Thais, foreigners arrested for drinking at Patong Beach
Thais, foreigners arrested for drinking at Patong Beach
PHUKET: Patong Police have arrested a group of 12 people, including Thais and foreigners, for sitting and drinking together on the Patong beachfront on Friday night (May 14).
Sunday 16 May 2021, 09:00AM
Medical staff from Vachira Phuket Hospital conduct swab tests on the 12 suspects at Phuket City Police Station yesterday (May 15). Photo: PR Phuket
Phuket Vice Governors Piyapong Choowong (centre) and Vikrom Jakthee (right) oversee the swab test procedure at Phuket City Police Station yesterday (May 15). Photo: PR Phuket
Photo: PR Phuket
Officers arrested the dozen perpetrators for illegally gathering in contravention of the provincial order issued to prevent the spread of COVID-19 across the island, and for drinking alcohol in a public area.
Phuket villages to be targeted to stem ‘widespread’ drugs problem
Phuket villages to be targeted to stem ‘widespread’ drugs problem
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Vikrom Jakthee has ordered all district officials in Phuket to ramp up their efforts on containing drug use in their areas after what he called “widespread” drug use across the island.
Phuket Vice Governor Vikrom Jakthee speaking at the meeting yesterday (Jan 28). Photo: PR Phuket
“It has been found that the drugs that have spread widely in Phuket,” V/Gov Vikrom told a meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (Jan 28) held specifically to target ongoing drug use in Phuket.
Phuket officials mark just one road accident in a day
Phuket officials mark just one road accident in a day
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) reported this morning (Jan 3) that for the 24-hour period for Jan 2, Day 5 of the Seven Days of Danger campaign for New Year 2021, Phuket suffered just one single accident on the roads.
Sunday 3 January 2021, 12:20PM
Phuket Vice Governor Vikrom Jakthee announced the report at Phuket Provincial Hall this morning (Jan 3). Photo: PR Phuket
The accident occurred in Thalang, and the person injured was male. However, no further details were given in the DDPM report.