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Foreign Tourist Poses Nude on Phuket Beach

A foreign female tourist caused a stir after posing nude for photographs on rocks near a secluded beach in the Kalim area of Phuket. The incident, which was shared online on 22 May 2026, attracted attention from local residents, tourists and fishermen in the area.

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According to a Facebook post by the Phuket Times page, the woman, described as tall and slim, removed her clothing and posed for photographs near rocky outcrops lined with coconut trees. She was accompanied by a friend who was taking the pictures while members of the public watched nearby.

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Witnesses included local fishermen and tourists visiting the area at the time. Despite attracting considerable attention, the woman reportedly showed no concern about being observed while continuing the photoshoot.

Additional images showed the same tourist standing nude on a tree branch extending over the rocks. The images quickly spread across social media, prompting widespread discussion online.

Many social media users responded with humorous comments about the unusual scene. Some joked that fishermen nearby were too distracted to finish preparing their fishing lines, while others commented on the photographs themselves or warned jokingly about fishing hooks catching the model. Several comments also linked the distraction to fish refusing to bite.

Amarin reported that the incident comes amid continued attention on tourist behaviour in Phuket, where local authorities and residents have previously raised concerns over conduct viewed as inappropriate in public areas. However, no official statement from police or local authorities had yet been reported.

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Front Row Silver Member

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When did the Puritans invade Thailand? Sometimes it's better to just mind your own business.

Spider5511 Explorer Member

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6 hours ago, Rockyroad said:

Nudity should be allowed

Let's see if you still say that after a group of 20-30 50+ guys comes to lay down next to you on the beach. If we could agree only female can do it who are under 50, we might find each other.

daveAustin Diamond Member

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They were quick to label her foreign. Of course a Thai female would not do that. Never. Who would ever think it. What’s worse is all the Thaier than Thai numpties on here doing the thumbs down when someone makes a quip. I mean, F-a-doodle-do, how did the human race get so F boring! You know who you are.

hanbla Senior Member

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Why is it so difficult to respect Thai people and culture in Thailand

unblocktheplanet Diamond Member

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2 hours ago, animatic said:

Porn is filmed actual sex activity,

not simple nudity.

Yes she broke nudity statutes,

but not making pornography.

I'd like to know exactly what Thai laws (un)cover nudity. Does anyone know?

More outraged Thai hoi polloi who take a good, hard look and a few pics and a video before expressing their holiness to all.

The article does not state which "secluded beach in the Kalim area" this was. We all know Thais don't like to stay in the sun so what were these folks doing on the beach.

I hope the couple is having a great time in Thailand. Did nothing wrong here, and the grandchildren will enjoy photos from the trip.

novacova Diamond Member

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2 hours ago, animatic said:

Porn is filmed actual sex activity,

not simple nudity.

Yes she broke nudity statutes,

but not making pornography.

From this perspective it appears that she’s swinging on a tree branch waiting for a guy to come into frame to have monkey sex with.

Captain Flack Star Member

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freedomnow Platinum Member

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Oh no ! Reduce visa-exempt to 15 days.

That should stop these antics at a stroke.

Feingeist Senior Member

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What a shame that such a beautiful shot has been so badly defaced.

thecyclist Gold Member

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Where can we see an unpixelated version of the footage? It would help us to adjudicate whether nudity should be allowed in Thailand (in circumscribed condition :female, young, attractive)

richard_smith237 Star Member

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I’m forever fascinated by the spectacular hypocrisy of puritanical outrage coming from a country internationally celebrated for women whose Kegel prowess and pelvic precision are so finely tuned they could hit a bullseye blindfolded upside down while concurrently nailing down a watery-tequila.

A nation where “advanced ping-pong techniques” and a dangerously sloppy back-spin could ace a table-tennis pro!

Yet somehow… the brief appearance of nipple on a beach sends the media into Victorian cardiac arrest. Pearls are clutched. Moral guardians emerge from hibernation. Media reacts like civilisation has collapsed.

Apparently firing darts from the fuffus is treasured cultural heritage… but a flash of nipple and half an inch of beach bush? Absolute societal collapse - done - curtains (no not those sort - no pun).

Liverpool Lou Star Member

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8 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Has she got a work permit, is this a reserved occuation?

Why would she need to work permit?

Liverpool Lou Star Member

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7 hours ago, novacova said:

Shouldn’t the person who took this photo be arrested for public prono?

Is it illegal to photograph a naked person?

novacova Diamond Member

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2 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Is it illegal to photograph a naked person?

In public yes. Public nudity and the photographing it is illegal in th. Thanks for your curiosity.

Liverpool Lou Star Member

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6 hours ago, Pesche said:

Nudity is allowed in Go-go Bars since such long time!

No it's not, nudity in bars is illegal.

novacova Diamond Member

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Just now, Liverpool Lou said:

No it's not, nudity in bars is illegal.

That’s a private establishment. Not the same.

Liverpool Lou Star Member

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6 hours ago, LennyW said:

Cant even get privacy on a secluded beach!!

Obviously, the beach was not that secluded.

Liverpool Lou Star Member

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3 hours ago, Rams86 said:

So she flashed her pubic hair and a set of jugs, is that worthy of 30 days in the cooler and a black stamp on her passport? In my mind she has done untold damage to the image of Pattaya.

"So she flashed her pubic hair..."

She may have been flashing her roast beef sandwich.

novacova Diamond Member

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2 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Obviously, the beach was not that secluded.

Indecent exposure is illegal, even topples nudity is technically illegal in bars.

richard_smith237 Star Member

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24 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:
9 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Has she got a work permit, is this a reserved occuation?

Why would she need to work permit?

You really are so far out on the pedantic spectrum that you completely missed an absolutely blatant pish-take.

It was obviously jacko45k mocking every thread where a foreigner does something and, within three replies, some clown derails it into a lecture about work permits instead of the actual topic.

The joke was hardly subtle either - especially with the dig at Thailand’s “protected occupations” while foreign brass are regularly being rounded up and plastered all over the news.

But somehow all of that sailed straight over your head in your insatiable haste to try and fire a shot at other posters while having nothing to discuss on the topic itself.

richard_smith237 Star Member

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16 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"So she flashed her pubic hair..."

She may have been flashing her roast beef sandwich.

How do you know she had a roast beef sandwich - the article mentions nothing about roast beef ????

..... Now, do you see what I did there ????? neus

Liverpool Lou Star Member

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4 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:
minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"So she flashed her pubic hair..."

She may have been flashing her roast beef sandwich.

How do you know she had a roast beef sandwich - the article mentions nothing about roast beef ?

They all have roast beef sandwiches. Pity you didn't see what I did there.

Liverpool Lou Star Member

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8 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

some clown derails it into a lecture about work permits instead of the actual topic.

I didn't "lecture" anybody, you're the one doing the lecturing, I asked a question.

I didn't start the work permit derailment, either.

Liverpool Lou Star Member

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26 minutes ago, novacova said:

Indecent exposure is illegal, even topples nudity is technically illegal in bars.

I know, why are you telling me that?

Liverpool Lou Star Member

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35 minutes ago, novacova said:

No it's not, nudity in bars is illegal.

That’s a private establishment. Not the same.

Doesn't matter whether it's a private business or not, nudity is illegal in go-go bars.

Liverpool Lou Star Member

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39 minutes ago, novacova said:

Is it illegal to photograph a naked person?

In public yes. Public nudity and the photographing it is illegal in th. Thanks for your curiosity

An unconnected individual coming across a screen of public nudity and taking a photo of it is not committing any offence. If that person taking the photo was involved in the organisation of the nude display, that would likely be an offence.

Thanks your curious misinformation.

Sir Dude Gold Member

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Nudity should only be allowed for hot slender women and banned for all others, especially dudes doing yoga on the beach, as it's way dodgy and suspect.

richard_smith237 Star Member

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13 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:
18 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:
36 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"So she flashed her pubic hair..."

She may have been flashing her roast beef sandwich.

How do you know she had a roast beef sandwich - the article mentions nothing about roast beef ?

They all have roast beef sandwiches. Pity you didn't see what I did there.

Au contraire - I saw exactly what you did there.

You made and exceptionally uncharacteristically humorous remark - I simply I treated it with the same spectacularly humourless literalism you normally inflict on everyone else and mirrored your usual routine back at you: taking an obvious joke deathly seriously, draining every last drop of humour from it, then replying with the sort of pompous, po-faced forensic nit-picking you’d normally give everyone else.

GammaGlobulin Star Member

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10 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

the woman, described as tall and slim

She has old and skinny legs, and this is the way I would describe what is visible about her.

Reddavy Gold Member

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8 hours ago, tandor said:

is that the flotilla they've been talking about.

Yep they ate the food before they got to Gazza. 😉

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