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Online storm over Phuket ceramics shop's B40 entry fee
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 16/02/2026
» PHUKET - The owner of a ceramics shop at the centre of an online drama after charging Chinese tourists a 40 baht entry fee had properly displayed the details of the service charge, which was legal, the Phuket Provincial Commercial Office said on Monday.
Hotel worker held for room entry bid
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 20/01/2026
» PHUKET: A hotel employee accused of attempting to enter a female guest's room late at night was taken into custody Sunday afternoon and brought before the Phuket Provincial Court, where he pleaded guilty to attempted nighttime trespass.
Mystery death, stolen ring and an intruder during Phuket music festival
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/01/2026
» PHUKET: A young Indian man died mysteriously, a young couple lost a 300,000-baht diamond engagement ring and there was an attempted break-in at a woman DJ’s hotel room - all during the three-day Electric Daisy Carnival music festival in Phuket.
Encroached land seized in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 25/04/2025
» PHUKET: Forestry officials, together with local environmental and maritime agencies, have seized over four rai of encroached coastal land used by a restaurant in tambon Talat Yai, Muang district, following a complaint of forest intrusion.
Experts fear for future of Thai dugongs
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 27/10/2024
» The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) says eight dugongs have died and been washed ashore this month.
Experts to probe deadly landslides
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 27/08/2024
» Phuket: The provincial office is looking to consult with experts to survey a mountaintop area where 13 people, mostly foreign nationals, were killed by landslides last week.
Thai tourist fined for driving on Kamala beach
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 03/04/2024
» PHUKET: A Thai tourist has been fined after reportedly ignoring a lifeguard's warning and driving a rented car along Kamala beach, and sometimes in the water.
Russian graffiti painters arrested in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 26/03/2024
» PHUKET: Two Russian men have been arrested for spray-painting graffiti on a footpath and a restaurant sign in Patong beach town.
Swiss 'beach bully' fined for previous road rage
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/03/2024
» PHUKET: A Swiss man who recently made headlines by allegedly kicking a woman doctor on a beach was fined on Thursday over an incident of road rage against an ambulance driver in December 2023.
Immigration to review Swiss man's visa after beach 'assault'
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 05/03/2024
» Phuket: Immigration police will review the visa of a Swiss national at the centre of an assault case in Phuket, said deputy Phuket governor Adul Chuthong, adding they are the ones with the authority to make any decisions on visa-related matters.