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Phuket – Local authorities in Phuket conducted a late-night inspection in Patong following reports of foreign nationals using young children to solicit money from tourists. The Phuket Provincial Social Development and Human Security Office told the Phuket Express that the inspection was prompted by a social media post alleging that foreign families were bringing children […] Authorities Intervene as Arabian Family Found Begging in Patong -=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=- The Phuket Express - Real. Unbiased. Impactful. In the moment.

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Phuket – Phuket provincial officials have stepped up enforcement of public beach regulations, with Deputy Governor Adul Chuthong leading an inspection at Bang Tao Beach in Cherng Talay, Thalang. The operation was conducted under the direction of Governor Nirat Phongsitthithavorn, alongside Provincial Clerk Rungrueng Thimabutr, local administrators, forestry and land officials, and other relevant agencies. […] Phuket Continues to Intensify Public Beach Regulation at Bang Tao -=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=- The Phuket Express - Real. Unbiased. Impactful. In the moment.

A nine-year-old boy's leg became trapped in a rocky crevice at a waterfall, alarming everyone in the area. At 3:07 PM on May 1, 2569, rescue teams from Soong Noen District in Nakhon Ratchasima Province received an emergency call about an injured child with a leg wedged between rocks at Wang Nern Waterfall in Old Maklueag Subdistrict. Rescue personnel and local rescue volunteers immediately rushed to the scene and found the boy with his right leg firmly trapped in a rocky crevice in the stream, unable to move. According to initial questioning, the boy had been playing in the water normally but mistepped, causing his leg to slide into the rock crevice, and he couldn't pull it out himself. Rescue officials proceeded carefully with the extraction and successfully freed the child safely in a short amount of time. The boy remained conscious but experienced pain in his right leg. First aid was administered before he was transferred to Soong Noen Hospital for further medical examination. Authorities have urged the public, particularly parents and guardians, to closely supervise children when swimming in natural water sources, as hidden rock crevices and dangerous currents pose serious accident risks.

The Police Chief and President of the Police Women's Club inspected the 'Police Family Care' welfare program under Region 1 Police Division, presenting financial support, consumer goods, and relief packages as welfare benefits for the children of police officers in the division. On May 1st at approximately 2:00 PM in the Region 1 Police Division conference room on the 3rd floor, Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Sayam Bunsawm attended along with Somruthai Bunsawm, President of the Police Women's Club, Sirannya Armmangla, Vice President of the Police Women's Club, and other officials. Together with Region 1 Police Division Commander Pol. Maj. Gen. Worsak Pisitbannakorn and designated officers, they visited the 'Police Family Care' program for children with special needs and distributed financial support, consumer goods, and relief packages as welfare benefits to the children of police officers in the division. The initiative aims to boost morale and encourage the children with special needs and their families, demonstrating the organization's continuous commitment to improving police personnel and family welfare and quality of life.

A Nakhon Ratchasima businessman made good on a vow by arranging screenings of Thai ghost films for spirits after receiving nearly one million baht in winnings from his earlier prayers at a forest ordination ceremony. The unusual merit-making event took place May 1 at Wat Mai Amphon in Suung Noen district, drawing large crowds of both devotees and lottery enthusiasts. According to Pichit Saekhoo, a representative of the Suang Saeng Tham Foundation, the businessman had previously participated in the third forest ordination ceremony and prayed to Kumarn Thong (a spirit child). After his wishes were granted, he returned to fulfill his vow through the merit-making ceremony. The three-day event featured nine Thai ghost films total—three films per day at a cost of 12,000 baht daily—screened specifically for the spirits of around 800 souls before a final merit transfer ceremony on May 3. The unconventional approach of "screening ghost movies for ghosts" captured widespread attention from locals and visitors. Lottery enthusiasts seized the opportunity to identify lucky numbers from the event details, including the nearly one million baht winnings, the 800 spirits, and the dates May 1-3 and the "3 days, 9 films" count. The foundation invited the public to participate in the final soul transfer ceremony, which would involve two cremation pyres separated by gender, with children and Kumarn Thong spirits cremated together on the female side, representing a blend of traditional Thai beliefs, faith, and merit-making practices.

May 1, 2025 – At the grassland in front of Kham Cha-nod Island, Wang Nakakin in Ban Dung District, Udon Thani Province, local administrators and residents gathered to celebrate the sixth lunar month merit tradition. The annual grand blessing ceremony dressed the ancestral spirits in new green robes this year, with Deputy Governor Natthapong Khamwongpin presiding over the ritual. Large crowds attended, including local landowner Gon Kham Lamkhong.

The significant ceremony drew many fortune seekers who peered into containers of sacred red candle water, spotting clear numbers 85 and 58. The ritual also featured incense burning with auspicious numbers 138 and 831. Lottery enthusiasts gathered donations totaling 1,540 baht from six collection boxes and 55,060 baht in spiritual offerings, hoping the ancestral spirits' new attire would bring luck in the May 2 lottery drawing.