people with cyanide and found guilty of murdering one, a friend, during a merit-making trip last year.
Phang Nga fugitive arrested for stabbing murder of ex-wife
Phang Nga fugitive arrested for stabbing murder of ex-wife
Friday 15 November 2024 12:10 PM
PHUKET: Police have arrested a 38-year-old man who had been on the run after stabbing his ex-wife to death in Tambon Khok Khian, in Takua Pa District, Phang Nga, earlier this month.
Mayor shot dead in Narathiwat
Mayor shot dead in Narathiwat
Friday 8 November 2024 01:00 PM
NARATHIWAT: The mayor of a tambon in Rueso district of Narathiwat was shot dead by a group of men armed with war weapons at his garment factory in the southern border province yesterday (Nov 7).

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