The Phuket News

17/07/2025

PHUKET XTRA - July 17 || Brought to you by Phuket Windows & Doors
1- Dog rescued after buried alive in Rawai garden
https://thephuketnews.com/dog-rescued-after-buried-alive-in-rawai-garden-96933.php

2- American arrested at Phuket Airport with 6.6kg of he**in
https://thephuketnews.com/american-arrested-at-phuket-airport-with-6-6kg-of-he**in-96943.php

3- Teens arrested with homemade grenades
https://thephuketnews.com/teens-arrested-with-homemade-grenades-96945.php

4- Police to make background checks on all monks nationwide
https://thephuketnews.com/police-to-make-background-checks-on-all-monks-nationwide-96941.php

5- National crypto sandbox for tourists in the offing
https://thephuketnews.com/national-crypto-sandbox-for-tourists-in-the-offing-96936.php

Hosted by: JP Mestanza ||

17/07/2025

The Frenchman told police that he thought the dog was already dead... Regardless, he is still facing charges, but the investigation by police is still underway

PHUKET: A French national living in Rawai claims he believed his Siberian husky was already dead before burying it in his garden ‒ only for the animal to be found alive, with its head still above gr

17/07/2025

Thaneth Tantipiriyakit, President of the Phuket Tourist Association, says tourism revenue in Phuket could grow by more than B40 billion in 2025, up from B498bn last year...

BANGKOK: Phuket is seeing a big shift in tourism patterns as European travellers embrace off-season travel, with tourism revenue expected to grow by over B40 billion, or around 10%, this year, says th

17/07/2025

Believe it or not... Honoured for his youth anti-drug efforts under the "To Be Number One' initiative...

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat has been recognised with the prestigious ‘Outstanding Governor’ award for his leadership in advancing the ‘To be Number One’ anti-drug campaign at the

17/07/2025

Old cases dismissed by Office of Buddhism will be revived...

BANGKOK: Police will check the backgrounds of about 300,000 Buddhist monks nationwide in the wake of the scandal involving several senior monks and a woman known as “Sika Golf”, who was arrested o

17/07/2025

Police caught them during a routine patrol, with the homemade 'grenades' intended to be used in an attack on a rival gang...

PHUKET: Two 15-year-old boys have been arrested in Wichit after police found them in possession of four homemade ‘grenades’, which they allegedly planned to use in a revenge attack on rivals.

17/07/2025

The man was intercepted as he prepared to board a flight to Doha yesterday (July 16), with onward connections to Brussels and eventually France...

**in

PHUKET: An American man has been arrested at Phuket International Airport attempting to smuggle more than six kilogrammes of he**in out of Thailand, following a joint investigation involving the Touri

17/07/2025

Halt to military operations following clashes that has reportedly left more than 350 people dead since Sunday, including government forces, local fighters and 27 Druze civilians killed in “summary executions”...

DAMASCUS: Syria announced that its army had begun to withdraw from violence-hit Sweida yesterday (July 16), following a wave of Israeli strikes on the capital and a US call for government forces to le

17/07/2025

The action at Royal Portrush gets underway today...

GOLF: Rory McIlroy insists the emotion of his return to Royal Portrush for this week’s British Open will not distract him from challenging for the title.

17/07/2025

Ex-PM testifies as defence wraps up its case on last day of witness hearings...

BANGKOK: The Criminal Court will rule on Aug 22 on the royal defamation case against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, his lawyer said yesterday (July 16).

17/07/2025

Digital asset exchange operators have welcomed a joint effort between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Bank of Thailand to launch a crypto sandbox to allow foreign tourists to use digital assets in Thailand...

BANGKOK: Digital asset exchange operators have welcomed a joint effort between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Bank of Thailand to launch a crypto sandbox to allow foreign tourist

16/07/2025