Phuket
Carpenter murdered over loan

TUNG TONG: Sanguansak “Nui” Kamtong, a 25-year-old carpenter from Rayong, was allegedly shot dead by a fellow construction worker in the early hours of Saturday morning after repeatedly pestering his colleague for a small loan. Pol Lt Col Ampolwat Saengroeng of Tung Tong Police Station said he received a call at 12:30 am saying that a man had been shot. Officers arrived at the scene, a building site at Soi Namtok Bang Chang, to find Nui’s body lying face down in a pool of blood. He had been shot once in the chest. Col Ampolwat said that workers at the camp identified the killer as 46-year-old Somyos Tona, from Sakhon Nakhon, who also lived and worked at the camp. Police arrested Somyos later that morning, after officers spotted him walking past the old health center on Wichit Songkhram Rd. He was carrying the handgun police believe was used in Nui’s slaying. Somyos was taken to Tung Tong Police Station where, police say, he confessed to the shooting. Col Ampolwat said, “Somyos told officers that Nui kept asking him for money. However, he refused to loan Nui money again that morning. “Nui was drunk and started abusing him. Riled by the abuse, Somyos pulled out his gun and shot him.” Somyos has been charged with murder.
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Phuket
Police investigate motorbike hoons in Patong

PHOTOS: Patong Police
Patong Police are investigating alleged foreign motorbike racing gangs in Patong after a viral video clip in local social media.
The Patong Police report that the clip of tourists who have been driving their motorbikes at high speed around the streets of Patong has been very popular and provided them with a lot of information about the locations, the bikes and the riders.
Police are now investigating the incident to find the people on the bikes so they can charge them and take legal action.
Every month they say there are about 2,000 cases as Patong Police enforce the road rules around the tourist town. Patong Traffic Police say they are strictly enforcing traffic rules to prevent road accidents and protect tourists.
Phuket
“Self-myofascial release” – what is foam rolling?

by Krix Luther
The word is out about self-myofascial release – foam rolling – and, no, Thailand people, this doesn’t have to do with a ‘soapy’ or ‘happy-endings’.
So what is foam rolling you ask? Well, it was once a secretive technique used by professional coaches and therapists but has become a regular practice for people across the spectrum of all fitness levels.
Self-myofascial release is just a fancy term for a technique of self-massage that helps deal with muscle tightness and trigger points.
With a massage parlour never being farther than a kilometre away, and decent one-hour massage costing you less than 500 baht, it might be difficult to see the point of learning the technique – which would explain why I always see a bunch of rarely used foam rollers in the corner of Nai Harn Gym in Phuket (one of the places I work).
Nonetheless, the understanding of your body and muscle structures that comes with practising the technique can offer many benefits.
- Increases flexibility and range of motion
- Improves blood circulation
- Prevents chances of DOMS
- Reduces post-workout stress
- Helps with post-workout cooldown
- Reduces recovery time
- Prevents training-related injuries
- Reduces chances of overtraining
The practice can be done with a foam roller, lacrosse ball, Theracane or your own hands by simply applying pressure to specific points on your body, aiding in the recovery of muscles and assisting in returning them to normal function. We can think of ‘normal function’ as when your muscles are elastic, healthy and ready to perform at a moment’s notice.
Foam rolling after a workout will provide deep compression that will help relax tight muscles and adhesions (fibrous bands) between muscle layers and their surroundings. The benefits of foam rolling are outstanding, in addition to increasing blood flow, which will speed up muscle recovery. Foam rolling can be used for a variety of corrective bodywork.
It can loosen muscles to re-balance posture, re-establish proper movement patterns, enhance performance and help create pain-free movement.
Stretching alone is not always enough when it comes to releasing the tightness, which makes the technique very helpful. Additionally, you are able to feel exactly what is happening and adjust the pressure so that it is uncomfortable, but not unbearable – not always the case when it comes to the toes of your Thai masseuse digging into your back.
Krix Luther has been a Personal Trainer in Phuket for more than 10 years, he specialises in weight loss, strength & conditioning, TRX and CrossFit. For more information about Krix and his services, visit krixluther.com
Phuket
Elderly motorbike driver dies in Thalang crash

A 74 year old motorbike driver has died after colliding with a high speed taxi in Thalang this morning.
The Thalang Police headed to the accident near an intersection of Thepkrasattri – Nai Yang Road in Thalang at 7.40am.
When they arrived they found a damaged taxi. Nearby they located the damaged motorbike.
74 year old Somchai Uttasaha, the motorbike driver, was taken to the Thalang Hospital but was later pronounced dead as a result of his injuries.
Police report that the taxi was traveling at high speed. The driver was 48 year old Prasert Malitong.
When the taxi arrived at the location of the incident, the motorbike was allegedly traveling outside his proper traffic lane. The taxi collided with the motorbike at speed.
The taxi driver has been charged with reckless driving causing death.
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