PHUKET: Another forged goods raid was conducted in Phuket this weekend, this time at the Naka market in Vichit. Police seized 485 pieces of pirated goods worth 500,00 baht on Saturday evening.
PHUKET: The owner of a nightclub on Naka Road was arrested early this morning for operating without a license and keeping the venue open after the official, government-mandated closing time. Phuket Provincial Administration Organization officers, led by Siwach Rawangkul of the Phuket Department of Intellectual Property (DIP), inspected the club after locals in the area filed complaints against it.
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Today is ‘World Day against Trafficking in Persons’ – a day where we reflect on the many victims of trafficking who live among us, but have been forced into silence due to threats to their life, retaliation against their family, feelings of hopelessness, or being enslaved and physically unable to speak out. The day has special meaning in Thailand where up to 103 officials have just been tried for their part in the trafficking of Rohingas and Bangladeshis back in 2012 following the discovery of mass graves along the Thai Malaysian border. In Southeast Asia, data from those assisted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) show that the region is a hotbed of trafficking, accounting for a quarter of all cross-border cases identified worldwide
PHUKET: An illegal Korean tour guide was arrested at Koh Racha Yai yesterday for allowing Korean tourists to feed fish. Kanchit Klingclip, a business operator and conservationist on Racha Island, posted a video clip on line showing the tour guide taking tourists to dive and feed fish, which is a violation of the law under the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR).
PHUKET: A driving school in Phuket Town caught fire yesterday. The damages are estimated at about 500,000 baht. Four firetrucks were called to the scene and spent about 45 minutes battling the flames.
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PHUKET: Police are searching for a ladyboy (transsexual) who is suspected of stabbing her Russian boyfriend in Phuket early yesterday morning. Gennadii Khlopotov, 31, works for a company based in Koh Kaew and lives in Rassada.