News columns were dominated by issues relating to the crazy water parties on the streets of Thailand. The tourist safety and welfare in Phuket and other popular destination in Thailand are concerned regarding their tourist’s safety.

The authorities have claimed that they cannot put the tourists in risk as tourism contributes a lot in their economy. Around 17 million tourists have visited Thailand in 2011.

Government people claimed that this tourism industry is like a glass and this can get shattered very easily if adequate measures are not taken. Tourism grew strong even after 2004 tsunami attack.

But Phuket now faces a serious threat as one fiasco after another destroys its international reputation which hits the tourism industry. First are the illegal blockades of our Deep Sea Port by a band of self-entitled taxi drivers at Ao Makham, who demand – and are thus given – inappropriate and undeserved access to cruise ship passengers getting down there.

There was a fact that the majority of the vehicles are unregistered “black plate” taxis seemed to make little difference in their "negotiations" with the authorities. Once again, mob rule trumped the rule of law in this land of protestocracy.