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- Phuket News
Get ready for โSexy Run on the Beachโ in Patong this weekend
Get ready for a steamy event coming up in Patong this weekend. All genders and ages are invited to participate in the โSexy Run on the Beach.โ The event will be held on Sunday, December 18 from 4pm to 6pm at Sea Pearl Intersection. Participants will run along the beach for about 3 kilometres. They are invited to wear anythingโฆ
- Crime News
Latest Patong drug crackdown finds staffers all testing negative
The latest Patong drug crackdown on Bangla Road found that all staffers tested negative for drug use. The most recent round of drug tests on the popular nightlife hotspot road was conducted on Tuesday night. A team from the Kathu district conducted the โrandomโ tests on 85 staffers, including 35 men and 50 women. According to Patong Police Chief Colonelโฆ
- Phuket News
Thieves ransack a Patong rental house
Thieves ransacked a rental house in Patong, stealing almost everything including doors and window panes. The house owner, 44 year Phatsamon Chompanat, reported the incident to Patong Police on Monday. Phatsamon said she had left her house locked when she left Phuket two years ago. She said she occasionally came back to visit the house to clean it. When she wentโฆ
- Phuket News
Swedish man falls from Patong hotel
A Swedish man fell from a Patong hotel on Monday. The man, 64 year old Bo Peter Svensson, fell from the second floor of a hotel on Sawatdirak Road near the Sai Namyen Intersection. Rescuers found Bo with several injuries and rushed him to a nearby hospital. The hotel owner, 52 year old Supaphon, told police that Bo had checkedโฆ
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Patong business operators want transgender sex workers โcleaned upโ
Patong business operators on Bangla Road want transgender sex workers to be โcleaned up,โ in addition to food and drink vendors. The president of the Patong Entertainment Business Association, Weerawit Kreuasombat, saidโฆ โWhile Patong officials are now increasing safety management measures on Bangla Road, transgender prostitutes should be cleaned up too. We consistently get complaints that they are annoying andโฆ
- Crime News
Despite floods, Patong drug crackdown continues
Despite heavy floods in Phuket, police are continuing to crack down on drugs in Patong, particularly on Bangla Road. Last night, Patong Police and Kathu district officials conducted random drug tests on the road. The team targeted touts working on the road who are registered as living in Kathu. The team tested 117 people out of the 195 on itsโฆ
- Phuket News
Patong Police set up checkpoints on Bangla Road
Patong Police are on the lookout for drugs and weapons, and theyโre taking action. On Monday night, police set up two checkpoints at both ends of Bangla Road, a known party hotspot, from 8pm to 10pm. The police checked people for weapons and illegal drugs. They also checked whether people were wanted suspects. The Phuket Express reported that it wasโฆ
- Crime News
More civil servants fall victim to Thailandโs drug โwarโ
Twenty-one civil servants in Khon Kaen tested positive for drugs during a recent campaign in Thailandโs โwarโ on drugs. More than 760,000 pills, many weapons, explosives and rounds of ammunition were seized during raids at 900 locations in the province in the previous four weeks, said Governor Kraisorn Kongchalard. Some 192 suspects were arrested for firearms offences with 180 weaponsโฆ
- Crime News
Patong venue staffer tests positive for drugs
A Patong entertainment venue staffer tested positive for drugs on Monday night after police conducted a major drug testing crackdown on five venues on Bangla Road. Patong Police drug tested nearly 184 staffers and one tested positive. It has not been reported what drug the staffer tested positive for. The recent crackdown is part of a campaign police are callingโฆ
- Crime News
Police find meth pills, gun, bullets, knife, and axe in manโs car in Patong
Police yesterday found nine meth pills, a gun, 10 bullets, a knife, and an axe in a manโs car in Patong. Patong Police had been alerted by residents that there was a minivan parked in front of a hotel for a long time and that the driver looked suspicious. The police then searched the minivan and found the items. They arrestedโฆ
- Phuket News
Motorbikes can now drive on Patong Hill road
After the road on Patong Hill collapsed due to landslides last week, officials are now letting motorbikes drive on the road again. Phuket Governor Narong said the decision was made to relieve the burden on people who need to travel across the hill every day, especially young students. Narong declared the road open to motorbikes last night. However, cars areโฆ
- Phuket News
Temporary field hospital opens after road collapse in Patong
After a road collapsed on Phuketโs Patong hill last week, health officials have worked to set up a temporary field hospital. The Kathu Field Hospital opened yesterday at the Kathu Public Park, as a result of a partnership between the Phuket Provincial Public Health and Patong Hospital. The temporary field hospital is open from Monday to Friday from 8.30am toโฆ
- Entertainment
1-billion-baht tourism stimulus back on track
While debate continues around Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-chaโs return to office, one thing has become clear: the Tourism and Sports Ministry is moving ahead with a package of measures delayed while General Prayut was suspended pending the Constitutional Courtโs ruling. One proposal will allow entertainment venues to remain open until 4am. Itโs estimated that Thailand loses roughly 70 million baht (US$2โฆ
- Phuket News
Official says Patong road will need seven days of temporary repair work once rain stops
UPDATE A Phuket official said yesterday that it would take seven days of temporary repair work before the road to Patong Hill is ready to use again. The official said the repair work can start once the rain stops. This news comes after the road suffered two landslides on Wednesday and Thursday. Phuket Highway Director Yutthana Pitak told The Phuketโฆ
- Thailand Weather Updates
Many areas of Phuket flooded, roads blocked
Phuket has been rocked with nonstop overnight rain, leaving many areas of the island flooded. Roads are underwater โ including the popular party district Bangla Road in Patong. Phuket Town is flooded, and muddy landslides have closed roads in Kamala. People in affected areas are being assisted by rescue services while police have been dispatched to direct traffic on majorโฆ
- Crime News
3 men arrested for drugs, selling fake cocaine
As officials continue to crack down on drugs and guns after the daycare centre massacre, three entertainment workers in Patong were arrested for possession of meth. They had real drugs on them when police stopped them, but are accused of selling fake cocaine to tourists. The three men, aged 25, 48, and 49 from Pattani and Narathiwat provinces were arrestedโฆ
- Phuket News
Four suspects admit they assaulted US tourist in Patong
UPDATE Four suspects have reportedly admitted that they physically assaulted an American tourist in Patong early yesterday morning. The assault happened at the nightlife hotspot of Bangla Road. Patong Police Chief Colonel Sujin Nilbodee told The Phuket Expressโฆ โThe four suspects have admitted they attacked the American man who they claimed was intoxicated before an argument began followed by aโฆ
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American tourist allegedly assaulted outside Patong bar
An American tourist was allegedly assaulted in Phuketโs tourist hotspot town of Patong early yesterday morning. The 35 year old man had wounds on his face, and one of his middle fingers. The man had been at a bar on Bangla Road, where he was reportedly very drunk. He had been with a 24 year old Russian woman. Staff hadโฆ
- Phuket News
Patong: 100m profits with 4am curfew for venues, Chiang Mai residents oppose it
The pressure has been mounting for the government to raise the curfew to help entertainment venues boost earnings as tourism returns to Thailand. But some residents disturbed by noise living near bars in Chiang Mai are calling for the opposite. The Patong Entertainment Business Association estimates that extending closing hours from 2am to 4am for nightlife entertainment venues could raiseโฆ
- Thailand News
Fire breaks out at Indian restaurant in Patong
A fire broke out at an Indian restaurant in Phuketโs famous tourist town of Patong in the early hours of this morning. Firefighters rushed to the restaurant on Taweewong Road to find it ablaze. The firefighters took 40 minutes to bring the flames under control. The restaurant was damaged, but luckily no injuries were reported. The restaurant owner said thereโฆ
- Phuket News
Surf competition coming up in Patong
Another surfing competition is coming up in Phuket this month. The โKalim Reef Surfers Surfing 2022โ competition will be held at Kalim Beach in Patong from September 16-18. The competition is being organised by the Patong Municipality and the Phuket Surfing Association. The event will feature five different categories of competitions, which are: open shortboard, open longboard, master 35 yearsโฆ
- Things To Do
The best nightclubs in Phuket to go dancing and have fun
Lockdown is over, borders reopen, and restrictions are eased โ itโs time to enjoy Phuketโs lively nightlife again. After all, a trip to Phuket is never complete without having fun at at least one or two of the islandโs lively nightclubs. When the sun sets, the island comes to life as party animals come out to play. Nothing beats theโฆ
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Fire breaks out at Patong bar
A fire broke out at a Patong bar on Thursday, at the tourist hotspot of Bangla Road. Firefighters rushed to the scene to find smoke coming out of the bar. Firefighters reported that the incident was caused by sparks from a high voltage electric cable above the bar. Luckily, no injuries were reported. A photo by The Phuket Express showsโฆ
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Striped dolphin dies in Patong after washing ashore injured
A striped dolphin has died after beaching itself in Patong despite local rescuersโ best efforts. The dolphin was found after having washed up on shore with a serious injury and was reported first to the Patong Police just before 5:30pm yesterday. Kathu district lifeguards were the first to spot the striped dolphin as it came ashore and when they sawโฆ
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Phuketโs Central Patong shopping mall plans reopening and recruitment drive
Central Patong shopping mall in Phuket is launching a large-scale recruitment drive on the back of plans to reopen after a year of closure due to the pandemic. Central Department Store, the managers of the shopping centre, informed stores in the Central Patong shopping mall of the temporary closure on February 1 last year. But on Saturday, the Thai departmentโฆ
- Phuket News
Motorbike engulfed in flames on Patong Hill, driver left uninjured
A motorbike driving down Patong Hill on Phuketโs west coast was engulfed in flames last night, as shown in a photo of the incident. Not only did the driver survive, but he was left without any injuries. The man, 54 year old food seller Niphon Mengeaid, told The Phuket Express about his close callโฆ โI was driving down Patong hillโฆ
- Environment News
Officials raise awareness on World Oceans Day in Patong
A Thai official spoke about threats to the countryโs oceans at an event marking World Oceans Day yesterday in Patong. Thailandโs Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Varawut Silpa-archa, led the event titled โRevitalization: Collective Action for the Oceanโ at Loma Park in Patong Beach. Thailandโs Department of Marine and Coastal Services hosted similar events in 10 coastal provinces. Varawutโฆ
- Phuket News
As weather clears, tourists head back to Patong Beach
After storms ripped through areas of Phuket earlier this week, tourists made their way back to Patong Beach yesterday as the weather cleared. The island provinceโs storm warnings have still not been lifted, though. Last week, the warnings had said that waves were 2-3 metres high in the Andaman Sea, and more than 3 metres high during thundershowers. This newsโฆ