Minister joins raids on 5 nominee companies on Koh Samui, Koh Phangan
IN A major crackdown on illegal nominee land ownership and related businesses Justice Minister Pol. Maj. Gen. Rutthapon Naowarat joined a Department of Special Investigation (DSI) team in searching five suspected locations on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan today (July 10) with over a hundred companies found to have been registered at a single […]
Read MoreDSI probing 34 big nominee companies in Koh Samui and Koh Phangan
THE Department of Special Investigation (DSI), in collaboration with the Department of Business Development, is zeroing in on 34 nominee companies in Koh Samui and Koh Phangan each with assets exceeding 100 million baht and with hotels and resorts among them, Amarin TV said today (May 15). Pol.Maj.Yutthana Praedam, DSI’s director-general, said investigation of […]
Read MoreCould the public handle 1,000 baht Koh Samui bridge toll?
AS THE Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) is now proceeding with a feasibility study of building a bridge connecting mainland Surat Thai to Koh Samui a politician raised the question whether the public will be able to cope with 1,000 baht toll fee per trip with this rate being more expensive than some world-class […]
Read MoreBritish robbery suspect arrested at Koh Samui
A BRITISH man wanted for robbery with violence in his home country was arrested at Koh Samui today (May 26) but denied all charges during initial questioning, TV Channel 7 said. Local and Crime Suppression Division police jointly arrested Mr. Kieran, 38, at Bo Phut subdistrict of this tourist island after UK’s National Crime […]
Read More4 British men arrested for smuggling big lot of cannabis to UK
FOUR MORE British men were arrested at Samui International Airport today (March 16) trying to smuggle a total 131kg of cannabis to their home country, Amarin TV said. The total amount seized over the past two days is 375kg packed in 22 suitcases worth 200,000 baht a kilogramme if it reached the destination, with […]
Read MoreKoh Samui Customs seizes 140kg of dried cannabis flowers destined for UK
SEIZED AT Koh Samui International Airport were seven suitcases belonging to five foreign passengers packed with 140 kilogrammes of dried cannabis flowers in vacuum-sealed bags, worth approximately 4 million baht, heading for Singapore then onwards to UK, Naewna newspaper said this morning (March 13). Pol. Col. Den Duang Thongsrisuk, superintendent of Bo Phut police […]
Read MoreKoh Samui officials spent hours rescuing Polish woman who fell at waterfall
KOH SAMUI officials, policemen and navy sailors took five hours bringing a Polish woman tourist who slipped and fell at the top of a waterfall and broke her ankle down to safety yesterday (March 10), Naewna newspaper said today. The female tourist, Ms. Monika (surname withheld), 38, slipped and fell while walking along the top […]
Read MoreInternational volleyball tournament being held on Koh Samui soon
ATHLETES from 25 countries will be joining the 7th annual TAT Samui Open Beach Volleyball Tournament on Koh Samui during March 21-23 with there being free entry for spectators to this thrilling sporting event. The now fully registered tournament will see 88 teams with 130 athletes from 25 countries represented from Europe, North America, […]
Read MorePolice bust foreign drug gang on Koh Phangan
POLICE broke up a foreign drug gang that has been selling narcotics to tourists on Koh Phangan for almost two years with turnover reaching over 71 million baht and are moving to revoke their visas and deport the suspects as well as permanently blacklist them, MNG Online said today (Dec. 20). This major operation […]
Read MoreParts of Surat Thani now a disaster zone as 3 die in floods
NINE districts of heavily flooded Surat Thani province have been declared a disaster zone with Koh Samui and Koh Phangan being among them as three people died amid ongoing torrential rain, TV Channel 7 said today (Dec. 16). Acting Governor Mr. Thiratum Suphawibulphon called an urgent meeting of agencies battling the floods as torrential […]
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