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Big Russian-run rental business busted on Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 22/10/2025
» SURAT THANI — Police have raided a large Russian-owned vehicle rental company on Koh Phangan, seizing hundreds of motorbikes and cars and making seven arrests.
Rough seas stymie Samui visit for 5,500 cruise passengers
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 24/12/2023
» SURAT THANI: Rough seas forced the cancellation of a one-day visit to Koh Samui for about 5,500 passengers, mostly Europeans, aboard two cruise liners off the southern resort island on Sunday.
20k turn up for Full Moon Party
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 06/05/2023
» SURAT THANI: About 20,000 tourists attended a Full Moon Party along a nearly one-kilometre-long stretch of beach on Koh Phangan on Thursday night.
Park ranger shot dead on Ko Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 30/04/2023
» SURAT THANI: A ranger in the Namtok Than Sadet National Park on Ko Phangan island was found shot dead in a house for park rangers on Saturday, police said.
Speedboat catches fire, sinks off Samui, no-one hurt
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 05/02/2023
» SURAT THANI: A speedboat moored off a boat pier on Ko Samui island caught fire and sank late on Saturday night. Nobody was hurt.
Ko Samui, Phangan, Tao ferries suspended amid storms
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 18/12/2022
» SURAT THANI: All types of boats in this southern province have been told to stay ashore, while ferry services on all four routes in the Gulf of Thailand have been suspended due to bad weather, the provincial governor said.
First European cruise ship for 3 years arrives at Ko Samui
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 27/11/2022
» SURAT THANI: A cruise ship with 636 tourists on board arrived at Ko Samui island for a visit on Sunday.
Injured Dutch tourist brought down safely from Koh Phangan mountain
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 24/07/2022
» SURAT THANI: A tourist from the Netherlands, who broke his left ankle while on a mountain trek in the island district of Koh Phangan on Saturday, was brought down to safety by rescuers late in the night, officials said.
Ko Phangan upbeat after being ranked No 1 destination for 'workation'
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 03/07/2022
» SURAT THANI: Ko Phangan, an island district of this southern province, has been ranked the No 1 destination for people seeking a workation (work + vacation) in a recent survey by William Russell, a website which offers health insurance, life insurance, and income protection plans for people living and working abroad.
Storm breaks off entire section of island
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 20/09/2020
» SURAT THANI: A large section of an island in the Mu Ko Angthong National Marine Park has split off from the main island, probably because heavy rain and strong waves caused limestone to crumble into the sea, according to park chief Piya Nunil.