On August 14th, 2024, the Anti Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD) and relevant authorities in Surat Thani arrested the owner of a bar in Koh Phangan for illegally selling nitrous oxide (laughing gas) balloons to tourists. Bangkok Police Raid Khaosan Road for Illegal Laughing Gas Sales Earlier, Surat Thani authorities arrested a 33-year-old bar owner […]
This unusual incident took place in Ban Na Derm, Surat Thani, Thailand, where a foreign man, described as Russian by the media, was found wandering around naked and apparently trying to hug a cow. The man, whose identity and nationality were not immediately disclosed, was seen acting strangely in a rural area. Locals noticed that […]
A passenger leaning outside a door on a moving train and recording social media content was struck by a pole and injured while travelling between stations in southern Thailand. Man injured in fall from train in Surat Thani A video of the incident was posted on Tuesday on the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) Facebook […]
Surat Thani – A Russian/Canadian man was arrested on Koh Pha Ngan Island after being found asking for food from locals and sleeping on a road, with an overstay of 1,599 days. Nigerian arrested in Koh Phangan island for selling cocaine, overstay The Koh Pha Ngan Tourist Police reported to the Phuket Express that on […]
Southern insurgents have turned to the use of rented, instead of stolen cars for the construction of car bombs, according to Lt-Gen Santi Sakuntanark, commander of the southern-based Fourth Army Region on Friday. Bombings in Pattani Prompt Heightened Security Measures He disclosed that the vehicle used as a car bomb, which was detonated yesterday on […]
PATTANI (NNT) – A series of bombings occurred on August 9, near the Investigation Division of the Pattani Provincial Police and the Sapan Pla Market entrance in Bana subdistrict, Pattani province, prompting immediate action from local and regional security officials. Suspected insurgent killed, soldier hurt in Narathiwat clash According to reports, the initial explosion took […]
SURAT THANI: Koh Samui Municipality demolished two luxury villas that were being constructed without permission on a hillside on Koh Samui after the owners failed to conduct the demolition themselves as per the municipality’s order. Two Chiang Mai resorts being demolished for encroaching forest Koh Samui district chief Kampanat Klinsaowakon, head of the Fourth Army […]
NARATHIWAT – A suspected insurgent was killed and a soldier wounded in a clash in Chanae district of this southernmost province on Thursday morning, while a ranger patrol escaped unhurt when a roadside bomb exploded in the same area. Bombings in Narathiwat disrupt senatorial candidate applications The firefight erupted when police, soldiers and officials surrounded […]
