Year: 2007
- Phuket News
B10,000 reward for escaped convict
PHUKET CITY: The Director of Phuket Provincial Prison is offering a 10,000-baht reward for information leading to the arrest of a convict who broke out of Phuket Provincial Prison earlier this month and remains at-large.Phuket Provincial Prison Director Paisal Suwanraksa identified the fugitive as Thiwa Wahji, 20. In his successful bid for freedom on February 18, Thiwa scaled the facility’s…
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Young man executed at Layan
THALANG: A young angler was found shot in the back of the head on a bridge at Layan Beach on December 28.Pol Lt Col Jessada Sangsuree, Investigating Inspector at Cherng Talay Police Station, told the Gazette that Suthin Srisamut, 40, about 10:30 pm that night reported that the body of his son, Worayuth Srisamut, 25, had been discovered on the…
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Boy, 15, shot dead for staring
PHUKET CITY: Piyawuth “Ab” Pattamapaneewong, 19, and Wirat “Dam” Thongsu, 20, both from Phuket City, have been charged with gunning down a 15-year-old boy about 12.30 am on December 24.The victim was identified as Chumphon “Toto” Ruengdam, son of Prasert “Phu Yai Soi” Ruengdam, Headman of Rassada Village 3.Police arrested the two suspects about 5 am the same day in…
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Thai Princesses to visit Phuket
PHUKET: HRH Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol and HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha will visit Phuket this month.Princess Chulabhorn will arrive at Phuket International Airport January 8 and will stay at the Similan Islands off Phang Nga until January 14.Princess Bajrakitiyabha will arrive in Phuket January 18. As part of her work with the Justice Ministry, she will visit the Phuket State Attorney’s Office…
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Two more bombs explode at Central World, Pratunam
BANGKOK (The Nation): Two more bombs exploded in the heart of Bangkok once the new year started, severely injuring many foreign tourists and some Thais.The two bombs exploded nearly at the same time seconds after the new year started.The first bomb exploded at the Best Sea Foods restaurant on the Saen Saeb Canal near the Pratunam Pier just seconds after…
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