Entries Tagged 'Surat Thani' ↓
September 17th, 2009 — Crimes, Drugs, Full Moon Party, Samui
Koh Phangan in Thailand getting harder on drug users
The government in Koh Phangan and local Samui Island are taking harder line against drug users and pushers.
They have set up road blocks and sent in undercover police officers to look out for foreigners taking or selling drugs.
Maybe it has something to do with the Bravo TV series “Big trouble in Thailand” and the face that many people getting caught up in the drugs in the full moon party.
If you are planning on talking drugs during the full moon party you might a longer holiday then you planned from start.
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August 10th, 2009 — Business, Samui
Expensive lawyers are not always the best solutions to your problem in Thailand. Most of the time local knowledge, police friends and a local lawyer is a much better solution.
To move down to Thailand and think you will just open a posh restaurant in a small place like Koh Samui with out getting ripped off is pretty naive. The small islands are full with mafia figures and everybody knows everybody.
You will never own everything since you always need silent partners in your company in Thailand and the best way is if they do not know you each other or local.
A group of Swedes have just lost millions of THB when they got cheated by their local partner or so they say. To be sure not to be cheated they hired Baker & McKenzie a very expensive International law firm with a branch in Bangkok.
Many big companies are using them in Thailand to get the best help possible but the rates starts from 5000 THB an hour and in this case i think it a bit overkill.
The group tried to sue Baker & McKenzie in a Swedish court for not doing enough to protect them in Thailand but they lost their case there as well.
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August 4th, 2009 — Airports, Samui, Travel Warning
List of injured passengers at Bangkok-Samui and Ban Don Inter Hospitals
Linda Thongkorn, 28, crew member
Supanasa Namjit, 25, crew member
Mr Nicolas Havel, 39, Briton
Mr Panteli Pantelis, 39, Briton
Mrs Elodie Lacovangelo, 41, Swiss
Mrs Mirella Gastaldi, 39, Italian
Mr Thanawat Premrudee, 35, co-pilot
Miss Goosleng Joyce, 26, Briton
Miss Ballantye Claire, 38, Briton
List of injured passengers at Ban Don Inter Hospital
Mr Abreheam Gzaaf, 42, Dutch
Mr Lucar Gzaaf, 11, Dutch
Only the pilot died, our thoughts go out to his family and friends.
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November 25th, 2008 — Airports, Krabi, Phuket, Samui, Travel Thailand, Travel Warning
People connecting from Samui, Krabi or Phuket maybe stranded as well since there is no flight out from Bangkok internationl airport.
Bangkok Airways and Thai Air Asia have now canceled all flights
Passengers can call 1771 for more information.
Thai Air Asia said its 28 flights to and from Suvarnabhumi were canceled. Passengers can dial 02-515-9999 and 02-132-1882 for more information.
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