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Frenchman's body found at Koh Samui waterfall
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 03/12/2023
» SURAT THANI: Local officials and volunteers found the body of a young Frenchman on late Sunday morning after he had fallen at a waterfall on Koh Samui at about 3pm on Saturday.
Police chief shunted in wake of killing spree
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 12/04/2023
» SURAT THANI: The Khirirat Nikhom police chief has been transferred pending an investigation into a lethal attack by three gunmen, led by an officer under his command, on a family's home in his district on Saturday, deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn said yesterday.
Khirirat Nikhom police chief transferred as murders manhunt continues
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 11/04/2023
» SURAT THANI: The Khirirat Nikhom police chief has been transferred pending an investigation into the lethal attack by three gunmen, led by an officer under his command, on a family's home in his district on Saturday, deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn said on Monday.
Fugitive caught, another on the run over shooting deaths
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 11/04/2023
» SURAT THANI: One of two wanted suspects involved in a shooting rampage that resulted in four people being killed in a house in Surat Thani on Saturday night was arrested by police yesterday afternoon. Two other subsequent deaths are believed to be linked to the shooting.
New deaths complicate weekend murder spree investigation
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 10/04/2023
» SURAT THANI: Two more people have been found shot dead following an armed rampage at a house in Khirirat Nikhom district on Saturday when four people were killed. The deaths are all related, further complicating the case, police said.
Pre-dawn fire hits Samui-adjacent Don Sak market
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 04/09/2022
» SURAT THANI: A fire broke out at a community market in Don Sak district of this southern province - known to tourists for its ferries to Koh Samui and Koh Phangan - early on Sunday, destroying two houses. There were no casualties, police said.
Rubber glove factory in South in flames
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 21/02/2021
» SURAT THANI: A fire broke out at a rubber glove factory in Kanchanadit district of this southern province on Sunday afternoon. There were no reports of deaths or injuries.
2 arrested over stabbing to death of Israeli 'mafia boss'
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 23/01/2018
» Two Israeli nationals were detained at Don Mueang airport on Sunday night and held for questioning about the murder of a compatriot on Koh Samui, in Surat Thani province -- an attack local media described as a "mob hit".
Tourist-heavy Koh Tao gets new hospital
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 09/07/2017
» Koh Tao welcomed its first official hospital Saturday after a medical unit on the island famous for its marine life was upgraded to support about half a million tourists a year.
Cops deny bungling death cases
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.