Foreign Driver Fined after Viral Video Shows Passengers Sitting on Car Windows in Karon
Karon –
A foreign driver faced legal action after he allowed his foreign passengers to sit on a car’s windows in Karon.
The Karon Police told the Phuket Express that a video clip had gone viral...
Russian motorbike rider dies after crashing into minivan in Karon
Karon –
A Russian motorbike rider has been later pronouced dead after he collided his motorbike into a minivan in Karon.
Emergency responders were notified of the accident this afternoon (September 20th) on the Karon –...
UPDATE: Another Sea Turtle Impacted by Oil Found in Phuket
Phuket –
Another sea turtle impacted by oil was found in Phuket sea.
Our previous stories:
Oil stains were found on several beaches in Thalang along with a baby sea turtle that appeared to have been impacted...
Two Nigerian Men Arrested in Phuket for Allegedly Selling Cocaine
Phuket –
Two Nigerian men were arrested in Karon on Friday (April 12th) for allegedly selling cocaine.
The Phuket Tourist Police told the Phuket Express that they arrested Mr. Harrison Chinnonso Onyema, 40 and Mr. Ogadinma...
UPDATE: Tour Staffer Charged after Attacking Chinese Tourist With a Knife in Phuket
Phuket –
A tour staffer has been charged with bodily harm causing injury and carrying a knife in public.
Our previous story:
A Chinese tourist has allegedly been injured after being slashed by a tour operator in...
Three People Arrested with 100 Sets of Illegal Beach Beds at Karon Beach
Karon –
Three people have been arrested with 100 sets of beach beds seized on Karon beach outside of the legal permission zone, say police.
Officials from the Mueang Phuket District Office and Karon Police inspected...
Kata Beach in Phuket to be pushed as a ‘Surf City’
Phuket –
Tourism operators in Phuket are ready to push Kata Beach to be a ‘Surf City’.
Ms. Kanokkorn Pattarawanee, a committee member of the Phuket Tourism Association told The Phuket Express, “Kata Beach and Karon...
Russian Rider Dies after a Motorbike Crash in Kata, Phuket
Kata, Phuket-
A Russian rider died after a motorbike crash in Kata, Mueang Phuket.
Emergency responders arrived at the scene to find the damaged motorbike.
The body of the rider was found at the scene and identified...
Wild Condo Brawl Between British Tourists and Transgenders in Phuket Leads to Multiple Injuries
Patong –
Three transgender people and three foreign men have been injured after an unsuccessful negotiation over pricing for companionship at a condominium in Karon in Mueang Phuket.
Captain Surasak Sudmueang of the Karon Police was...
Phuket Police urging people to stay home due to flooding and landslides, avoid Patong
Patong, Phuket –
The Phuket Police are urging people to stay home and avoid heading to Patong due to traffic delays on many roads.
Our previous story:
Motorists who are heading from Kathu to the Patong Hill...
