As covered by thephuketnews.com, “The driver of a tour bus died this morning (March 18) when he was caught in the vehicle’s automatic door.Aekarat Sarapon, 29, was driving one of three buses scheduled to pick up Chinese tourists from the Boat Lagoon Resort to take them to Phang Nga.” Read Article
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As covered by pattayadailynews.com, “The unsolved death of a 40-year-old Russian in his Soi Buakhao hotel room has prompted the Deputy Commisioner to investigate the case…The victim was identified as Mr. Andrei Komapob, age 40, engineer and executive of an architecture company in Saint Petersburg…So far the police investigation has not revealed conclusively whether the […]
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As reported by bangkokpost.com, “Two Liberian men were arrested in Bangkok for allegedly deceiving an Australian man into purchasing chemicals which they falsely claimed could turn special paper into banknotes, police said on Thursday. Michael Merlyn Sebastian, 36, and Jesse Edward Fahnbulleh, 32, were apprehended at the Holiday Inn Bangkok Silom Hotel in Bang Rak […]
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As covered by pattayadailynews.com, “a report of an elephant killing a Thai female tourist was received by Pol. Lt. Capt. Thawatch Norsingha, Muangrayong police station, Rayong. Rescuers from Sawangpornkusol foundation Rayong reported that a 2-year-old elephant went insane and used its tusk to gore a Thai tourist on Maerampung beach. The victim was severely injured […]
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As reported by phuketgazette.net, “A Dutch woman who reported to police that she was raped on Monday while on holiday on Phi Phi Island, near Phuket, recanted her story yesterday. The 25-year-old woman told police that she and a friend arrived on Phi Phi on Monday and checked into a hotel…The woman’s inability to remember […]
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According to news.4amexpat.com, “Today, Thonglor police arrested five teenagers, aged 15 to 18, for assaulting and stealing a purse from a female tourist. Police said that the gang robbed the victim…now hospitalized at Samitivej Hospital. ” Read Article
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According to pattayadailynews.com, “A 57-year-old Israeli tourist died in a hotel room bed on Soi Bukhao next to a beer bar girl he just met. The 25-year-old woman had agreed to come to his room to have sex. But while they were talking in bed, the Israeli abruptly fell asleep and quickly died.” Read Article
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As covered by thephuketnews.com, “A Russian tourist named by police as Kirill Kulaein, 43, was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital about 10am this morning (March 6) after being run over by an OrBorJor “po tong” pink bus in the middle of Phuket Town.” Read Article
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According to english.ruvr.ru, “The body of a Russian tourist with signs of violent death was found in a hotel room in the Thai resort of Pattaya on Wednesday. The man was identified as St.Petersburg-based Andrei Komarov, police said, adding that they are closely cooperating with the Russian Embassy in Thailand.” Read Article
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As reported by phuketgazette.net, “A British expat involved in a collision with a motorbike on Friday night had to be extricated from the scene by police after local residents reacted angrily over the incident, the Phuket Gazette has been told…About 30 meters down the soi, police found Mr Martin Ian Foster*, 48 years old, from […]
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