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The Phuket News, 29 May 2026

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Phuket's local English newspaper covering news, events and the classifieds. Phuket News also offers information on dining, attractions, accommodations, as well as Phuket golfing and diving.

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ArticleTRANSFERRED PHUKET OFFICIALS PUSH BACK AS PATONG PROBE DEEPENS

Rungru­ang Thi­m­abut, the Phuket Pro­vin­cial Palad (Chief Admin­is­tra­tion Officer) trans­ferred amid Patong bribery and extor­tion alleg­a­tions has ques­tioned whether the move was retali­ation for recent crack­downs on illegal beach encroach­ment...

TRANSFERRED PHUKET OFFICIALS PUSH BACK AS PATONG PROBE DEEPENS

ArticleGov­ernor calls for clearer defin­i­tion of ‘influ­en­tial fig­ures’

PHUKET GOVERNOR NIRAT Pong­sit­thaworn has called for stricter law enforce­ment against pub­lic land encroach­ment and urged a review of the offi­cial defin­i­tion of an “influ­en­tial per­son” as part of efforts to strengthen secur­ity oper­a­tions...

Gov­ernor calls for clearer defin­i­tion of ‘influ­en­tial fig­ures’

ArticleRFD orders Nui Beach clearout

The Royal Forest Depart­ment (RFD) has ordered the demoli­tion of 11 struc­tures built illeg­ally within the Nui Beach area of the Nak­kered Hills National Forest Reserve in Karon, with occu­pants given until June 5 to vacate the land and remove all...

RFD orders Nui Beach clearout