Tag: Surin Island
Navy recovers body of captain from storm-sunk fishing boat in Surin Islands
PHUKET: Divers from the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command based in Phuket yesterday (Sept 21) recovered the body of a captain from his sunken [Read More…]
Surin Islands national park closes early due to weather
PHUKET: The Mu Ko Surin National Park has closed early this year due to heavy weather creating dangerous conditions for visitors. Park Chief Puttapot Khuprasit [Read More…]
Fire Destroys Nearly 70 Moken Tribe Homes
PHANG NGA — Hundreds of Moken tribe members were evacuated after nearly 70 homes on Koh Surin were destroyed in a major fire Sunday night. [Read More…]
Phang-nga tour operators boycott visits to Similan-Surin islands to protest against new restrictions
About 50 tour operators in the southern province of Phang-nga have agreed to suspend boat trips to Similan-Surin islands in the Andaman sea for Monday [Read More…]
Similan-Surin islands to reopen for visitors from Monday
The Similan-Surin islands, popular tourist attractions in the Andaman sea, will be reopened to visitors as of Monday October 15, but the number of visitors [Read More…]
Similan and Surin Islands to be closed for 5 months
PHANG NGA, 15 May 2014 (NNT) – The Similan Islands National Park superintendent in Phang Nga province stated that the Similan and Surin islands will [Read More…]
Phuket Dive Despair: Ticket Rip-off Revealed
DIVERS troubled by a selective ban on coral reef sites at Phuket’s Andaman marine parks and a massive graft investigation will have a chance to [Read More…]
Thailand closes 18 dive sites to save coral reefs
Eighteen popular diving sites will be closed in Thailand for up to 14 months to allow coral damaged by bleaching to recover. Over 80% of [Read More…]
