Three Thai men arrested after raid on loanshark business on Koh Phangan island
Police and troops arrested three Thai men and a Myanmar man for allegedly running a loanshark business on Koh Pha-Ngan
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General News
General news, happenings and on-goings from Koh Phangan, an island in the South of Thailand, host of the monthly Full Moon Party at Hadrin Beach.
Dead sea turtle found on Koh Phangan island died from eating nylon rope
An autopsy found that the latest sea turtle found dead on Koh Phangan island died because of a green nylon
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Koh Phangan Paradise Island in deep shit
The Thai military swung into action Sunday to make the Koh Phangan authorities act over sewage polluting the island. Pictures had
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Koh Phangan airport project hits rock bottom
Forestry authorities have lodged a complaint against the operator of Kan Air which allegedly cleared 42 rai of forest reserve
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Two foreign men arrested on Koh Phangan after stealing large carved wooden elephant on Koh Samui island
Two foreign men caught on camera stealing a large carved wooden elephant from outside a restaurant on Koh Samui in
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Scandal emerges as key forestry official re-located over Koh Phangan illegal airport landscaping
The head of the Koh Samui forestry department has been transferred as an investigation is set to begin over land encroachment
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Environmental officials have halted airport project on Koh Phangan island
Environmental officials have halted a privately owned airport project on Koh Phangan in Surat Thani after finding its construction, which
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Oil spills threaten beaches of Koh Phangan island
Oil spills, believed to be from foreign fishing boats, have tainted the beaches and mangrove shores of Koh Phangan in
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British woman, 22, may lose her leg after horrific motorbike crash on Koh Phangan island
A British tourist could lose her leg after she sliced it open in a horrific motorbike crash on Koh Phangan
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Illegal land encroachers at Haad Rin beach on Koh Phangan island given ultimatum
Restaurant operators encroaching on public space on Haad Rin beach on the full-moon party island of Koh Phangan have been
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Illegal land grabbers on Koh Phangan Island face crackdown
The Forest Department is to crack down on a group of land grabbers who have allegedly hired locals to clear
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