Hello, Phuket Express Readers and Supporters!
The following is our weekly feature in which we highlight the top local stories in our area of Phuket from the past week. The number of stories differ from week to week.
These are chosen and curated by our editorial team and are designed for our readers to get a quick “catch-up” of important stories they may have missed. We publish many stories daily and it is easy to lose track of important events or changes in our area. We do national recaps in a separate article, this is only the top local stories in Phuket province.
They are in no particular order of importance but roughly in order of publishing. These are from Monday, May 8th, 2023, to Sunday, May 14th, 2023.
Let’s get started and see what the top local stories were!
The taxi car driver, identified only as Mr. Adisak, told the Phuket Express that he filed a report to the Kamala Police on Tuesday night (May 9th).
Immigration Police have also warned Thai women about continuing romance scams in Phuket and Thailand. Police are continuing to crackdown with foreigners especially Nigerian men involved in the scam.
Police found the suspect, Mr. Paul, in front of the hotel in question who initially tried to run away from law enforcement but was finally caught.
The taxi motorbike rider is facing charges of using his personal motorbike as a taxi motorbike, driving with an expired driving license, driving a motorbike with expired tax, and not wearing a helmet. Prasertchai, the suspect, was fined in total 2,500 baht.
Thai courts had already judged him and he was imprisoned for one year but received suspension of his imprisonment sentence with probation.
Although the identity of the deceased is currently officially unknown, rescuers believed that it belonged to an unfortunate Russian tourist, Mr. Iurii Smoian, who had gone missing after being thrown off his boat into Phuket waters by strong waves while taking a selfie.
That’s all for this week, as always thanks for your support!
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