Popular page exposes lucky draw for 5 shotguns at official celebration
A WIDELY-FOLLOWED Facebook named “Sue Thuean” (Illegible Media) sparked widespread criticism online after posting details and images of a lavish 134th anniversary celebration of village headmen and subdistrict chiefs at Koh Phangan and Koh Tao islands where there was a lucky draw for five shotguns, Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said today (Aug. 12). […]
Read MoreSuchart sends officials to seize encroaching tourism spot on Koh Samui
JUST days after overseeing the demolition of illegal structures on Phuket’s Nui beach Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suchart Chomklin turned his attention to Koh Samui sending forestry officials to seize Overlap Stone 2 viewpoint and photo spot belonging to a large investment group that has encroached on over four rai of forest land, […]
Read MoreKoh Samui, Koh Phangan ferry operator hikes fares for the 4th time
ONE OF two ferry operators in Surat Thani today (April 3) announced a fourth fare hike for its service to Koh Samui and Koh Phangan since the oil crisis erupted with the outbreak of US and Israel’s war on Iran on Feb. 28, Amarin TV said. Seatran Ferry said with diesel price having reached […]
Read MoreTourists flock to Full Moon Party at Koh Phangan
THIS MONTH’S Full Moon Party at Koh Phangan is taking place tonight (March 13-14, Moon rise 6.35 p.m.) and promises to be another memorable fun event with lots of tourists having headed there from Lomprayah High Speed Ferries Co., Ltd.’s pier at Koh Samui, Naewna newspaper said. Most of the tourists were young foreigners […]
Read MoreMass petition against Thai-Khmer undersea project to be submitted to Govt
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A FRESH PETITION undersigned by over 100,000 people in opposition to a Thai-Cambodian MoU on a joint undersea natural resources development project will be submitted to the Pheu Thai-led government on the upcoming Friday. Thai Pakdee chair Warong Dechgitvigrom confirmed today (Nov. 20) that the mass petition to which over […]
Read MoreAnutin heading to Koh Kood amid Thai-Khmer MoU fears
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-CUM-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is scheduled to visit Koh Kood island on the upcoming Monday to revive the confidence of local villagers as well as visitors on Thailand’s territorial integrity over the eastern tourist island amidst fake news circulated online, a partisan source said today (Nov. 8). The […]
Read MoreThai-Khmer MoU on joint undersea resources scheme deemed ‘unconstitutional’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI-CAMBODIAN Memorandum of Understanding made in 2001 in regard to a joint undersea natural resources development scheme may be deemed “unconstitutional” and finally declared null and void by Thailand, said Palang Pracharath Secretary-General Paiboon Nititawan today (Nov. 7). Given a sustained controversy over the legitimacy of the MoU undersigned […]
Read MoreSky Doctor flies ailing German tourist from Koh Samui to Trang
THE SKY DOCTOR service flew a German tourist who had suffered a stroke on Koh Samui to Trang Hospital and saved his life, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Mar. 15). At 11.15 a.m. yesterday National Institute of Emergency Medicine (NIEM) was asked by the Nerendthorn Centre on Koh Samui to send an aircraft […]
Read MoreKoh Samui gears up for wellness tourism
WITH the opening of a new hospital on Koh Samui over the weekend, Surat Thani authorities announced that it is now ready launch Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Phangan as a wellness destination, Naewna newspaper said today (Feb. 19) Provincial Governor Mr. Wichawut Jinto joined Dr. Somchai Chansawang, CEO of Wattanapat Hospital Trang […]
Read MoreGerman man charged with theft after taking Russian woman’s sunglasses
A GERMAN man holidaying on Koh Phangan was arrested today (Feb. 11) at a resort he is staying in after having picked up a pair of sunglasses belonging to a Russian woman on Thursday (Feb. 9), Sanook.com said. Pol. Col. Suparerk Phankosol, Surat Thani province’s immigration superintendent, together with Tourist and Koh Phangan police arrested […]
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