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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Polish national arrested in Pattaya for alleged theft from Chiang Mai cannabis farm
PATTAYA, Thailand - A Polish national was arrested in Pattaya on charges of stealing 22 LED Grow Light panels from a cannabis farm in...
Kratom vendor seriously injured in drive-by shooting in Sri Racha
SRI RACHA, Thailand - A woman was critically injured after being shot by an unknown assailant at her kratom drink stall near Rajamangala University...
Engineer injured in fall through ceiling at a mall in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - An engineer sustained back injuries on July 25 after falling through the ceiling of a shopping mall in Central Pattaya during...
Motorcyclist nearly strangled by low-hanging cable on Chonburi bypass road
CHONBURI, Thailand - A motorcyclist narrowly escaped death on July 25 when a low-hanging cable wrapped around his neck on the Bypass Road heading...
Two Chinese tourists injured in collision with drunken Thai biker in Jomtien
PATTAYA, Thailand - Two Chinese tourists were injured on the night of July 25 when the motorcycle they were riding was struck by a...