As reported by thephuketnews.com, “Twelve foreigners, including people from Australia, Finland, Indonesia, Myanmar, and the UK, were arrested yesterday (January 31) for working illegally in the island’s tourism industry, police said.” Read Article
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As reported by thephuketnews.com, “Figures reveal the South-East Asian kingdom is the deadliest destination for Aussies. The 100 Australians who died there last year accounted for one in eight of the 791 deaths on foreign soil. Greece, which boasts large numbers of dual Australian citizens, was the next most likely spot for Australian passport holders […]
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As reported by pattayadailynews.com, “A Dutch-Thai couple was arrested for hosting a “swingers” party at a south Pattaya resort that was raided by police. Undercover agents had infiltrated the Saturday night party, then exposed themselves as police officers, which panicked the nearly naked partygoers.” Read Article
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As reported by travel.aol.co.uk, “A British tourist who lost part of his skull in a balcony fall while on holiday in Thailand has flown back to Britain – with the missing piece in his hand luggage… Lee Charie, 32, who has worked as an extra on TV show TOWIE, lost a chunk of the left […]
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As reported by upi.com, “A 29-year-old British man is in a Thai hospital after having a serious heart attack while on vacation and his family is raising money for his bill.” Read Article
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As reported by phuketgazette.net, “Six tourists were injured when a tour boat heading to the Phi Phi Islands (view here) was struck by large waves as it crossed Phang Nga Bay this morning.” Read Article
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AS reported by thephuketnews.com, “The Italian man, aged 46, was being cared for at the tourist police safe house, behind the Tourist Police Station…he found himself in trouble when he was caught after stealing a black BMW from Phuket Town.” Read Article
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As reported by thephuketnews.com, “Santi Udomkiratak, Deputy Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation for the provinces of Phuket, Krabi and Phang Nga, has spoken about yesterday’s “anti Russian business” protest in Bang Tao, saying Thai people cannot complain about Russian businesses that are operating legally.” Read Article
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According to thephuketnews.com, “A British man who travelled to Thailand without travel insurance is paying a hefty price after he suffered a heart attack in Phuket on Saturday. He is now in intensive care at Bangkok Hospital Phuket with mounting hospital bills.” Read Article
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As reported by the International Herald Tribune, “According to the index, issued last December by the institute, a nonprofit group that works for world peace, in 2011 Thailand had 173 terrorist incidents that resulted in 142 fatalities (Iraq topped the index with 1,228 incidents and 1,798 fatalities.)” Read Article
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