5 February 2012, 11:19 am
Eco-tourism still brown in ThailandBangkok PostThe TEATA's six new green routes comprise Surat Thani-Nakhon Si Thammarat, Krabi-Trang, Kanchanaburi, Udon Thani-Loei, Ubon Ratchathani, and Phitsanulok-Phrae-Nan. To create a green route needs time to survey and test products, ...... Read More »
5 February 2012, 11:03 am
More options for migrants to registerBangkok PostIt has also agreed to add five more registration stations _ Bangkok, Samut Sakhon, Samut Prakan, Surat Thani and Chiang Mai _ for Myanmar immigrants to apply for national verification and one more station in Bangkok for Cambodian workers.... Read More »
5 February 2012, 9:27 am
The NationDSI looking into murder, land tie upThe NationSucha, the wife of a public prosecutor based in Surat Thani, owned a land plot and had paid Bt10 million to purchase another plot from the father of the unnamed politician in a Bt25-million deal. She later wanted her Bt10 million back after lea... Read More »
5 February 2012, 9:27 am
The NationWhat Siam had to offerThe NationVarious items from Ayutthaya lie on the seabed in the Gulf of Thailand. Erbprem has seen them off Koh Kram and Koh Sichang in Chonburi, off Koh Tao and Sattahip, in Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla.... Read More »
2 February 2012, 7:16 pm
The West AustralianLose yourself in Koh SamuiThe West AustralianIn just four decades, this once-forgotten fishing settlement 55km off Surat Thani in the western Gulf has become, after Phuket, Thailand's second most popular island destination. Last year Samui drew almost 800000 visitors, 75 per c... Read More »
30 January 2012, 10:31 pm
AsiaOneThailand's drug convicts to be concentrated in RatchaburiAsiaOneMeanwhile, in a series of arrests in Surat Thani, police apprehended 10 people including a former inmate of the provincial jail, who confessed to throwing a mobile phone over the prison wall for Bt10,000. Suspect Somyos Srith... Read More »
29 January 2012, 9:37 am
The NationPheu Thai MP upset with Yongyuth over Samui landThe NationThe Pheu Thai Party will today file a complaint with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Interior Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit after the latter's ministry refused to revoke title deeds for public land on Surat Thani's Koh ... Read More »
27 January 2012, 4:01 pm
'Restaurants serving trunk' raise fears for Thai elephantsThe IndependentA park official said that, in addition to Phuket, such restaurants existed in the resorts of Surat Thani and Hua Hin. But the governor of Phuket has denied the existence of any restaurants and two people named in the Th... Read More »
24 January 2012, 7:33 pm
Beaches and melting-pot cuisineNew Zealand HeraldWe jumped on a very comfortable overnight train from the Thai capital to Surat Thani. There, we joined throngs of young backpackers, mostly full moon party-seekers, heading to Ko Phangan and Ko Samui. We were heading in the other direction to Krabi, .... Read More »
10 January 2012, 1:24 am
The NationNo point to pour latex in front of PM's residence : Surat ThaniThe NationSitthiporn Jariyapong, chairman of the Surat Thani Farmers Council, said he disagreed with the plan to pour latex in front of the house of the prime minister. However, rubber farmers from Surat Thani will also joi... Read More »