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Police nab 5 foreigners on Koh Phangan
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 07/06/2025
» SURAT THANI: Police have arrested five foreigners on Koh Phangan in three separate cases involving illegal employment, visa overstay and drug and firearm-related offences.
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.
Nurse found strangled to death on Koh Samui
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 21/05/2025
» SURAT THANI: A 35-year-old nurse was found strangled to death in her dormitory room on the tourist island of Koh Samui on Wednesday morning, with her car missing.
Coach driver ‘used tourist’s card to withdraw B280,000’
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 21/05/2025
» SURAT THANI - A coach driver has been arrested in this southern province on charges of stealing the credit card of a Romanian tourist and using it to withdraw a total of 280,000 baht from ATMs.
UK soldier's fall sparks fundraiser
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 14/05/2025
» A 21-year-old British soldier is fighting to recover from life-altering injuries after falling from Na Mueang 2 Waterfall on Koh Samui, Surat Thani, prompting his girlfriend to launch a £100,000 (4.4 million baht) fundraising campaign to cover his mounting medical bills and arrange an emergency evacuation back to the UK.
Russian sex worker suspect arrested on Koh Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 09/05/2025
» KOH PHANGAN — A 34-year-old Russian woman has been arrested on Koh Phangan in Surat Thani province for allegedly providing sex services on Thursday.
‘Jurassic’ seashell fossils found in Surat Thani
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 07/05/2025
» Ancient seashell fossils discovered in the southern province of Surat Thani are Thailand’s latest paleontological discovery.
Woman accused of B3.6m air ticket scam has vanished
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 07/05/2025
» SURAT THANI - A woman who sold discounted air tickets online is accused of defrauding about 50 people of 3.6 million in total.
Russian smuggled hash in swallowed condoms
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 07/05/2025
» SURAT THANI – A 36-year-old Russian who admitted smuggling hashish by putting it in condoms he then swallowed has been arrested on Koh Phangan, police said.
Russian tourists rushed to hospital after eating wild fruit
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 05/05/2025
» SURAT THANI: Seven Russian tourists fell ill reportedly after eating wild fruit in a park in this southern province on Sunday. Five of them were admitted to hospitals.