Tag: Island
Russia abandons Snake Island in victory for Ukraine
By Reuters and published by Cyprus Mail RUSSIAN forces abandoned the strategic Black Sea outpost of Snake Island on Thursday (June 30) in a victory for Ukraine that could loosen the grip of Russia’s blockade on Ukrainian ports. Russia said it had decided to withdraw from the outcrop as a “gesture of goodwill” to …
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Cyclone Asani bringing more rain over the next two days
By Matichon, Naewna and Financial Express newspapers MOST of Thailand will be hit by rain with some areas lashed by heavy-to-torrential falls after Cyclone Asani moves to Myanmar and Bangladesh from Bay of Bengal tomorrow or the day after (Mar. 21- 22). Thai and Indian Meteorological departments forecast that the well-marked low-pressure area over …
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Body of missing hotel manager found on Phi Phi island
THE BODY of an Austrian hotel manager who has been missing on Phi Phi island since last Saturday (Sept. 11) was found late afternoon today (Sept. 15) after a big search by Krabi and Phi Phi island policemen, immigration officials and over 50 local residents, Sanook.com said. The staff of Zeavola Resort on the …
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Big hunt on Phi Phi island for foreign hotel manager
A LARGE team of Krabi and Phi Phi island policemen, immigration officials and over 50 residents are trekking through the island’s mountainous jungle and scouring its beaches in searching for an Austrian hotel manager who disappeared on Saturday Sept. 11, Amarin TV said today (Sept.15). Mr. Florian Klaus Hallermann, 56, general manager of Zeavola Resort …
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Phuket-Samui Island Hopping campaign suspended due to infection
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ISLAND HOPPING campaign for foreign travellers between Koh Samui and Phuket was suspended from today (July 29) due to reported coronavirus infection on three tourist islands. Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakan confirmed the Island Hopping campaign under which fully-vaccinated foreigners may leave Phuket after a seven-day period on the …
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