KATA: With the wave of snatch-and-run robberies in Chalong Police District making national television news in recent days, police there have been under intense pressure to put the guilty behind bars.br>br>Their first break came early yesterday morning with the arrest of a construction worker whose crime spree came to an abrupt halt at about 4 am

Source:Chalong cops nab snatch-and-run bandit

span lang=”en-US”>KARON: Despite relatively calm conditions at the time, an American man drowned at Karon Beach Tuesday afternoon./span>br>br>span lang=”en-US”>Chalong Police Duty Officer Sanguan Muangtham identified the deceased as 54-year-old Michael Stephen John, holder of an American passport. /span>br>br>span lang=”en-US”>span>At ar

Source:American drowns off Karon Beach

PATONG: Low-season desperation for passengers took a deadly turn Saturday night, when a motorcycle taxi driver gunned down a rival from a competing queue in Patong.  The alleged killer, who turned himself in the following day, was no stranger to being handcuffed: he was out on bail for the May 19 shoo

Source:Patong motorbike taxi killer in court today

With the Olympics just finishing and my efforts to achieve a world record in being a couch potato also ending, my mind has been on fitness and sports in Phuket. …

Source:Getting Fit Around Phuket

PHUKET CITY: In what appears to be yet another case of suicide, the decomposing corpse of a Thai-American man was on Sunday found in a small apartment on Phang Nga Rd, where he took his own life by drinking insecticide. Phuket City Police Investigations Inspector Pitakpol Sompong identified the deceased as 60-year-old Narong Yingyongrattana

Source:Heartbroken man takes own life with pesticide

PHUKET: Two men were found hanged in separate incidents on Saturday, one while in police custody after he was caught for robbing a German neighbor. Tung Tong Police Superintendent Arayapan Pukbuakhao identified one of the deceased as 26-year-old Anurak Prohmwiharn, unemployed and listed as livin

Source:Two men found hanged; one in a police cell

PHUKET: In further bad news for the island’s immediate tourism prospects, the Gazette has confirmed that low-cost carrier Nok Air has suspended its remaining flights to Phuket, most likely for the rest of the low season.

Source:Nok Air suspends Phuket flights

PHUKET CITY: Phuket Provincial Police Commander Apirak Hongthong has stepped in to personally oversee the investigation into the brutal stabbing attack of an Australian expat and his Thai girlfriend in their home in Rawai before dawn on Wednesday http://www.phuketgazette.net/dailynews/index.asp?id=6795 for…

Source:Apirak angry, avers arrest over Aussie attack

PATONG: Strong waves creating dangerous swimming conditions in Patong have prompted officers from Patong Municipality to volunteer to keep watch along Patong Beach for tourists who may get into difficulty in the heavy surf.br>br>The move follows a weather warning issued yesterday by the Meteorological Department urging people in risk areas along

Source:Patong steps up surf safety

PHUKET: Controversial low-cost carrier One-Two-Go will remain grounded until at least October, but its owner is certain the airline will eventually resume services.br>br>span style=”text-decoration: none;”>Udom Tantiprasongchai, founder and chairman of One-Two-Go, told the /span>i>span style=”text-decoration: none;”>Gazette/span>/i>span s

Source:One-Two-Go grounded until October