PHUKET: Six expat suicides are among the 45 expat deaths reported on Phuket between January 1 and August 28, according to updated statistics released today at Phuket Police headquarters in Phuket City.
Latest expat deaths listed by Phuket police include the electrocution in Patong of British tourist Charles Antony Thomas, 20, during Thursday's flooding, plus two fatal heart attacks on Tuesday in Patong resorts.
Killed by heart attacks on the same day at different Patong resorts, say Phuket police, were two tourists - Iranian Saeid Amini, and Greek Kouris Themistoklis.
Two expat murders are listed for the year so far, both allegedly committed by expat countrymen of the victims, one Swedish and the other Italian. The alleged perpetrators, including some Thai accomplices, were arrested quickly.
In the total of 45 expat deaths so far, 22 have been recorded as happening in accidents - most of them crashes in cars or on motorcycles on Phuket roads.
Another 14 deaths have been attributed to illnesses, which includes some that can probably be attributed to advanced age. Only one death is reported as ''cause unknown.''
That's the strange case of Jan Mikeal Lorson, a Swede who died in Patong from blood loss early in the year. Was it a bizarre accident or something more? Police cannot say.
The release of police statistics has helped to ease concern and quell gossip about the number and type of expat deaths on Phuket, but the list does not include cases where police have had no involvement.
In the main, those additional deaths appear to be mostly tourist drownings at Karon and other west coast beaches where Phuket lifeguards, not police, are in attendance to deal with emergency situations.
Phuket police have also released a list of expat victims of crime, which contains 24 names. Six expats allegedly were victims of crimes of violence, five were allegedly involved in sex offences, and 13 are said to have been subjected to thefts or frauds of different kinds.
The list of expats arrested on Phuket so far this year stretches to 126 names, although many of the offences are not considered to be significant. The list includes seven expats for alleged crimes of violence, 13 for theft or fraud, 23 for drugs, 56 apprehended for drinking and driving, nine for overstaying visas, seven for not having work permits, and 11 in the ''other'' category.
Phuketwan will publish the names of all the dead, arrested and allegedly victimised expats on Tuesday. Lists from January to May can already be found on the site.
The lists will be presented by Phuket Police Commander Major General Pekad Tantipong when he meets with Phuket's honorary consuls and Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha in their regular three monthly ''summit'' on Wednesday.
Latest expat deaths listed by Phuket police include the electrocution in Patong of British tourist Charles Antony Thomas, 20, during Thursday's flooding, plus two fatal heart attacks on Tuesday in Patong resorts.
Killed by heart attacks on the same day at different Patong resorts, say Phuket police, were two tourists - Iranian Saeid Amini, and Greek Kouris Themistoklis.
Two expat murders are listed for the year so far, both allegedly committed by expat countrymen of the victims, one Swedish and the other Italian. The alleged perpetrators, including some Thai accomplices, were arrested quickly.
In the total of 45 expat deaths so far, 22 have been recorded as happening in accidents - most of them crashes in cars or on motorcycles on Phuket roads.
Another 14 deaths have been attributed to illnesses, which includes some that can probably be attributed to advanced age. Only one death is reported as ''cause unknown.''
That's the strange case of Jan Mikeal Lorson, a Swede who died in Patong from blood loss early in the year. Was it a bizarre accident or something more? Police cannot say.
The release of police statistics has helped to ease concern and quell gossip about the number and type of expat deaths on Phuket, but the list does not include cases where police have had no involvement.
In the main, those additional deaths appear to be mostly tourist drownings at Karon and other west coast beaches where Phuket lifeguards, not police, are in attendance to deal with emergency situations.
Phuket police have also released a list of expat victims of crime, which contains 24 names. Six expats allegedly were victims of crimes of violence, five were allegedly involved in sex offences, and 13 are said to have been subjected to thefts or frauds of different kinds.
The list of expats arrested on Phuket so far this year stretches to 126 names, although many of the offences are not considered to be significant. The list includes seven expats for alleged crimes of violence, 13 for theft or fraud, 23 for drugs, 56 apprehended for drinking and driving, nine for overstaying visas, seven for not having work permits, and 11 in the ''other'' category.
Phuketwan will publish the names of all the dead, arrested and allegedly victimised expats on Tuesday. Lists from January to May can already be found on the site.
The lists will be presented by Phuket Police Commander Major General Pekad Tantipong when he meets with Phuket's honorary consuls and Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha in their regular three monthly ''summit'' on Wednesday.
