Three restaurant managers in Karon arrested for selling protected parrotfish
Karon –
Three restaurant managers in Karon have been arrested for illegally selling parrotfish.
Yesterday (November 16th) the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) inspected multiple restaurants in Karon.
DMCR officers told the Phuket Express that...
Russian woman breaks her leg after being hit by a large log while swimming...
Kata, Phuket-
A Russian woman has broken her leg after she was hit by a large log which was washed up by waves at Kata Beach.
Emergency responders were notified of the incident from the head...
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...
British Man Arrested with Diazepam in Karon
Karon –
A British man was arrested after he was found illegally in possession of Diazepam in Karon.
The Karon Police told the Phuket Express that earlier this week they set up a routine checkpoint...
American Man Arrested For Allegedly Damaging a Rental Villa in Phuket
Phuket –
A wanted American man was arrested in Bangkok after he allegedly damaged a rental villa in Karon, Mueang Phuket.
The Royal Thai Immigration Bureau told TPN media on Monday (September 4th) that they arrested...
Foreign tourist rescued from drowning at Kata Beach
Kata –
A male foreign tourist has been rescued from drowning at Kata Beach.
Ms. Wannisa Kumban who is a local at the area told the Phuket Express that there was a group of foreign tourists...
American Tourist Helped After Getting Lost at Krating Cape in Phuket
Phuket –
An American tourist was helped after he got lost at Krating Cape, southwest of Phuket.
The Phuket Tourist Police told the Phuket Express today (February 4th) that an unidentified male American tourist called the...
UPDATE: Tour Company Facing Six Months of License Suspension and Could be Fined up...
Phuket –
A tour company is facing six months of a license suspension and could be facing fines of up to 500,000 baht after a staffer attacked a Chinese tourist.
Our previous stories:
A Chinese tourist has...
Strong wind knocks down large tree and damages home in Karon
Karon –
Strong winds and heavy rains brought down a large tree and damaged a house in Karon.
Karon Municipality was notified from a local resident that a large tree was knocked down by strong winds...
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...
