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On 15 June 2026, Thailand's government announced a thirty-minute sea route linking Patong Beach to Phuket Airport, operated by local coastal boat families who have worked these waters for generations.
On 15 June 2026, Thailand's government announced a sweeping plan to clear illegal encroachments from Sirinat National Park's beaches — reclaiming tidal heritage for the coastal communities who built their lives along Phuket's northwest shore.
Ko Similan's Donald Duck Bay landed at number 10 on the World's 50 Best Beaches 2026 list. It is also shut to visitors under Mu Ko Similan National Park's annual monsoon closure — and that quiet is exactly the point.
A governance model that cleaned up Phuket's beaches is heading to the Andaman's neighbouring provinces — and for fishing villages and craft communities in Phang Nga and Krabi, it promises something real.
On 19 June 2026, forest officers posted a formal demolition notice at Nui Beach, ordering removal of 39 illegal structures from protected National Reserved Forest land by 9 July — the latest step in an eight-year effort to restore public access to one of Phuket's most beloved coves.
On the night of June 19, rangers at Khao Lampi–Hat Thai Mueang National Park watched through a drone feed as a leatherback sea turtle — a familiar face they call Mae Namo — pulled herself ashore to lay her sixth nest of the season.
On 10 June 2026, Thailand confirmed pilot seaplane services between Krabi and Phuket will begin before year’s end — and at Tubkaek Beach, a village head and a coastal committee are already weighing what that promise means on the ground.
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