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Heated Backlash In Phuket: Ev Taxi Driver Punches Tourist After Refusing App-based Ride

Thailand Updates — Tue, 05 May 2026 15:43:36 +0000

PHUKET, Thailand — A viral video showing an electric vehicle taxi driver physically confronting a foreign tourist in Patong has ignited fierce online debate and renewed scrutiny over transportation tensions in one of Thailand’s most visited destinations. The incident, captured on mobile phone footage and widely circulated on social media platforms, depicts the driver exiting his vehicle…

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Phuket's "Taxi Mafia" Allegedly Sets Up Checkpoints To Block App-based Ride Services From Hotels

Thailand Updates — Tue, 05 May 2026 02:47:10 +0000

PHUKET, Thailand — Tourists and residents in Phuket are reporting an escalating campaign of intimidation by groups allegedly linked to traditional taxi operators, who have established informal “checkpoints” at major hotels and tourist hubs to prevent app-based ride-hailing drivers from picking up passengers, according to multiple witness accounts and local business associations. The practice…

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Pattaya Motorcycle Taxi Drivers Brutally Assault Foreign Tourist During Songkran Water Fight

Thailand Updates — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:57:36 +0000

PATTAYA – A foreign tourist was violently beaten by a group of motorcycle taxi drivers in Pattaya after a Songkran water fight escalated into a serious physical assault. The incident occurred when the tourist, while participating in the traditional Songkran water celebrations, accidentally or playfully sprayed water on several motorcycle taxi drivers (known locally as mor mot).

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