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Box jellyfish warning in Ko Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 25/08/2014
» SURAT THANI - Tourists visiting Ko Phangan have been warned of box jellyfish after a boy died while swimming at a beach on the resort island in this southern province.
Crash kills Muslim leader's aide
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 16/08/2014
» Rasamee Damchawai, the 55-year-old deputy secretary-general to Chularatchamontri Aziz Pitakkhumpol, was one of two people killed when their van veered off the highway in the southern province of Surat Thani on Saturday morning.
Samui ferries resume after blockade
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 06/08/2014
» SURAT THANI – Seatran Ferry resumed its Don Sak-Koh Samui ferry service at 3pm on Wednesday after reaching a military-brokered deal with local fishermen.
Phra Suthep surprises alms givers
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 16/07/2014
» Freshly ordained monk Suthep Thaugsuban, former executive of the Democrat Party and political protest leader, surprised alms givers in Surat Thani province on Wednesday morning when he turned up in his robes, complete with shaven head and begging bowl.
Samui ferry stirs bad feelings
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 14/07/2014
» SURAT THANI — The mother of a student has reasons to remain upset with a ferry firm which denied her request to advance her queue to take her son for a surgery.
Body of Samui ferry jumper found
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 13/07/2014
» SURAT THANI –The body of a mentally ill man who jumped off a ferry from Koh Samui has been found, a district police investigator said.
Man jumps off Samui ferry
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 12/07/2014
» SURAT THANI - Rescue workers are searching for a man who jumped off a ferry from Koh Samui as it sailed to the mainland port of Don Sak.
Suthep hailed 'hero' in hometown
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 25/06/2014
» SURAT THANI — People’s Democratic Reform Committee leader Suthep Thaugsuban was hailed a hero and welcomed by thousands of people when he set foot in his hometown for the first time in eight months on Tuesday night after spearheading anti-government protests in Bangkok.
Five killed in Surat Thani crash
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 21/06/2014
» Five people were killed and five others injured in an accident involving an 18-wheel truck and three other vehicles in Surat Thani on Saturday afternoon.
Fishermen rally against mud dump
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 17/06/2014
» SURAT THANI - About 1,000 coastal fishermen and local officials held the first significant protest since the May 22 coup on Tuesday, to demand that a ferry firm based in Don Sak district immediately halt dumping mud into the sea.