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Thai police beef up checks on foreigners on isles
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 22/10/2025
» SURAT THANI — The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has intensified checks on foreigners on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan following the discovery of multiple legal violations, including nominee businesses, land encroachment and unauthorised work, deputy national police chief Pol Gen Samran Nuanma has announced.
Woman accused of B3.6m air ticket scam has vanished
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 07/05/2025
» SURAT THANI - A woman who sold discounted air tickets online is accused of defrauding about 50 people of 3.6 million in total.
UK tourist killed by fire aboard dive boat off Koh Tao
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 17/03/2025
» SURAT THANI - A British woman died in a fire aboard a diving boat off Koh Tao on Sunday, believed caught inside the toilet when the blaze started.
Hungarian man running motorcycle rental business arrested on Koh Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 13/03/2025
» SURAT THANI: A Hungarian man running a motorcycle rental business has been arrested on Koh Phangan for working in an occupation restricted to Thai nationals.
Russian arrested on Phangan after complaints about his behaviour
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 10/03/2025
» SURAT THANI - A Russian man has been arrested and charged with working illegally and drug use after other tourists visiting Phangan island complained about his overt swaggering.
Foreign-owned motorbike rental business busted on Koh Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 28/02/2025
» SURAT THANI: A Myanmar national who runs a motorcycle rental business that earns him 20,000 baht a day has been arrested on Koh Phangan for working in an occupation reserved for Thais. A compatriot who works for him was also arrested.
Ministry shuts down six Burmese language schools
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 07/09/2024
» The Education Ministry has ordered local authorities to investigate if there are Burmese language learning centres operating illegally in their provinces after it found six such centres in Surat Thani and ordered their closure.
Samui sea bridge public hearings resume
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 15/07/2024
» SURAT THANI, Thailand - The second phase of public hearings on the proposed sea bridge to Koh Samui was to begin on Monday after the initial round decided the abutments should be in tambon Thong Nien in Khanom district of Nakhon Si Thammarat on the mainland and in tambon Taling Ngam on the resort island.
Hilltop villas 'don't have construction permits'
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 05/07/2024
» Authorities found that most of the 52 villas on a hilltop on Koh Samui under investigation for land encroachment did not have construction permits.
Isoc to help probe Koh Samui violations
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 08/06/2024
» The Internal Security Operation Command (Isoc) Region 4 has joined hands with local authorities to investigate land encroachment on Koh Samui in Surat Thani, focusing on 600 villas built on the island's hilltops.