Mother wanted for abducting own British-Thai children believed to be in Phuket
PHUKET: The mother wanted for abducting her two British-Thai
daughters from their natural father in Pattaya is believed to be heading
to Phuket. On Tuesday, Pattaya Police were issued an arrest warrant for
36-year-old Onwarat Gamlem, who is the non-custodial mother of the
children. The warrant orders police officers around the country to
arrest Ms Onwarat on charges of child abduction. Ms Onwarat, also...
South African arrested for running ATM card scam in Phuket
PHUKET: Police arrested a South African in possession of 72 bank
cards early this morning for allegedly skimming ATMs at popular tourist
beach towns along Phuket’s west coast. “Manquba Parker Ngcobo, from the
Republic of South Africa, was identified as a suspected ATM skimmer
after a police investigation revealed that he had been withdrawing money
using multiple bank cards in Patong, Kata and Karon between...
Armed Navy personnel lead 200-strong Phuket land raid
PHUKET: More than 200 officers under armed escort by Royal Thai Navy
personnel arrested five suspects for violent intimidation of villagers
in Phuket’s Soi Palai area early this morning. The three-hour raid,
which began before dawn, targeted a gang of about 20 men who attacked 14
local villagers’ homes yesterday and destroyed property in broad
daylight. Police and Navy officers conducted a house-to-house search
for...
Phuket one-stop yacht shop set to open, for real, July 1
PHUKET: Phuket’s long-awaited 70-million-baht one-stop yacht shop,
dubbed the Phuket Yacht Control Center (PYCC), is set to officially open
on July 1 after two years of delays. Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut
confirmed the opening date yesterday. “PYCC will be Phuket’s official
check-in point for incoming and outgoing foreign yachts. Additionally,
it will ensure effective vessel-traffic management and monitoring...
Ukrainian 'Pedo Heaven' expat arrested in Phuket gets 30 years for child porn
PHUKET: Ukrainian Maksym Shynkarenko, arrested in Phuket in 2009, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison on child pornography charges. Shynkarenko, 35, pleaded guilty to starting and operating a hard-core child pornography website for three years, for which a federal judge in New Jersey on Tuesday sentenced him to three...
Police ramp up Phuket taxi mafia money laundering probe, identify targets in Patong
PHUKET: Officers from the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) will join the police investigation into taxi drivers who are possibly laundering money, as the Phuket taxi mafia crackdown continues with officers focusing their efforts on Patong. “We recently contacted AMLO and confirmed that a team from their office will come to Phuket...
Phuket residents rail against Kata beachfront land stake
PHUKET: More than 100 Phuket residents gathered for three hours yesterday to halt the construction of a fence along Kata Beach, on land adjacent to Club Med Phuket, arguing that it was encroaching on public land. “We don’t understand how someone can build on this land; it is along the beachfront,” said Karon resident Wichit Yaowarot. “We want officials to investigate for possible land encroachment. If the land is...
Police say leads exhausted in death of 7-year-old Nong Dear
PHUKET: The investigation into the death of a seven-year-old girl whose body was found dismembered in a Chalong forest late last year has reached a standstill. Nong Dear disappeared on her way home from a relative’s house on December 6 (story here) and her remains were found in a nearby wood on December 19 (story here)...
After recent damage, Krabi seeks ways to protect ancient fossils
PHUKET: Recent storm damage to fossil formations in Krabi’s famous Shell Cemetery has prompted local officials to declare the area off-limits and to request a budget to build a seawall at the site. “The fossils are 75 million years old,” said Pinij Engchuan, chief of Hat Noppharat Thara National Park. “They have been slowly cracking...
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