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Norwegian arrested for driving for passengers on Koh Phangan
Online Reporters, Published on 08/03/2024
» SURAT THANI / PHUKET - Police operations targeting foreigners working illegally in Thailand have led to the arrests of a Norwegian woman on Koh Phangan and a Briton on Phuket island.
13 Danish tourists hurt in van crash, driver killed
Online Reporters, Published on 09/02/2024
» A Thai driver was killed and all 13 young Danish passengers injured, three of them seriously, when their van veered off a hillside road and plunged into a ravine in Pai district of Mae Hong Son province on Thursday night.
Long holiday a boon for Ko Samui tourism
Online Reporters, Published on 28/07/2023
» The Ko Samui airport in the southern province of Surat Thani has become lively and crowded with many Thai and foreign tourists, who started arriving at this famous island resort on Friday, the first day of a six-day long holiday, thanks to the cabinet's decision to declare Monday, July 31, an extra day off.
Full Moon Party brings Koh Phangan tourism roaring back
Online Reporters, Published on 07/01/2023
» Tourism has sprung back to life on Koh Phangan in the southern coastal province of Surat Thani, with tens of thousands of visitors returning for the island’s signature Full Moon Party.
CSI LA Facebook followers arrested in Koh Tao rape case
Online Reporters, Published on 05/09/2018
» SURAT THANI: Police have arrested nine of 12 people wanted for publishing or "sharing" a CSI LA Facebook report about the alleged rape of a 19-year-old British tourist on Koh Tao.
Tourist hit with bottle on Koh Phangan yet to lay complaint
Online Reporters, Published on 28/08/2018
» SURAT THANI: Police are waiting for a 22-year-old Portuguese woman who was hit on the head with a bottle and needed 20 stitches during the Koh Phangan full moon party on Sunday to come forward and lay charges against her assailant.
Samui, Phangan swamped by floods, ferry service halted
Online Reporters, Published on 25/01/2016
» The storms have hit Southern islands including two popular tourist destinations – Kho Samui and Koh Phangan – causing floods and suspension of ferry services between Surat Thani and Koh Samui.
Belgian woman rescued after drifting 5 hours off Koh Samui
Online Reporters, Published on 30/10/2015
» A Belgian woman was pulled from the sea near Koh Samui where she drifted more than five hours after losing her kayak.
Tourism fallout feared on Phangan and Samui
Online Reporters, Published on 27/09/2014
» As police continue to hunt for the murderers of two Britons on Koh Tao, tourism operators on neighbouring Samui and Phangan islands are fretting about possible fallout in the coming high season.
Curfew ends in Pattaya, Samui, Phuket
Online Reporters, Published on 03/06/2014
» Following calls from tourism operators, the National Council for Peace Order (NCPO) on Tuesday issued an announcement ending the night curfew in Pattaya city, Koh Samui in Surat Thani, and the entire island province of Phuket.