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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand:

Koh Samui and Koh Pha Ngan ferry fares increase after fuel price jump Travellers heading to Koh Sam [1]

Three foreigners arrested on Koh Pha Ngan in drug crackdown Three foreign nationals were arrested on Koh Pha Ngan, Surat Thani province [2]

German man arrested for illegal e-bike tours on Koh Pha Ngan Police acted after complaints about unregistered high-speed rentals ![German man arrested for illegal e-bike tours on Koh Pha Ngan | Thaiger]( [3]

Israeli and El Salvadoran men rescued from Koh Pha Ngan forest Tourist Police officers, together with loca [4]

KOH PHA-NGAN, Thailand – Officials from Than Sadet–Ko Pha-ngan National Park have safely rescued two foreign tourists who became lost in a forested a [5]

Tourist and anti-narcotics police arrested an Israeli food shop owner on Pha-ngan Island in Surat Thani province today and seized drugs in his possession with a street value of about 50 million baht, including heroin, cocaine, Ecstasy and magic mushr... [6]

Surat Thani – Thai authorities have dismantled what they call a major drug trafficking operation on Koh Phangan, arresting a 42‑year‑old Israeli national resturant owner who allegedly ran a mafia‑style network supplying narcotics to foreign tourists.... [7]

Surat Thani province in south of Thailand has eased entry screening for domestic arrivals from the dark-red and red zone provinces to Koh S (confirmed by 2 sources) [8]

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