Entries Tagged 'Full Moon Party' ↓
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 3rd, 2008 — Full Moon Party, South Thailand, Travel Warning
The Thai police have caught 30 people selling 10 kg of cocaine and other drugs in the Island of Samui and the full moon party.
As usual the US drug agency located in Thailand was the one that alerted the Thai police something was going on. How the Thai police could “miss” the drug gang for many years is a big mystery for everybody expect people living in Thailand. A few months ago the Thai police chief for that area was transferred since he could not keep order and prevent crime.
The gang led by an Iranian named Shahriar Zarghamzade aged 38, alias Ramin Ahmani had his yacht, club, house and assets worth 100 million THB seized by the police.
Some other nationalities was several Africans, two Turks and a British citizen they will all be serving very long sentences in prison in Thailand after this.
The police then went on and told press that they would continue the crackdown (that they never started) and wanted to promote the islands as drug free destinations. Maybe they should start with something more easy to handle like Ko Samed and not the Full Moon Party.
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May 30th, 2008 — Festivals, Full Moon Party, Surat Thani, Travel Thailand
Amazing Thailand!
Nothing amaze me this week more than the latest Thai government I read that Commerce Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mingkwan Saengsuwan wants to patent the full moon party. He gave the reason that he wants to patent this famous festival in order to prevent not to let other countries copy it.
Full Moon Party is held at Koh Paghan, Suratthaini. It will be held very full moon day, it’s the party along the beach where the people can have fun all night long under the full moon light. Anyhow, some people don’t agree with this idea, either do I because not everything can be patented. The expert says the things you can patent must be inventions; literary, scientific and artistic works; performances; or trademarks but full moon party is not fit in any categories, so in other words, the full moon can’t be patented.
One more thing for you to know the minister, full moon party has been occurred to many countries around the world for hundreds years or maybe thousands. Open your mind and understand that “full moon” and “party” are such the normal words that people can use, it’s impossible to be patented.
Source Thailand Full Moon Party
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January 4th, 2007 — Drugs, Festivals, Full Moon Party, Provinces
The full moon party near the Samui Island in South Thailand is going to take place this month. Over 20 000 tourist have gathered despite the fear of another bomb blast.
The police have deployed special bomb team to scan the area but it’s impossible to have surveillance over the whole area. The police do not have enough staff to cover the Island and 20 000 people. Plane Cloth police offers will be attending the party looking for bombs as well as drugs as usual.
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