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Child drowns at flooded riverside house
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 25/10/2022
» SURAT THANI: A young child fell into the flood water surrounding his riverside home and drowned while his mother was asleep, in Phra Saeng district on Monday, police said.
Old, abandoned ship sinks while being towed ashore
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 09/01/2022
» SURAT THANI: An old vessel of unknown origin found drifting near an oil platform in the Gulf of Thailand sank while being towed ashore for examination on Saturday night, according to Rear Admiral Surasak Pratanworapanya, deputy director of the Area 2 Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre (Thai-MECC).
Heavy rain, flooding in Surat Thani
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 30/11/2021
» SURAT THANI: Military and civilian teams helped people move their possessions to higher ground after villages in three districts were hit by flash floods caused by heavy rain on Monday night.
Panel to probe cause of Surat Thani ferry sinking
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 03/08/2020
» SURAT THANI: The Marine Department has set up a panel to determine how a ferry headed to Don Sak Pier from Koh Samui capsized during a storm on Saturday.
Trader wants cops punished sternly for alleged extortion
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 23/05/2020
» SURAT THANI: A cockle trader who accused three police officers attached to Provincial Police Region 8 of trying to extort 5 million baht from him has vowed not to let the rogue officers escape punishment.
Man starts New Year with heroic act, misses countdown
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 02/01/2019
» SURAT THANI: A man celebrating the countdown missed the climax when he jumped into a river to save a drowning woman and came out of the water only to see the fireworks had already begun.
Bound body of missing Myanmar job broker found in river
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 22/08/2018
» SURAT THANI: A Myanmar job broker who went missing on Sunday was found dead in the Tapi River with bullet wounds to his bound body. His torched pickup truck was found nearby in Phunphin district.
Resorts, restaurant seized for encroachment on Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 06/02/2018
» SURAT THANI: Three resorts and one restaurant on the island of Koh Phangan, notorious for the popular full moon party, were seized for illegally occupying public land on Monday.
Backhoe vanishes into river as land subsides
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 05/06/2017
» SURAT THANI - A backhoe working on the bank of the Tapi River in Phunphin district sank almost out of sight when the land suddenly subsided around noon on Monday.
Flood levels remain critical
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 27/01/2017
» The flood situation in some southern provinces remained critical yesterday as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha visited flood-affected areas and vowed to improve the way the country deals with natural disasters.