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Full-moon party to go ahead
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 06/06/2014
» The June 12 full-moon party on Koh Phangan will go ahead as planned after the army gave the operator the green light.
Curfew end set to boost tourist hubs
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 05/06/2014
» Travel operators are confident tourism will soon recover in Phuket, Koh Samui and Pattaya after the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) lifted the curfew yesterday, allowing night entertainment venues to stay open beyond midnight.
Curfew will curb next full-moon party
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 01/06/2014
» SURAT THANI – Tourism operators are banking on the army to relax a curfew for the next full-moon party with the fun set for June 12.
Rubber farmers vow city rally
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 05/05/2014
» Surat thani: Rubber planters have vowed to converge on Bangkok on Wednesday to protest against the government’s plan to sell off its stockpile of 220,000 tonnes on the cheap.
'Motorbike ransom' Ukrainian arrested
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 11/03/2014
» SURAT THANI — Police on Koh Samui have arrested a cash-strapped Ukrainian man for stealing a rented motorcycle from a Russian national and demanding a ransom for the stolen bike.
Foreign tourists in Surat skip Bangkok
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 16/01/2014
» SURAT THANI - Many foreign tourists vacationing on two resort islands off the coast of Surat Thani say they plan to bypass Bangkok when they head home and go straight to the airport instead, the chairwoman of the Koh Pangan and Koh Samui Tourism Promotion Association said on Thursday.
Elephant found dead by electric fence
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 22/10/2013
» SURAT THANI ― Park officials on Tuesday said they are investigating the death of a wild female elephant believed to have been electrocuted and killed on an orchard near Tai Rom Yen National Park in Kanchanadit district.
Charter plane in emergency landing
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 31/07/2013
» An Orient Thai charter aircraft carrying 137 Chinese passengers made a safe emergency landing at Surat Thani International Airport late Wednesday evening after experiencing engine failure, and then suffered a flat tyre, causing it to get stuck on the runway and forcing another arriving plane to fly back to Bangkok.
Authorities probe alleged ferry pollution
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 09/06/2013
» SURAT THANI – Local Marine Department officials on Sunday said an investigation was underway into a tourist’s claim that a ferry owned by a popular boat service in the southern province spewed oil into the Gulf of Thailand more than three weeks ago.
Oil slick hits Koh Samui beach
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 05/06/2013
» SURAT THANI - An oil slick about one kilometre long and 50 metres wide was spotted along the coastline of the popular Koh Samui on Wednesday.