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Fishing crews rescued as storms lash South
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/01/2013
» Three Pattani fishermen and an 11-year-old boy out looking for shrimps were rescued from the Gulf of Thailand after their boats capsized in a storm on Sunday.
Double the fun on Koh Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 29/12/2012
» SURAT THANI: Koh Phangan is jumping this weekend to the one-two beat of New Year celebrations and the full-moon parties for which the southern island is famous.
TCT: Tourism up by double digits in 2013
Business, Published on 28/12/2012
» Tourist arrivals are expected to see double-digit growth next year should the government effectively implement tourism promotion and development plans, says the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT).
29 tourist sites first of 100 earmarked for improvements
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 29/10/2012
» A total of 29 tourism sites have been selected for a first phase of upgrades as part of a larger plan to generate more tourism revenue.
Challenge of mass tourism
News, Published on 27/10/2012
» If anyone with a stake in the country's tourism industry thought that the new cabinet reshuffle might provide them with a minister able to win back traditional markets, tap into new ones, deal with the lasting impact of the eurozone crisis, position the industry for the creation of the Asean Economic Community and prepare a strategy to counter Myanmar's growing appeal as an untapped destination, they were in for a disappointment.
Wasps used to kill Samui pests
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 23/10/2012
» SURAT THANI : Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra showed support for a new strategy aimed at curbing coconut pests on Koh Samui by using taen bian parasitic wasps to kill the bugs.
PM in South with vows of big spending
News, Manop Thip-Osod, Published on 21/10/2012
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will kick-start a new round of mobile cabinet meetings in Surat Thani Sunday in a move seen as a fresh bid by the Pheu Thai Party to attack the Democrats' political stronghold in southern provinces.
Push for Koh Tao hospital
Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 20/10/2012
» The Public Health Ministry on Monday will seek government approval to build a hospital in Koh Tao, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Surat Thani province.
B20bn project windfall on cards for Surat Thani, Samui
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 19/10/2012
» Authorities are planning a wave of new projects worth nearly 20 billion baht for the southern province of Surat Thani and its famous island, Koh Samui.
Kan Air ready for take-off
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 16/10/2012
» Kan Air, a Thai commuter airline founded by a debt-collecting firm, is embarking on an aggressive growth plan including a major fleet expansion and building an airport in southern Thailand.