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Fake building permit racket uncovered on Koh Samui
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/03/2026
» Authorities on Koh Samui are widening an investigation into construction permit forgery involving at least 10 projects and potentially involving both municipal staff and outsiders.
Contractor discharges black water into Jomtien sea
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/02/2026
» The contractor hired to improve the drainage system along Jomtien beach faces legal action after an outlet released wastewater that stained the sea black near Pattaya on Monday.
Man storms ex-wife’s home, gunfight ends in fatal stabbing
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/10/2025
» A tragic shooting happened in Ayutthaya province when a man armed with a gun broke into his ex-wife’s home. There was a gunfight with his former father-in-law, ending in the older man’s death.
Foreign tourists attack lifeguard, pay 200,000 baht compensation
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/08/2025
» A group of foreign tourists who assaulted a lifeguard at Nai Harn Beach in Phuket have agreed to pay the man 200,000 baht in compensation after a video showing the attack was widely shared on social media.
Politician's son faces charges over crash
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/04/2025
» The Royal Thai Highway Police will press charges against Smitthiphat Leenawarat, the son of a prominent Pathum Thani politician, following a traffic incident.
Old couple injured when politician’s BMW hits pickup
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/04/2025
» An elderly couple were injured when a BMW driven by a member of a prominent political family hit their pickup truck on Bangkok’s eastern outer ring road in Pathum Thani province on Wednesday morning.
Phuket faces growing garbage crisis
Published on 17/01/2025
» Plastic bottles and empty beer cans roll on the sea floor in the waters around Phuket, while more garbage piles up on the island itself.
Samui villa demolition runs into problems
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/10/2024
» Authorities on the tourist island of Koh Samui are trying again to get 11 illegally built luxury villas demolished after their first attempt to do so earlier this week failed.
Teen rescued from scammers in Cambodia
R May, Published on 29/08/2024
» The teenage son of a secretary to the Chaiyaphum mayor was brought back safely to Thailand on Wednesday after being abducted and held for ransom.
Two luxury Samui villas demolished
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/08/2024
» Koh Samui Municipality demolished two luxury villas that were being constructed without permission on a hillside on Koh Samui after the owners failed to conduct the demolition themselves as per the municipality's order.