New Zealand Woman Beaten Up by Koh Chang Resort Owner

Bad experience with resort boss on Koh Chang
November 29, 2010 ( The Nation – Letter to the Editor)
I booked five days in Koh Chang on Thursday November 11. The travel officer at Siam and Smile Travel insisted on booking me at the O… Resort. I told him six …

Brit Drugs Counsellor Caught Smoking Crystal Meth With Hooker

November 7
By Thomas Carlin, The People ( UK newspaper )
Royalty and Hollywood stars paying to escape a descent into drugs hell put their faith in ­Brit therapist Simon Gunn when they check into his rehab unit.
Now the former social worker faces ruin after being filmed smoking crystal meth …

Landslip Blamed on Hotel Work

13 October 2010
Bangkok Post
The warning from the Department of Mineral Resources followed landslides on Monday which killed a Cambodian female worker and injured her husband. They were working at Little Chang resort at Had Sai Khao. The landslides blocked five sections of the main coast road, causing delays and …

Landslide, Floods Batter Koh Chang. One Dead After Landslide

Woman dies, blackout strikes across resort isle
Bangkok Post 12 October 2010
Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rain have battered the popular tourist island of Koh Chang in Trat, leaving one dead and one injured.

The island was hit by heavy rain from Sunday night until early yesterday.  Strong winds knocked down …

Koh Chang Under Threat

19 September 2010 ( Bangkok Post )
Frequent visitors to Koh Chang like to joke about a beach road that is permanently flooded. The absurdity of the problem is that the muddy pool of water is caused by a bitter row between two local administrative officials, one of whom blocked the …

Blue Sky Thinking: Relax in Style On Koh Chang

6 September 2010 ( Manchester Evening News )
< A travel article with no detail at all but at least the author got a free holiday in Thailand out of it >
Thailand has it all, mouth-watering food, jungle adventures, breathtaking natural beauty and romantic beaches. All of that coupled with the …

Grand Sale Falters on Chang Island

August 27, 2010 ( TTRweekly )
Attempts to promote “Ko Chang Grand Sale 2010” during the so-called green season are faltering as the host organisation fails to identify participating resorts and its promotion lacks detail.
The sale was supposed to kick off 1 August and end in early October, but organisers, …

Koh Chang Promoted as Health and Wellness Destination For Working Women

23 August 2010 (NNT)
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has set up a tourism stimulus campaign with activities that help promote Ko Chang Island as health and wellness travel destination for working women.
Following the launch of the “Lady Journey” campaign, Deputy Director General of the TAT Trad office, Kiatipong Kochawong …

Heavy Rain, Floods Across The Country – And More To Come

The Nation 3 August 2010
Floods hit several provinces after heavy downpours yesterday – and the Meteorological Department warned on its website of more heavy rain, strong wind and large waves.
Abundant rain and isolated heavy to very heavy falls were likely over all parts of Thailand, the weather bureau said.
Five schools …

Marine Police Seize Relics off Koh Chang

13 July (Bangkok Post)
Marine police have arrested a Thai, a Cambodian and eight Vietnamese men after finding about 190 ancient jars and pots believed to date back 400 years aboard their boat at Koh Chang off Trat.
The 12-metre-long Por Pia Charoensap was stopped after marine police were tipped off that …

Waste Management on Koh Chang Impresses Tourists

16 April 2010 (NNT)
Authorities on Ko Chang off the coast of Trat province have laid down a clean-up campaign to prevent the amount of waste on the island from accumulating.
Mr Sakprasert Charoenprasit, District Chief Officer of Ko Chang, said that the number of tourists in Ko Chang has evidently climbed …

Thailand’s Last Unspoilt Island: Koh Kood

13 March 2010
( From The Guardian Newspaper)
It’s not that I don’t like other people – indeed I would go so far as to lay claim to a rich and varied social life. It’s just that, as I have grown older, I have found that I increasingly like spending …