EditorialThailand: Early morning visitors at Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand, with a cruise ship in the background and a tourist on the right exercising
EditorialA petrol stand at Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand, where the central bank ran out of U.S. dollars it was using to keep its currency stable, Oct. 2, 2022. (Lauren DeCicca/The New York Times)
EditorialKanyaphak Lertjaraspong, second from right, sells tour packages in Patong, a beach town at the heart of Phuket, Thailand, Oct. 3, 2021. (Adam Dean/The New York Times)
EditorialBars and nightclubs at Patong Beach?on Phuket Island in Thailand that have been ordered closed because of a recent COVID-19 outbreak, April 11, 2021. (Adam Dean/The New York Tiimes)
EditorialBars and nightclubs at Patong Beach?on Phuket Island in Thailand that have been ordered closed because of a recent COVID-19 outbreak, April 11, 2021. (Adam Dean/The New York Tiimes)
EditorialFiremen use a remote controlled water cannon to spray down streets in Patong, on Thailand's Phuket island, March 30, 2020. (Adam Dean/The New York Times)