Foreign tourist couple criticised over provocative tuk-tuk video in Phuket
A video shared on June 9 showed a foreign tourist couple behaving provocatively inside a moving tuk-tuk in Phuket, prompting online backlash and calls for police action.
A foreign tourist couple has drawn widespread criticism online after posting provocative content filmed on a tuk-tuk travelling through Phuket, according to a video shared on a Facebook page on June 9, 2026.
The footage was described as showing a female tourist straddling and grinding on her partner's lap inside the moving vehicle, while the man repeatedly smacked her bottom. Friends seated opposite them were described as recording the behaviour inside the tuk-tuk's neon-lit interior.
The incident, as described in the video shared on June 9, centred on behaviour recorded during the ride through Phuket. The source identified the people involved only as a foreign tourist couple and friends accompanying them.
Online reaction focused on the couple's conduct in the tuk-tuk and the decision to film and post the content. The source said outraged residents called on police to track down, fine and blacklist the tourists.
The source also said public sex and obscenity are punishable under Thai law by a fine of up to 5,000 baht. However, no official response from police or other authorities was included in the material provided.
Based on the available information, the confirmed facts remain limited to the existence of the video, its circulation on a Facebook page on June 9, the description of the behaviour shown in it, and the backlash it generated online. No additional official findings or statements were included in the source text provided.
