Artikel tagged “Phuket”

  • Dead dugong washed up on Trang Beach

    Dead dugong washed up on Trang Beach

    PHOTOS: DNP A dead dugong which was washed up on a beach in Trang today has been sent to Phuket Marine Biological Centre for further examination. The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation reports that  Chaiyapruek Weerapong, the head of Mu Koh Libong Non-Hunting Area in Trang was notified that the dugong was washed up on the beach on Koh Lao Leang. The male dugong is 115 centimetres long, 75 centimetres wide and weighs around 20 kilograms. The dugong has now been sent to the Phuket Marine Biological Centre to find the cause of death

  • Man stabbed at a Chon Buri karaoke lounge

    Man stabbed at a Chon Buri karaoke lounge

    PHOTO: Thai Rath Police were called to a karaoke lounge in Sri Racha, Chon Buri last night after a man was stabbed following an argument. 39 year old Chuchart Kamngern was found outside the lounge with a serious stab wound to the left side of his chest and was rushed to hospital in Sri Racha

  • Indian tourist rescued from a near-drowning at Patong Beach

    Indian tourist rescued from a near-drowning at Patong Beach

    PHOTOS: Patong Surf Life Saving An Indian tourist has been rescued from drowning after getting into difficulty while swimming at Patong beach yesterday. Patong Surf Life Saving report that around 1.30pm at Patong Beach an Indian tourist was spotted in the water, choking and fighting to stay afloat.

  • French man and two others killed in Rawai motorbike accident, Phuket

    French man and two others killed in Rawai motorbike accident, Phuket

    Three people have died and another sustained serious injuries following the collision of two motorbikes in Rawai early yesterday morning (Tuesday). The accident happened on Viset Road in front of a public health centre at 1.30am. The Honda Wave motorbike driver was 37 years old Siripong Mulikkabut.

  • BKK taxi driver returns 400,000 baht to Danish tourist

    BKK taxi driver returns 400,000 baht to Danish tourist

    Usually maligned, it’s great to post a good-news story about Bangkok’s taxi drivers. A capital city cabbie is being praised after returning a bag containing 400,000 baht to a Danish tourist

  • German man dies in Phuket motorcycle crash

    German man dies in Phuket motorcycle crash

    A German man has died after a motorbike crash in Thalang. The Thalang Police were notified of the incident last night on Srisoonthorn Road in Baan Manik, Thalang

  • Officers follow-up on slow loris tout on Phuket beach – VIDEO

    Officers follow-up on slow loris tout on Phuket beach – VIDEO

    Phuket officials are searching for a ‘loris tout’ who was offering photographs with a slow loris at a Kata beach.

  • Chiang Mai love triangle leads to stabbing attack – two dead

    Chiang Mai love triangle leads to stabbing attack – two dead

    A woman’s husband and the woman’s young male lover were both killed after a short fight at an apartment building in Chiang Mai.

  • Reduce Bangkok’s motorcycle death toll by 82% – add dedicated lanes

    Reduce Bangkok’s motorcycle death toll by 82% – add dedicated lanes

    PHOTOS: Daily News Dedicated motorcycle lanes might be the answer to lowering the death toll around Bangkok’s congested streets. A leading engineer has suggested that Bangkok should introduce motorcycle lanes. The Engineering Institute of Thailand’s Dr Thanet Wirasiri says that Thailand has some of the most dangerous driving conditions in South East Asia – and things were getting worse all the time

  • Porsche/motorcycle crash – one dead, another woman loses baby

    Porsche/motorcycle crash – one dead, another woman loses baby

    PHOTOS: Thai Rath | Sanook A Porsche Cayman S has been involved in a collision with two women on a motorcycle at 3am this morning (Saturday). The incident happened in Putthamonthon Sai 3 Soi 5. Thai Rath reports that the carnage happened as the vehicles collided outside a car repair yard