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Huge waves, floods batter Surat Thani, including Koh Phangan
Published on 12/01/2025
» SURAT THANI: Strong waves and flooding due to higher sea levels wreaked havoc in coastal communities in seven districts of this southern Thai province on Sunday.
Holiday traffic accidents claim 363 in eight days
Online Reporters, Published on 04/01/2025
» New Year holiday traffic accidents have claimed 363 lives and injured 2,090 people across Thailand in the eight days from Dec 27 to Jan 3.
Two crashes in Surat Thani leave 12 dead
Published on 02/01/2025
» SURAT THANI: Twelve people were killed and 30 others injured in two road crashes within four kilometres of each other in this southern province on Wednesday night and Thursday.
Funeral held for drowned Russian yoga 'influencer'
News, Published on 04/12/2024
» A funeral ceremony for a Russian woman swept out to sea while practising yoga sitting on a seaside rock last week was held on Koh Samui on Wednesday.
Authorities assure Koh Phangan is safe
Online Reporters, Published on 13/11/2024
» Security authorities in Surat Thani province have offered assurances that Koh Phangan is safe, dismissing reports about a possible terror plot against Israelis on the tourist island as untrue.
Ferry to Koh Tao catches fire, all passengers rescued
Published on 04/04/2024
» A night ferry carrying almost 100 Thai and foreign passengers caught fire off Koh Tao in Surat Thani on Thursday morning. All passengers and crew were rescued, and no injuries were reported.
American woman caught running illegal nursery on Koh Phangan
Published on 06/03/2024
» Police have detained an American woman for allegedly running an illegal nursery on Koh Phangan in Surat Thani.
Spanish chef admits to Koh Phangan killing: Police
Published on 05/08/2023
» SURAT THANI: A Spanish chef has admitted to killing his Colombian surgeon lover and dismembering his body before dumping parts in a landfill on Koh Phangan and his head and other parts in the sea, police say.
Spaniard denies involvement in grisly Koh Phangan killing
Published on 04/08/2023
» SURAT THANI: A Spanish man in police custody has denied any involvement in the disappearance of his Colombian friend, following the gruesome discovery of human body parts at a landfill on Koh Phangan, the southern island popular for its Full Moon parties.
Long holiday a boon for Ko Samui tourism
Online Reporters, Published on 28/07/2023
» The Ko Samui airport in the southern province of Surat Thani has become lively and crowded with many Thai and foreign tourists, who started arriving at this famous island resort on Friday, the first day of a six-day long holiday, thanks to the cabinet's decision to declare Monday, July 31, an extra day off.