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Tourists are being warned to avoid swimming in the sea off Koh Lanta island in Krabi province following reported sightings of the deadly Portuguese man o’ war.

Police are hunting a man seen on video threatening a group of foreign tourists with a gun at a viewpoint on a hill in Pattaya.

The Pheu Thai Party, which came second in the general election, has dumped the election-winning Move Forward Party and will move to form its own coalition government because the MFP insists on amending the lese majeste law.

The owner of the Ashton Asoke project is responsible for building an entrance to the condominium complex in accordance with the required standards, so they must be held responsible for failing to do so, Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Tuesday.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) have sent a team to clear rubbish along rail tracks near Phaya Thai after a Japanese netizen posted pictures of a Kiha-183 train, donated by Japan to serve tourists, passing through an apparent dump site in the area.

Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand on a private jet, landing at Don Mueang airport, according to a senior member of the Chartthaipattana Party and close friend who recently visited the former prime minister.

Koh Tao, in the Gulf of Thailand northwest of Koh Samui, reported a record number of tourist arrivals in one day on July 28, the provincial governor said.

The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) on Monday apologised to a small hotel owner on Koh Samui for miscalculating her usage and sending her a bill for more than 11 million baht last month.

The Pheu Thai Party is putting together a government without the Move Forward Party (MFP) and will nominate property tycoon Srettha Thavisin as prime minister in the next round of voting scheduled for this Friday, according to sources.

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) will now look into five major biker gangs based in the country after arresting the leader and some members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club in Pattaya on July 21.