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Blue button jellyfish close Similan beach to swimmers
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/02/2026
» A public safety warning has been issued after blue button jellyfish were found along parts of the shoreline at Princess Beach and in other areas of the Similan Islands National Park.
Pattaya’s Jomtien beach covered in rubbish
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/02/2026
» Large amounts of rubbish washed up on popular Jomtien beach, just south of Pattaya city, covering the sand and driving tourists away on Sunday.
Pattaya police warn Norwegian skinny-dipper
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/01/2026
» Police were called to Pattaya beach in the early hours of Thursday after a Norwegian tourist was spotted walking naked along the shore.
Body of missing Russian found off Phuket beach
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/11/2025
» The body of a Russian man who went missing after being swept out to sea by strong waves off Nai Thon Beach on Monday was found on Tuesday evening.
Foreign vendors leap into sea to flee Pattaya police
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/08/2025
» Pattaya police have arrested eight foreign nationals who were selling snacks to tourists in a predawn raid on Pattaya Beach.
Storm Wipha kills 2 Chinese tourists, more rain forecast
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/07/2025
» Strongs winds and a stormy sea claimed the lives of two Chinese tourists, and weathermen warned of continued downpours as the after-effects of Typhoon Wipha continue to hit parts of Thailand.
'No public nudity' signs erected on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/04/2025
» Signs banning public nudity have been put up at beaches on Koh Phangan, home of the full moon parties, after frequent complaints about tourists going naked.
Tourists injured in Phuket speedboat explosion
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/04/2025
» Three tourists and a guide were injured while swimming near a speedboat that exploded in flames near Koh Mai Thon, off the coast of Phuket, on Tuesday morning.
Missing Korean found drowned off Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/01/2025
» The body of a Korean man drowned when a long-tail ferry boat overturned on Sunday was found floating in the sea off Koh Phangan shortly before noon on Tuesday.
Thailand’s cleanest and most polluted beaches named
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/01/2025
» The Pollution Control Department has named the cleanest beaches for swimming, and the most polluted, in Thailand.