The Phuket News

BANGKOK: Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has vowed to tighten oversight of tourists’ behaviour after a series of incidents including foreigners having sex in public, warning they damage the country’s image.

CEBU: The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia ‌are preparing to meet in the Philippines for rare talks following deadly fighting between the neighbours last year, as a ceasefire holds but with no formal resolution in sight.

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PHUKET: A 60-year-old van driver has surrendered to police after allegedly brandishing a rifle and threatening an ice delivery driver during a road rage incident in Thalang.

PHUKET: Seven people have been fined and 37 beach chairs seized during the latest multi-agency operation targeting unauthorised beach umbrella and chair operators along Patong Beach.

PHUKET: Police in Phuket Town have arrested a man accused of burgling a foreign resident’s home and stealing more than 15 items, with the suspect allegedly admitting he sold some of the stolen property to buy drugs.

PHUKET: Motorists have raised fresh concerns over safety at the intersection outside Thalang Hospital after a black sedan crashed into an ambulance attempting to transport a patient yesterday (May 6).

PHUKET: Three people were arrested in separate drug and firearms cases during a two-day crackdown conducted by Thalang District officials in Phuket.

BANGKOK: Authorities are considering lifting a temporary ban on the export of refined oil, citing secure reserves and a growing surplus in storage facilities, according to Sarawut Kaewtathip, director-general of the Department of Energy Business (DOEB).

PHUKET: The Chinese man wanted for slashing his partner and her son with a knife in a domestic dispute in Chalong earlier this week has been arrested while attempting to flee the country via Krabi International Airport.