Toddler killed in botched robbery
RASSADA: A two-year-old girl and her nanny have died after they had their throats slit in a botched burglary by two local youths on the evening of June 22.

Beachcomber’s nightmare found in Nai Thon
NAI THON: Police are hoping to establish the identity of a headless and badly decomposed human corpse discovered washed up on Nai Thon Beach June 19.

Charearn told to vacate SorPorKor land plots
BANGKOK (The Nation): The Supreme Court on June 21 upheld an Appeals Court verdict and ordered Phuket businessman Charearn Thavornwongwongse to vacate four plots of SorPorKor land for landless farmers covering roughly 16 rai in Kamala and Kathu Districts.

Hotel worker killed in crash
KARON: Nakamura Masakazu, 41, a circus entertainer at Club Med, died after he was run over by a tuk-tuk on a hill near Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort early on June 19.

Beauty applied
PATONG: Twenty-four beauties from throughout Southern Thailand signed up at Jungceylon on June 24 to enter the Miss Thailand World 2007 beauty pageant organized by Thai TV Channel 3 and BEC Tero Entertainment.

2 tonnes of kratom seized in raid
THALANG: Police seized about 2,000 kilograms of kratom leaves at a house in Thalang June 21.

Office thief caught on CCTV
PHUKET CITY: Provincial bureaucrats will sleep better at night, following the June 21 arrest by Phuket City Police of a man wanted for stealing valuables from government offices on the island.

Police smash ya bah ring after car chase, shootout
KATHU: On a night of rain, gunfights and car chases, police smashed a major ya bah (methamphetamine) ring on June 19, arresting five people and seizing 1,384 ya bah pills and 115,000 baht in cash as evidence.

Chinese tourist drowns in strong Patong surf
PATONG: Strong waves claimed the life of Chinese tourist Wing Wong, 40, who drowned at Patong Beach about 1:30 pm June 25

Dutchman arrested for office hold-up
PHUKET CITY: A down-on-his-luck Dutchman was arrested June 22 for the June 15 robbery of the management office of Phuket Villa California.

Motorbike thieves nabbed
PHUKET CITY: Police have busted a gang of motorbike thieves, including their leader, who have allegedly stolen about 50 motorbikes over the past four months.

Body found in Klong Bang Yai
RASSADA: The body of a man aged 20 to 30 was found floating in Klong Bang Yai near the Chokthawee fish raft in the port area around noon on June 24.