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News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 11/07/2017
» Coated with, if not covered up by, so many dubious circumstances and unanswered questions, the police probe into the death on Koh Tao of 30-year-old Belgian tourist, Elise Dallemagne, tells us why we are so desperate for police reform.
News, Editorial, Published on 10/07/2017
» There is a meeting Monday in Bangkok that will do much to affect the reputation of the Royal Thai Police. The mother of Belgian tourist Elise Dallemagne will meet investigators to discuss the death of her daughter nearly three months ago. Police say their "thorough investigation" has established that Dallemagne hanged herself. The mother, Michele van Egten, doesn't believe that or, in fact, almost anything else police have said.
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 09/07/2017
» Today's media control tip is when the Royal Thai Navy can't get the job done, send in the army and the Ministry of Interior. (More on the navy in a moment.)
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 08/07/2017
» Police have rejected reports in local and foreign media that they have botched the investigations of several mysterious deaths on Koh Tao in Surat Thani.
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 07/07/2017
» SURAT THANI: Police and administrative officials have taken a proactive approach to restoring the reputation of Koh Tao by clarifying the details of investigations into the deaths of seven foreigners over the past three years.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/07/2017
» Seven dead tourists under dubious circumstances & police handling led to international notoriety to which defamation suit only adds.
News, Editorial, Published on 06/07/2017
» Instead of encouraging concerted efforts from all sides to dig deeper for the truth surrounding the death of 30-year-old Belgian tourist Elise Dallemagne on Koh Tao, authorities in Surat Thani choose to proceed with a disgraceful act -- a lawsuit against a local English-language news website which broke the story.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/07/2017
» The Samui Times faces a possible lawsuit and a criminal charge for calling Koh Tao the "death island".
Published on 04/07/2017
» SURAT THANI - The death case of a Belgian tourist on Koh Tao took a twist on Tuesday as provincial authorities on Tuesday targeted a news website which ran the story before it went viral.
News, Published on 04/07/2017
» The mysterious death of Belgian tourist Elise Dallemagne on Koh Tao has spurred Surat Thani police to set up a special task force to conduct what they claim will be a more rigorous probe.