PHUKET, THAILAND – Police in Kathu opened an investigation after a motorcycle taxi driver stole 1,100 baht from an 18-year-old tourist outside a hotel on Soi Thida.

This summary describes how Sofiya Paskul, aged 18, reported a night‑time theft involving an app‑booked rider in Kathu District. The incident triggered a CCTV search by Kathu Police using footage from locations near Andamanda Phuket.

Teen tourist robbed outside Kathu hotel

Police confirm incident near Andamanda Phuket

Police records at the Kathu Police Station stated that Sofiya Paskul, aged 18, arrived from Patong at approximately 03:54 on Thursday and reported the theft at a hotel entrance on Soi Thida in Kathu. Officers documented that the motorcycle taxi driver took 1,100 baht directly at the hotel’s front area near Andamanda Phuket.

A hotel employee identified as Nam Kasemsuk, working at the same Kathu property, filed the official report at the Kathu Police Station within hours of the 03:54 incident.

Police review CCTV footage

Senior officials at the Kathu Police Station, including Colonel Prathuang Phonmana, confirmed that a team reviewed multiple CCTV cameras on Soi Thida and surrounding intersections on Thursday morning. Investigating officer Lieutenant Wattanat Bamrungthin led the evidence‑gathering process, which covered several cameras located between Patong and Kathu.

Search focuses on app‑registered rider

Investigators at the Kathu Police Station used the app’s registration data and the camera timestamps from 03:54 to match the motorcycle details captured on Soi Thida. Police units conducted checks across at least two nearby roads in Kathu District to identify the fleeing rider.

Public assistance requested

The Kathu Police Station issued a request on Thursday for information from residents living near Soi Thida or the Andamanda Phuket vicinity, asking anyone with relevant footage or sightings to contact investigators handling the 1,100‑baht theft.