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Thailand steps up screening of ‘suspicious’ foreign nationals
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/03/2026
» The Thai Immigration Bureau has denied entry to more than 30 foreign individuals deemed suspicious after adopting heightened screening measures during the conflict in the Middle East.
Thai authorities rebut claims of huge Israeli presence
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/03/2026
» Immigration police have come forward to rebut claims circulating on social media that hundreds of thousands of Israelis have settled in Thailand.
‘Mr Spray’ arrested after Koh Phangan graffiti frenzy
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/02/2026
» A German man who became the target of public outrage after spray-painting political messages at dozens of locations on Koh Phangan has been arrested in Bangkok.
Restoring paradise
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/11/2025
» When Tania Kanchanarak looks out over the turquoise waters of Koh Phangan, she sees more than a postcard-perfect paradise.
Full Moon Party beach vendor arrested for selling laughing gas
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/08/2024
» SURAT THANI - A shop owner on Koh Phangan, where the Full Moon Party is held, was arrested for selling balloons filled with nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, without a permit.
Spaniard charged in murder, dismemberment of Colombian on Koh Phangan
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/10/2023
» SURAT THANI: Public prosecutors on Wednesday brought charges against a Spanish chef to Koh Samui Provincial Court in connection with the murder and dismemberment of a Colombian surgeon on the tourist island of Koh Phangan in August this year.
Police close Koh Phangan murder investigation
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/08/2023
» Police have closed their investigation into the murder of a Colombian plastic surgeon on Koh Phangan, even though most of the victim's body, allegedly dismembered by his partner, remains unaccounted for.
Police arrest 2 German drug fugitives
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/07/2021
» Two German nationals alleged to be leaders of a major drug network in Europe were arrested by police in Surat Thani and Phuket provinces Tuesday morning.
German drug fugitives arrested, face extradition
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/07/2021
» Two German nationals alleged to be leaders of a major drug network in Europe were arrested by police in Surat Thani and Phuket provinces on Tuesday morning.
159 migrants to be deported via Ranong
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/01/2021
» More than 150 migrants from Myanmar will be deported through the immigration checkpoint in Ranong, according to the Immigration Bureau (IB).