Police were called to the scene, in front of the New York Bar on Soi Bangla, at about 4:40am.
Upon arrival, officers found a male and a female tourist, whose names and nationalities were not reported.
The male tourist sustained a head injury, reportedly inflicted by a rain umbrella. Eyewitness accounts from other tourists indicated that a group of about four to five ladyboys were involved in the attack and used the umbrella as a weapon.
Emergency services were called, and the injured tourist was swiftly taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, the police detained the group of ladyboys and escorted them to Patong Police Station for further questioning and investigation.
Ay last report police were continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the altercation.