AROUND 200 to 300 Phuket residents today (Aug. 28) aired their bad experiences at the hands of foreign tourists at Loma Park, Patong Beach, and demanded that the government restrict Israeli tourists to a maximum 15-day stay to prevent them from engaging in illegal businesses, Amarin TV said. The forum, entitled “Save Phuket, Save
Day: August 28, 2026
Thaksin, Thanathorn, Thammanat urged to set up new coalition govt without Newin’s camp
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, de facto People’s boss Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and Klatham boss-cum-leader Thammanat Prompao may hold a tete-a-tete talk between themselves to contemplate setting up a future coalition government of their own without the Bhumjaithai as core of the current one, according to a noted academic.
Read moreCovid cases rising in Thailand with 2026 total exceeding 94,000
COVID-19 cases are increasing Thailand with the total number of patients from Jan. 1 up to today, Aug. 28, reaching 94,402 with 14 deaths but it is the NB.1.8.1 variant which does not cause severe illness that is dominant, accounting for over 50.95% of cases, PPTVHD36 said. The Department of Disease Control said this
Read morePolice quiz ‘Indian boss’ behind ice cream-cum-loansharking business
AN INDIAN businessman charged with being the big boss running an ice cream business as a cover for loansharking to residents in Bang Phi district, Samut Prakan province, is being questioned after seven Indian motorcycle-riding vendors were rounded up for threatening and intimidating their clients, TV Channel 7 said today (Aug. 28). Bang Phli
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