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Minister orders Nui Beach access restored within one week

Mr Suchart inspected Nui Beach in Karon yesterday morning (May 14) following complaints from local residents and community leaders over access restrictions and the collection of tolls from visitors.

Minister orders public access restored at Phuket's Nui Beach

Phuket – On May 14th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Suchart Chomklin, led an inspection at Nui Beach in Karon, Phuket, following complaints from locals about restricted access and…

PM Anutin visits Freedom Beach in Phuket over land encroachment case

PM Anutin visits Freedom Beach in Phuket over land encroachment case — confirmed details at this stage for Phuket readers.

Freedom Beach encroachment suspect surrenders at Karon Police Station

Mr Parinthorn (surname withheld), 51, presented himself to investigators at Karon Police Station yesterday (May 12) in connection with alleged encroachment on protected forest areas at Freedom Beach.

Suspect surrenders in 4 Freedom Beach forest encroachment cases

Suspect surrenders in 4 Freedom Beach forest encroachment cases — confirmed details at this stage for Phuket readers.

Foreign riders filmed driving motorcycles onto Karon Beach in Phuket

Foreign riders filmed driving motorcycles onto Karon Beach in Phuket — confirmed details at this stage for Phuket readers.

French woman killed, foreign rider badly hurt in Karon motorcycle crash

Phuket – An accident occurred at a curve near a hotel in Karon, leaving a French woman dead and another foreign national seriously injured. A motorcycle carrying two foreign nationals lost control while navigating a…

Foreign woman killed in motorcycle crash with van on Phuket's Patak Road

A foreign woman died and a man was seriously injured after a head-on motorcycle crash involving a van on Patak Road in Karon, Phuket, at around 8pm on Wednesday, May 6. Footage of the incident circulated on Thai social…

Unidentified foreign man found dead in sea off Karon Beach

Karon Police were notified of the incident at about 8:30pm after a report was relayed from the Chalong Police Station radio centre.

Man arrested after protected slow loris seized in Phuket photo tout case

A man was arrested in Phuket on April 27 for allegedly carrying a slow loris, a protected wild animal, and offering tourists paid photo opportunities in Karon. Officers from the Khao Phra Thaeo Non-Hunting Area, Karon…

Man arrested in Karon with protected slow loris after photo complaints

Officials from the Khao Phra Thaeo Wildlife Sanctuary, supported by Karon Police, local administrative officers and Phuket MP Chalermpong Saengdee, moved in on the suspect on Apr 27 following complaints about illegal…