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'No public nudity' signs erected on Thailand’s full moon party island
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 30/04/2025
» SURAT THANI - Signs prohibiting public nudity have been erected at beaches on Koh Phangan, home of the infamous full moon parties, after frequent complaints about tourists going naked.
Polish couple busted for nudity on Koh Phangan
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 29/04/2025
» SURAT THANI - A Polish couple arrested for public nudity on Koh Phangan have told police they were just expressing their love.
Indian men formally charged with raping German woman on Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 16/03/2025
» SURAT THANIT: Two Indian men have been formally charged with raping a 24-year-old German woman the morning after a Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan of this southern province.
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.
Samui ferry operator considers lifting EV ban
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 13/12/2024
» SURAT THANI - The operator of ferries serving Koh Samui says it will reconsider lifting its ban on electric vehicles (EVs) early next year after installing firefighting equipment on all routes from the southern mainland to resort islands.
Tourist spots gear up for holiday week
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 10/07/2022
» Surat Thani: More than 70,000 visitors to popular destinations are expected to bring in about 833 million baht during the long holiday next week, says Nanthawan Siripoksapat, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand's Surat Thani office.
Three arrested with 1,199kg 'ice'
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 12/07/2020
» SURAT THANI: Three men were arrested and 1,199 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, or ice, in their possession seized by police in Phun Phin district of this southern province Saturday, police said.
Autopsy set for Russian man found dead on Ko Samui
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 22/09/2019
» SURAT THANI: The body of a Russian man found dead in his house on the island of Ko Samui on Friday will be sent to Police General Hospital for a forensic examination to establish the cause of death, police said.
42 illegal migrants, 2 drivers caught
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 21/06/2019
» SURAT THANI: Forty-two illegal Myanmar worker crammed inside two vans and two Thai drivers were arrested in Ban Na San district late Thursday night. The migrants were destined for Malaysia.
Governor: Rape suspect involved in string of crimes
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 14/05/2019
» SURAT THANI: A 33-year-old man arrested for raping a young Norwegian woman on Koh Phangan had criminal records in eight cases, including drug offences, said the provincial governor.