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French man arrested on drug charges; Russian woman nabbed for selling e-cigs
Published on 23/05/2025
» SURAT THANI — A French man who often showed off guns and knives to guests at a Koh Phangan hotel was arrested after illicit drugs were found in his possession, while a Russian woman was detained for selling e-cigarettes on Koh Samui.
Surat Thani sees sharp rise in arrivals, revenue
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 17/02/2023
» Surat Thani, which includes popular islands of Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao, recorded the country's highest growth in tourist arrivals and tourism revenue last year, according to ministry data.
Surat Thani expects B833m from five-day holiday
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 09/07/2022
» SURAT THANI: A five-day holiday next week is expected to attract more than 70,000 visitors to this southern province and generate 833 million baht in revenue from tourist spending, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s (TAT) Surat Thani office.
Fines, suspended jail terms for Koh Phangan partygoers
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 29/01/2021
» SURAT THANI: The 109 people caught partying at a bar on Koh Phangnan in contravention of Covid-19 restrictions have been fined 4,000 baht each.
Party-goers arrested on Koh Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 27/01/2021
» SURAT THANI: More than 100 people partying in contravention of Covid-19 retrictions were arrested when police and local officials raided a nightspot on Koh Phangan on Tuesday night
Lost Spanish couple found in Koh Phangan forest
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 15/01/2021
» SURAT THANI: A Spanish couple became lost after going for a walk in a hilly forest on Koh Phangan and called for help, and were found after a six-hour search that extended late into the night.
Slovakian man held for illegally running spa
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 21/06/2019
» SURAT THANI: A Slovakian man was arrested for illegally running a spa business on Koh Phangnan and for overstaying his visa during a police raid late on Thursday night.
Suffocated by the synthetic
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 07/10/2018
» I am sitting in a diner in the southern town of Surat Thani, staring down at three toothpicks.
Foreigners filmed stealing large wooden elephant on Samui
Published on 06/06/2017
» SURAT THANI - Two foreign men caught on camera stealing a large carved wooden elephant from outside a restaurant on Koh Samui in the early hours of Monday were reportedly arrested on nearby Koh Phangan on Tuesday.
Canadian drowns, another tourist hurt on Koh Phangan
Published on 01/01/2017
» SURAT THANI - A Canadian man drowned and another foreign woman sustained injuries after ignoring a ban on swimming in high waves during the New Year countdown on Koh Phangnan in this tourist province.