As reported by pattayadailynews, “A 74-year-old Australian man who had been with a lot of women was found dead on his hotel room bed in Phuket. Police suspected he had died from a recurrent disease related to his age.” Read Article
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As reported by phuketgazette.net, “A 22-year-old Swiss student tourist reported missing while on holiday in Thailand has been found alive and well. She’s being detained in Ranong Prison for allegedly stealing a camera belonging to an immigration officer. The search for Tscherina Nora Janisch, a foreign-exchange student studying at the National University of Singapore, began […]
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According to phuketwan.com, “Ten foreigners have died on Phuket between January 11 and January 20 in the worst run of foreign deaths on the island that anyone can remember.” Read Article
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According to chiangritimes.com, “Two German tourists have been shot and wounded overnight near Patong Beach in Phuket, Joseph Woerner and Johann Baschegger were hit, one in the arm and the other in the shoulder.” Read Article
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According to thephuketnews.com, “The belongings of 21 hotel guests, believed to worth as much as B3 million, were stolen from the Karon Place hotel when the robber gave coffee to the receptionist, causing her to feel drowsy and then fall asleep.” Read Article
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According to phuketwan.com, “A Swede accused of a 200 million baht fraud and a Frenchman wanted for rape have been arrested on Phuket on international warrants, Immigration police announced today.” Read Article
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As reported by “The Ministry of Tourism and Sports says a Bt50-million emergency insurance fund could be set up as early as 1 February, to assist international travellers in distress, but the details are still sketchy on what the scheme would cover.” Read Article
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As reported by pattayadailynews.com, “A 57-year-old Polish wife of a doctor was killed after being slashed by the propellers of a speedboat while swimming at Jomtien Beach. The operator of 12-seat speedboat did not see the victim swimming. She was among a group of 1,500 tourists traveling on a cruise ship.” Read Article
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According to thephuketnews.com, “The body of Dutch national Stephan Henricus Maria Buczynski, 26, found floating in the sea off Patong yesterday morning (January 13) has been sent to the National Forensics Institute in Bangkok after an autopsy at Patong Hospital failed to establish the cause of his death.” Read Article
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As reported by pattayadailynews.com, “Pattaya police officers responding to complaints raided a hotel room on Phratamnak road, and busted 7 Omanis men who were using drugs. Police arrested the men and seized the evidence of marijuana, syringes and equipment for consuming ‘ice’.” Read Article
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