Krabi

  • Krabi News
    ThaigerPublished: 13:44, 10 March 2019
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    Krabi woman fakes death to avoid “loan sharks”

    PHOTO: Sanook A 30 year old woman named Sudawan, who went online to post pictures of herself, apparently dead with cotton wool stuffed up her nose, has now been located. Relatives went to the police because they did not believe she was dead. They told police that they thought she went into hiding after finding out she had to pay…

  • Krabi News
    ThaigerPublished: 18:58, 03 March 2019
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    Maya Bay – no plans to re-open The Beach

    That was before. This is now. The future remains uncertain for any re-opening of the southern Thailand tourist magnet, Maya Bay at Koh Phi Phi Ley. Thai authorities say they have no plans to re-open Maya Bay at this stage but that they continue to monitor the situation on Koh Phi Phi Ley and the island’s famous beach. Blacktip reef…

  • Krabi News
    ThaigerPublished: 08:29, 24 February 2019
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    HM the King recognises Krabi ‘hero’ after 2015 mud rescue

    His Majesty the King has sent a gift and necessities to a local fisherman whose rescue of two foreign birdwatchers stuck in mud in 2015 went viral on social media. Captain Khumsup Iamsri, an officer attached to the King’s royal villa, represented the King to visit 47 year old Chat Ubonjinda at his house on Khu Muang road in Tambon…

  • Krabi News
    ThaigerPublished: 14:57, 11 February 2019
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    Injured three metre king cobra caught in Krabi

    PHOTOS: Krabi Pitak Pracha Foundation An injured three metre king cobra has been caught in Krabi today, the fourth king cobra caught in the past month in Krabi. Krabi Pitak Pracha rescue workers were notified that a snake was hiding inside a house in Krabi City. A rescue worker used a snake snare to catch the 3 metre reptile. The…

  • Krabi News
    ThaigerPublished: 20:43, 03 January 2019
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    Krabi boats banned from leaving ports due to storm ‘Pabuk’

    PHOTOS: Krabi PR Office Krabi ferries and tour boats are being banned from leaving port while some national parks are being closed for tourist safety with the approaching tropical storm ‘Pabuk’. The Krabi PR Office is reporting that the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Krabi Office has issued an order that bans fishing boats, passenger boats and speed boats…

  • Krabi News
    Kritsada MueanhawongPublished: 15:23, 30 November 2018
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    Singapore businessman’s Porsche hits Krabi Police officer

    A Singaporean businessman, driving a luxury sports car, has hit Krabi police at a checkpoint yesterday in Krabi. The Krabi City Police were conducting a scheduled checkpoint at about noon yesterday on Petkasem Road in Krabi City. The Porsche was driven by 65 year old Simon Ong Chin Sim, a Singaporean businessman, His vehicle struck traffic police Sen Sgt Maj…

  • Krabi News
    Kritsada MueanhawongPublished: 09:07, 25 October 2018
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    Flash floods in Krabi damages a restaurant in Ao Nang – VIDEO

    A flash flood yesterday has damaged a restaurant in Ao Nang. 50 year old Pohntip Aengchuan, the owner of the restaurant, says “the incident happened at about 4pm at my restaurant after heavy rain continued for more than one hour. The flash floodwaters were coming from the opposite side of the road and flooded her restaurant as well.” “Staff members…

  • Krabi News
    ThaigerPublished: 09:45, 22 October 2018
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    Krabi residents say no to dolomite mine

    Over a hundred residents in Krabi province have staged a rally against an attempt to operate a dolomite mine in their community. (Dolomite is used for acid neutralisation in the chemical industry, in stream restoration projects, and as a soil conditioner. Dolomite is used as a source of magnesia, a feed additive for livestock, a sintering agent and flux in…