Tag: Koh Phangan
Phangan tourist island declared drought zone
SURAT THANI, July 3 - Surat Thani governor Chartpong Chartphuti has declared Koh Phangan district a drought-stricken zone after a two-month shortage of rainfall...
Tourist-magnet Koh Phangan concerned by looming water crisis
SURAT THANI, July 1 - The water situation in Koh Phangan, one of Thailand's top tourist destinations, is worrisome for the island is risking...
Surat Thani Songkran celebration expected to draw Bt250 million in circulation
SURAT THANI, April 6 – The spirit of Songkran in this southern province is lively as tourists from Thailand itself as well as...
Navy ships rescue 825 tourists from flood ravaged south
Two Sattahip-based Royal Thai Navy ships rescued more than 800 tourists from flood-ravaged resorts in Koh Tao and Koh Phangan. ...
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Three killed in head-on motorcycle collision at Pattaya’s Khao Talo entrance
PATTAYA, Thailand – Three people died after two motorcycles collided head-on near the entrance to Soi Khao Talo in Pattaya at around 3am on...
Small piece of paper helps Pattaya Tourist Police reunite Lithuanian visitor with hotel
PATTAYA, Thailand – A Lithuanian tourist who could not remember the name of his hotel and had no mobile phone, room key or personal...
Pattaya Tourist Police assist foreign couple after condo washing machine fire
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Tourist Police and patrol officers from Pattaya City Police Station inspected a fifth-floor condominium room in Soi Phra Tamnak 6...
Pattaya homeowner suspects foreign neighbor over firecracker roof attack
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya Tourist Police and Nongprue Police inspected a home on November 13 after an object believed to be a firecracker was...
Russian tourist injured in motorcycle accident at Koh Larn viewpoint declines medical help
PATTAYA, Thailand – Koh Larn municipal enforcement officers responded to a motorcycle accident near the Tawaen Beach viewpoint after receiving a report that a...