Koh Samui News
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Police say jealousy behind Koh Samui murder, 3 charged
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Police say jealousy behind Koh Samui murder, 3 charged The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Police yesterday arrested three Myanmar workers who allegedly conspired to murder a female compatriot whose body was found at a viewpoint on Koh Samui on Monday. Surat Thani police chief Pol…
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Samui bar owner, guard confess to slaying Turkish tourist
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Samui bar owner, guard confess to slaying Turkish tourist The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A security guard and the manager of a bar on Koh Samui confessed on Friday to conspiring to shoot dead a Turkish tourist, police said yesterday. Kabin Srisa-ard, 27, the guard,…
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Tourist in ICU after Samui safari pick-up truck flips
PHUKET: A Russian tourist remains in intensive care after a safari pick-up truck flipped onto its side on Koh Samui Saturday afternoon. Koh Samui police chief Paitoon Krajajang has vowed to track down the driver, Vanich Sridon, 29, who fled the scene. “He is wanted for reckless driving, causing injury,” he said. “We have dispatched officers to track him down.”…
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