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Drug fuelled rooftop party busted, drugs seized

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April 2, 2020

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With more efforts to control the spread of coronavirus disease. Police arrested 9 foreigners and 5 Thai ladies for partying on the rooftop of a rental house on Sirirat Road Patong after police received a complaint about a loud party, of those arrested, consisted of British, Australians, Americans, Ukrainians and Thais..

The 5 Thai ladies arrested were…

Boonchanok Roongruang age 36 from Trang,

Supika Kitdee age 28 from Chon Buri

Narumon Thuadaoage 23 from Nakhon Si Thammarat

Nida Usan age 31 from Satun province

Wararin Jaidee 33 from Satun

The 9 foreigners arrested were:

3 British men Britons Oliver Hoskins aged 23, Alan Jones age 22 and Stuart McDonough age 29.

American male Russell Robertson age 32.

Ukrainian male Semko Iana age 31,

Australian male Al-Mouzafar Mohamad age 22

The police officers also discovered approx 4 kilograms of cannabis and 0.94 of a gram of cocaine in their possessions, several bottles of liquor and loudspeakers. They were all initially charged with violating the emergency decree and crowd gatherings laid down by Phuket governor ..

Source: khaophuket.com

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Triple deck wooden Chao Phraya river boat sinks with 75 passengers aboard–VIDEO

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2 years ago

August 4, 2020

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75 passengers boarded the triple-decker wooden ship at the Ramada Plaza luxury hotel in Charoen Krung before they quickly decided to stop the ship at the Suan Somdej Pier near Phra Pok Klao River to offloading all of them before sinking into the Chao Phraya river.

The incident happened on August 2nd passengers were enjoying a cruise along the Chao Phraya River while also eating dinner. The wooden cruiser normally heads down to King Prajadhipok Bridge and cycle back. But the crew quickly noticed that something was terribly wrong since the entire ship was leaning to the right.

Chao Phraya Tourist Boat

The captain then decided to bring the boat to the private port to safely evacuate all 75 passengers to land. Later, officials reported that there was a leak on the right side of the hull.

Source: Line Today

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Phuket Vegetarian Festival takes a COVID-19 hit

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2 years ago

July 27, 2020

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PHUKET: Fire-walking, bladed-ladder climbing, hot oil bathing and crossing “bridges of nails” have all been banned at this year’s Phuket Vegetarian Festival following a directive from the Phuket Communicable Disease Committee. However, the committee has made no such rulings on the face piercings that have made the festival famous

“This year, there will be no supernatural ablutions of faith and flesh – including fire-walking, bladed-ladder climbing, hot oil bathing and nail-bridge crossing,” Vachira Phuket Hospital Director Dr Chalermpong Sukontapol, who sits on the Phuket Communicable Disease Committee, told Chinese shrine administrators at a meeting earlier this week.

Source: Phuket Vegetarian Festival takes a COVID-19 hit

Full story : https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-vegetarian-festival-takes-a-covid-hit-76784.php

‘Ma Song’ spirit mediums will not be allowed to walk the streets during this year’s Phuket Vegetarian Festival. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub / file

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Elderly British man dies after being hit by motorcycle, 2 hurt

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July 26, 2020

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NAKHON RATCHASIMA: At 12.50 hrs. On 26 July, police officers of Phimai Police Station in Nakhon Ratchasima Province were notified of a motorcycle accident.

A man was killed and a monk seriously injured after a motorcycle with a sidecar they were traveling on was hit by a pick-up in Phimai district of this northeastern province on Sunday.

The accident occurred at about 8.30 am at kilometer 48 on the Phimai-Chum Phuang road in tambon Rangka Yai, Phimai district.

Sukanya Kong-on told police she was on the way from Tha Tum district, Surin province, to visit her younger sister in Non Sung district in Nakhon Ratchasima when the pick-up she was driving hit the motorcycle with a sidecar from the back.

A British man, 70, identified only as David, who was driving the motorcycle, was killed. Phra Wasant Boonkham, 59, a monk who was riding on the sidecar, sustained two broken legs.

Kanchana Bookham, 41, David’s wife, said her husband was taking the monk, her elder brother, from their house at Ban Tabong village in tambon Boat back to Wat Suntarikaram temple at Ban Taban in tambon Rangka Yai when the accident occurred. The temple is only 1km from the spot.

Source: https://today.line.me/th/article

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