Sun City Operator May Invest in Koh Chang

Dec 17, 2002
The operator of Sun City, the famous holiday resort in South Africa, is among the many foreign investors interested in Koh Chang and surrounding islands which the government aims to develop into a …

Scientist's Input Could Help Save Koh Chang

2 December 2002
Knowledge about biodiversity is crucial to the development of tourism, the country’s major source of foreign income. Really.
However, not everybody realises that. So recently a number of leading scientists , namely, Prof Visut Baimai of the Biodiversity Research and Training Programme (BRT), Prof Kanchanaparch Lewmanomon of Kasetsart University, …

Inspectors Cry Foul on Koh Chang

4 August 2002
PM’s aide under fire for blocking inspection
The House Committee on Natural Resources and the Environment has charged that the premier’s deputy secretary-general, Pol Lt-General Preecha Suwannarat, obstructed its investigation into alleged encroachment on public land in Trat province.
Chai Chidchob, chairman of the committee investigating the allegations against the …

House Asked To Drop Island Study

2 August 2002
PM’s aide calls for end to survey after top resort accused of encroachment
A House committee that discovered a well-known resort on Koh Chang was encroaching on the sea was asked to drop its study of possible land and sea encroachment on the island by the deputy secretary-general to …

Objections to Island For The Rich

Jun 25, 2002
The private sector yesterday voiced support for the government’s plan to establish an independent body to manage tourism on Koh Chang, but warned against discrimination against certain groups of tourists.
Sakon Sunet, the chairman of the Trat Tourism …

A 'Lost World' off Trat coast?

June 21, 2002
Forestry Department director-general Plodprasop Suraswadi yesterday floated a proposal to invest Bt4 billion to turn Koh Chang and 52 islands in its vicinity into an eco-tourism attraction to be called “The Lost World”.
He said the destination off …

Koh Chang Development: Irregularities Alleged

Mar 29, 2002
Senate panel to quiz government next week over its plan to turn the island into a resort for wealthy tourists.
A Senate committee yesterday threatened to grill the government over alleged irregularities in the development of Koh Chang …

The Next Phuket?

Feb 17, 2002
Koh Chang residents fear development model will damage their island home.
Can Phuket serve as a development model for Koh Chang? The question is relevant now that the Cabinet has approved about Bt500 million to turn Koh …

Koh Chang Promoted as a Long-Stay Tourist Site

12 February 2002
Ko Chang or Elephant Island, in the eastern province of Trat is being developed into a popular long-stay tourist site in Thailand. The Ministry of Public Health has opened a hospital on Ko Chang in response to the government policy of promoting this scenic island as a world-class …

Changing The Face of Eden

Jan 31, 2002
Koh Chang will soon be turning away budget travellers for those with deep pockets if the government pushes through its tourist development project. While the locals seem both bemused and excited by the …

Special Status for Koh Chang

Jan 23, 2002
The Interior Ministry is to designate Koh Chang in Trat province as a special administrative jurisdiction, a source said yesterday.
A feasibility study committee, chaired by Plodprasop Suraswadi, Royal Forestry Department director-general, had been …

Irishman Killed in Thai Beach Hut Fire

Jan 2, 2002

An Irishman was killed in a fire that engulfed a row of beach huts in an eastern Thai resort popular among backpackers, police said today.
Jerrey Gerard Scanlon, 29, was found dead in the ashes of the huts that burned down at about 4am Saturday …