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Briton seriously hurt in fall from train
Amnart Thongdee, Published on 01/04/2017
» CHUMPHON: A British tourist is recovering in hospital from serious injuries after falling off a southbound train, but the details of the incident are still unclear.
Chumphon pins tourism hopes on bikinis
Amnart Thongdee, Published on 04/05/2015
» CHUMPHON - Authorities hope having beauty pageants use the southern provinces to shoot video of contestants in swimsuits will give tourism a boost.
Ancient Buddha images donated
Amnart Thongdee, Published on 12/09/2014
» A couple in Chumphon province have presented the government with four ancient Buddha images believed to be about 900 years old.
Pangolin smuggler caught by car crash
Amnart Thongdee, Published on 09/09/2014
» CHUMPHON — Chumphon police rescued 113 pangolins, a protected wildlife species, from the trunk of a SUV after driver crashed it on Highway 41 in Lang Suan district on Tuesday.
Hopes high for 'backwater rice'
News, Amnart Thongdee, Published on 29/06/2013
» Khao rai, or upland rice, may have an unfamiliar ring to a lot of people but it could hold a hidden secret to the country gaining food security.
Birds' nests bring profit and pillage
News, Amnart Thongdee, Published on 13/04/2013
» Red nests are like a Bentley and do not come cheap, and the swiftlets that produce them sacrifice more than their saliva to keep the wheels turning in the multi-billion-baht bird's nest trade.
Bead rush reveals dark deals
News, Amnart Thongdee, Published on 08/12/2012
» The discovery of ancient beads and artifacts in Khao Sam Kaeo of Chumphon's Muang district has opened up a treasure trove of immense historical and tangible value, and has also triggered a "bead rush".