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Neighbour held for murder of Samui nurse
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 22/05/2025
» SURAT THANI: The neighbour of a nurse who was found strangled to death in her dormitory room on Koh Samui has been arrested at an abandoned pub and charged with her murder. Police say he claimed he just wanted her gold ring to pay off a gambling debt, but she resisted.
Russian caught running motorbike rental business
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 13/03/2024
» SURAT THANI: A young Russian man has been arrested for illegally operating a vehicle rental business with one Honda motorbike on Koh Phangan.
Briton thanks Samui hotel staffer for returning lost wallet
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 04/01/2024
» SURAT THANI: A British tourist will be going home with a happy holiday memory after a hotel employee returned the wallet he lost on Koh Samui during the New Year countdown.
Pickup hit by train at rail crossing, driver escapes death
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 13/10/2023
» SURAT THANI: A man narrowly escaped death when a pick-up he was driving was hit by an oncoming train at a railway crossing in Chaiya district of this southern province early on Friday.
Station master praised for saving elderly woman's life
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 01/05/2023
» SURAT THANI: Members of the public have heaped praise on the station master of Ban Song railway station in Wiang Sa district for saving the life of a 75-year-old woman with impaired hearing as she was about to be hit by a train on Sunday.
Mayor killed by train at railway crossing
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 14/03/2023
» SURAT THANI: The mayor of Nasan Municipality was killed when the SUV he was driving was hit by an express train at a railway crossing on Monday night.
Surat Thani expects B833m from five-day holiday
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 09/07/2022
» SURAT THANI: A five-day holiday next week is expected to attract more than 70,000 visitors to this southern province and generate 833 million baht in revenue from tourist spending, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s (TAT) Surat Thani office.
Driver sustains minor injuries after train-SUV crash
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 01/07/2022
» SURAT THANI: A man escaped with only minor injuries when his sport-utility vehicle was hit by a sprinter train at an unmanned railway crossing in Tha Chang district on Friday.
Surat Thani tweaks provisions for foreign tourists
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 28/09/2021
» Surat Thani province has planned to reopen Khao Sok Mountain in Phanom district and Rajjaprabha Dam or Cheow Lan Dam in Ban Ta Khun district for foreign tourists from Andaman provinces by November.
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.