Phuket cannabis operation suspends eight licences and revokes two in Patong
Authorities inspected 11 cannabis shops in Patong’s Bangla Road area, citing three for food-labelling violations and finding hashish at one.
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Phuket venue raided over illegal hookah services; one arrested
Undercover officers ordered a hookah at a venue in Rassada before arresting the operator and seizing contraband, including 215 grams of hookah tobacco.
UPDATE: Woman faces murder charge after 74-year-old mother-in-law killed in Chalong home
A 36-year-old woman reportedly faces a murder charge after her 74-year-old mother-in-law was killed at a house in Chalong, Phuket, on 1 August 2026; police detained her at the scene.
UPDATE: Thailand PM visits Pattaya area as four suspects are remanded over deaths of Russian siblings and Thai family
Four suspects were escorted to Pattaya Provincial Court for formal detention on 1 August 2026 as Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul followed the investigation into the deaths of two Russian siblings and three Thai family members.
Phuket’s Kathu model helps 25 former drug users rebuild their lives
A community-based rehabilitation programme in Kathu district has supported 25 participants through treatment, vocational training and ongoing follow-up, according to Phuket public health officials.
Roof fire breaks out at Cherng Talay construction site
Firefighters extinguished a blaze at the SC construction site on Kupo Bang Tao Road before it spread further. No injuries were reported.
Cherng Talay Police to install lane separators at crash locations
Police will install traffic separators at four Cherng Talay locations after recording repeated crashes linked to lane-crossing and straddling.
Ukrainian tourist hospitalised after alleged assault in Phuket
A Ukrainian tourist remains in hospital after a Thai ice cream vendor allegedly assaulted her in Karon near Kata Beach on 29 July.
Suspect leads police to alleged burial site of Russian siblings in Chonburi
Police said a suspect led officers to a forest near Pattaya where he allegedly buried the bodies of two Russian siblings. The remains had not yet been confirmed found.
Tourists reportedly brawl on Phuket’s Bangla Road
An Instagram post reported that a fight involving foreign holidaymakers broke out near bars on Bangla Road in Phuket on 31 July 2026.
Australian ambassador highlights Phuket road safety concerns
Ambassador Kang said road safety was the main issue affecting Australian visitors to Phuket, as the province seeks to reduce its annual road death toll to below 100.