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Two foreign tourists rescued from Koh Phangan jungle
Online Reporters, Published on 04/02/2026
» SURAT THANI: Two foreign tourists have been rescued after getting lost in the jungle on a hillside of Koh Phangan during a storm, police said.
Dane held for theft of safe on Koh Samui
Online Reporters, Published on 28/01/2026
» SURAT THANI - A 35-year-old Danish man has been arrested on charges of breaking into the home of a Chinese businessman on Koh Samui and stealing a safe containing land title deeds and construction licences for properties worth an estimated 100 million baht.
Stolen AirPods lead police to Koh Phangan drug ring
Online Reporters, Published on 23/01/2026
» SURAT THANI — Police tracking a stolen pair of wireless earbuds belonging to a 29-year-old Finnish tourist uncovered a drug distribution operation on Koh Phangan, seizing narcotics and arresting one suspected user.
Koh Phangan tourist police help stranded Briton
Online Reporters, Published on 22/01/2026
» SURAT THANI - Tourist police on Koh Phangan have located and assisted a British tourist who was left stranded on the tourist island after his wallet and ATM cards went missing, leaving him with no money and out of contact.
Ten foreigners caught gambling on Koh Phangan
Online Reporters, Published on 03/12/2025
» Ten foreigners were arrested when caught illegally playing poker at a rented house on Koh Phangan in Surat Thani province on Tuesday night.
Italian wood carver caught working illegally on Koh Phangan
News, Online Reporters, Published on 11/11/2025
» An Italian wood carver has been arrested on Koh Phangan in Surat Thani for working in a profession reserved only for Thais.
German arrested for reckless driving found to be wanted criminal
Online Reporters, Published on 10/11/2025
» A German man arrested for reckless driving on Koh Phangan has been found to be on a criminal wanted list in his home country, police said.
Foreigners busted for sex and drugs on Koh Phangan
Online Reporters, Published on 06/11/2025
» SURAT THANI - Police have arrested an Israeli couple who made a sex video at a waterfall on the tourist island of Koh Phangan, while two other foreign men have been detained after a drug party.
Seven Thai locations make top 100 for digital nomads
News, Online Reporters, Published on 17/07/2025
» Thailand is home to seven of the world’s best places in which to work as a digital nomad, with Bangkok in first place, according to a ranking compiled by the hotel-finding website Hotelwithtub.
Security tightened on Koh Samui after Phuket incidents
News, Online Reporters, Published on 28/06/2025
» Authorities on Koh Samui have ramped up security measures, inspecting all vehicles and individuals arriving on the island following the discovery of several suspected explosive devices in the southern tourist provinces of Phuket and Krabi.