NewsArchive

NEWS ARCHIVE

Friends of Penny Lane

10 May 2013 www.pennylane.co.th moves to Facebook: penny lane samui
7 Apr 2013 SAS service grounded
22 Mar 2013 Call to ban drilling for oil near Samui and Phangan
15 Mar 2013 Record 2012 hotel occupancy in Samui
17 Feb 2013 Singha to distribute Carlsberg in Thailand
10 Feb 2013 Spoof on Thailand removed from YouTube
3 Feb 2013 Norwegian shot by ex-wife’s new Thai husband
27 Jan 2013 Aussie misses target, shoots Phuket tourists
20 Jan 2013 Baht 50 million fund to aid tourists to be set up
12 Jan 2013 New power line to Samui to cover needs for 10 years
5 Jan 2013 British new-year reveller shot dead at Koh Phangan beach party
30 Dec 2012 Double the fun on Koh Phangan
23 Dec 2012 Urgent wake-up call for Koh Samui
7 Dec 2012 Power back on islands
25 Nov 2012 Bankrupt Brit leaps to his death in Bangkok
18 Nov 2012 Broken-hearted Russian drinks himself to death
16 Oct 2012 German seeks runaway Thai wife for son’s sake
5 Oct 2012 German tourist stabbed to death on Samui
28 Sep 2012 Killers paid by Thai wife
21 Sep 2012 Foreigners slammed for lopping tree
14 Sep 2012 Samui warned of water, power lack
7 Sep 2012 DEET in drink killed sisters
31 Aug 2012 MP urges Thai women: Marry a farang for an easier life
26 Aug 2012 Phuket: Tiger Pub declared unsafe; new rules to be enforced
17 Aug 2012 Fire at Phuket disco killed at least four Friday morning
11 Aug 2012 Thai men get life for Australian woman’s murder
3 Aug 2012 Phuket expat Dokset murder trial: all charges denied
27 Jul 2012 British Ambassador calls for ‘safety first’ when traveling
20 Jul 2012 Chinese tourists reach top of visitor list in Thailand
13 Jul 2012 Foreign diplomats urge Thai government to tackle tourist scams
6 Jul 2012 10 killed, 17 hurt in bus accident
29 Jun 2012 Two arrested for killing of Perth woman
22 Jun 2012 Canadian sisters found dead in Phi Phi hotel room
16 Jun 2012 CPB hopes for 'favour' from Uefa in footie row
8 Jun 2012 True Visions' Subscribers Outraged As TV Screens Goes Blank During Euro 2012
1 Jun 2012 Indonesian man wanted for theft
25 May 2012 Suthep's son accused of Samui land grab
18 May 2012 New airport unlikely, mayor says
11 May 2012 German Stabs Udon Thani Girlfriend 17 Times
4 May 2012 Here Comes The Sun
4 May 2012 Here Comes The Sun
27 Apr 2012 Hunt for 'Phuket will sink' scaremonger
20 Apr 2012 Samui may get second airport
13 Apr 2012 Strict ban on illegal water guns
6 Apr 2012 Thai flyers get fast track
30 Mar 2012 Thai PM targets tourism revenue to reach Bt 2 trillion in 5 years
23 Mar 2012 Don Mueang airport set for 60 million baht revamp
16 Mar 2012 Single-airport policy ends
11 Mar 2012 Second Russian tourist dies from fire injuries
2 Mar 2012 Norwegian man confesses to 'accidentally killing' Phuket girlfriend
24 Feb 2012 German beaten unconscious at Samui resort
19 Feb 2012 Tourism sector worried by terror threat
11 Feb 2012 Dreamliner to help fuel Thai Airways’ growth
4 Feb 2012 Four Swedes, one Thai dead in horror crash
28 Jan 2012 Bangkok Airways profits exceed expectations
21 Jan 2012 Foreigner drowns off Chaweng hotel
12 Jan 2012 2011 tourism revenue a record high
5 Jan 2012 Floods halt air, rail services
28 Dec 2011 Norwegian woman dies in Phuket crash
18 Dec 2011 Airline launches maiden flight with transsexual attendants
10 Dec 2011 Despite floods, Thailand poised for tourism record
2 Dec 2011 Global drive to bring back tourists
27 Nov 2011 Penny Lane to be sold
20 Nov 2011 THAI offer special fares for southern routes
11 Nov 2011 Road to the South expected to reopen
5 Nov 2011 Wrong message being sent abroad
1 Oct 2011 Five arrested after tourists allege jet-ski extortion
23 Sep 2011 European arrival forecast plummet
16 Sep 2011 BKK-Airport G-String Fetus Killer Caught
9 Sep 2011 Visa run mishap, 8 seriously hurt
2 Sep 2011 ”Mad” Norwegian pours out his stuff at Pattaya police station
26 Aug 2011 Welcome to Phuket: Swede robbed of B 1 million on Day One
19 Aug 2011 Insecticide likely sickened hotel guests
12 Aug 2011 Cabbie returns cash
5 Aug 2011 Two Swedes arrested in Phuket murder
22 Jul 2011 Dengue widespread
15 Jul 2011 SilkAir to fly to Koh Samui
8 Jul 2011 Landslide victory for Pheu Thai Party
1 Jul 2011 Thai election: What you can’t do this weekend
24 Jun 2011 ”Hangover II” no headache for Thailand
17 Jun 2011 Murder Investigation Is Off
10 Jun 2011 Thailand aims to set a new world record in massage
3 Jun 2011 Briton was beaten to death
27 May 2011 Be careful with what you carry
9 Apr 2011 Southern floods hurt 36.500 SMEs
1 Apr 2011 Chaweng returning to normality
25 Mar 2011 Phi Phi murder arrests
18 Mar 2011 Fears of Japan radiation spreading to Thailand played down
11 Mar 2011 Chiang Mai hotel connected to four deaths gets police all clear
3 Mar 2011 More hotels - but not enough tourists
24 Feb 2011 Berserk elephant kills Swiss tourist
16 Feb 2011 Bangkok Airways set to gain altitude
11 Feb 2011 NZ woman dies after eating toxic seaweed
3 Feb 2011 Helmet use increased
27 Jan 2011 Coral needs years to recover
21 Jan 2011 Hospital count costs of foreigners’ bills
14 Jan 2011 PM Abhisit announces huge welfare package
6 Jan 2011 2011: Year of the crash helmet
31 Dec 2010 Annus Horribilis
23 Dec 2010 Local tour operators furious at Russian counterparts
18 Dec 2010 Tsunami in the Gulf of Thailand seen as highly unlikely
11 Dec 2010 24-Hours bars in Pattaya may be possible soon
4 Dec 2010 Cobra kills Norwegian
27 Nov 2010 Over 600.000 sick from flooding
20 Nov 2010 Islanders sue agencies to ”kill” drilling permit
15 Nov 2010 Samui battered by floods
14 Oct 2010 Landslides and flood batter Koh Chang
8 Oct 2010 Drilling off Koh Samui faces delay
2 Oct 2010 R.I.P. – PC
25 Sep 2010 English musician killed in accident
18 Sep 2010 Bangkok Airways & Samui Airport ranked in the world’s top ten
10 Sep 2010 Tourists warned about ”cigarette police”
3 Sep 2010 Nana Plaza gets facelift
20 Aug 2010 Kick-boxer killed in Phuket – editor in Hua Hin
13 Aug 2010 Minister dismisses Samui oil fears
6 Aug 2010 Samui residents up in arms
30 Jul 2010 Bangkok Dangerous?
23 Jul 2010 American arrested for stabbing Thai bar girl to death
16 Jul 2010 Swedish national arrested for drug production
9 Jul 2010 Drilling hearing cancelled
2 Jul 2010 No Fun: Dengue Fever
19 Jun 2010 Samui locals blast Puea Thai probe
11 Jun 2010 Watch the World Cup at Penny Lane
4 Jun 2010 Penny Lane Samui on Facebook
28 May 2010 Phuket: Patong to get ”drunk center”
20 May 2010 Penny Lane web page up and running again
5 Feb 2010 Cell phone fears grip the North
29 Jan 2010 Phi Phi hotel Asia’s dirtiest
22 Jan 2010 Thailand heads Norway tour poll
14 Jan 2010 Violent night security guard
7 Jan 2010 347 killed on the roads over New Year
1 Jan 2010 Two dead in Phuket and Koh Phangan electrocutions
27 Dec 2009 Thai police dupe fugitives with fake with fake prize draw
19 Dec 2009 Baggage Fee Rip-Off Claims Investigated
12 Dec 2009 Expats fall in love with Thailand but not the language
4 Dec 2009 Crackdown on drunk driving
3 Nov 2009 PM: Tourism situation has improved
23 Oct 2009 People outraged by Hitler billboard on Pattaya highway
16 Oct 2009 Green Mango security guard shot dead
9 Oct 2009 Police to tighten screws on jet-ski operations
3 Oct 2009 Samui taxi driver charged with raping British woman
25 Sep 2009 Phuket jet ski operators ordered to buy insurance
19 Sep 2009 Police furious as jet ski video maker faces prosecution
11 Sep 2009 Airport rail link to be launched on 5 December
4 Sep 2009 Nok Air: Bangkok – Surat Thani from 555 baht
28 Aug 2009 Dale’s murderers get life in prison
21 Aug 2009 Bars & clubs to be closed for 5 days
14 Aug 2009 Co-pilot’s condition improves
7 Aug 2009 Bangkok Airways crashes at Samui airport – captain killed, 12 injured
31 Jul 2009 No more ”Hello, Welcome”?
24 Jul 2009 Danish Embassy warns travellers about duty free scam
17 Jul 2009 Ladyboy snares Australian defence secrets
10 Jul 2009 British couple fights Suvarnabhumi airport extortionists
30 Jun 2009 BÅRD STOKVIK – R.I.P.
26 Jun 2009 Free tourist visa until March 2010, but future of consulates in doubt
19 Jun 2009 Foreign ownership debate intensifies – there will be no witch-hunt
12 Jun 2009 Missing couple saved by mobile phone
5 Jun 2009 Star dead after sex game gone wrong?
29 May 2009 Bagging a farang
22 May 2009 Stealing a beer mat is no laughing matter
15 May 2009 Naked Norwegians stun Phuket
8 May 2009 Mysterious tourist deaths on Koh Phi Phi
1 May 2009 Samui airport installs thermo scan system
24 Apr 2009 Govt to lift state of emergency today Friday
17 Apr 2009 Street violence and added holidays as Songkran celebrations are suspended
10 Apr 2009 Political unrest in Bangkok again
2 Apr 2009 German shot for opposing ”all-night raves”
27 Mar 2009 Fishermen held after Briton killed
20 Mar 2009 Songkran row among Thai politicians
13 Mar 2009 Six bodies found off Phuket
5 Mar 2009 Thai-Lao train service launced
26 Feb 2009 Thai people taller and fatter
19 Feb 2009 Enraged Aussie pounds Bangkok police
13 Feb 2009 Google translates Web into Thai
6 Feb 2009 Hotel worker returns wallet with 70.000 baht
29 Jan 2009 PM pledges funds for Samui roads
22 Jan 2009 Free visa – cheaper THAI flights
16 Jan 2009 Full Moon Party claims German victim
9 Jan 2009 Don Mueang’s future up in air
2 Jan 2009 Tragedy at the Santika
26 Dec 2008 Counterfeit 1.000 baht banknotes in circulation
20 Dec 2008 30 days border run now only 15 days
12 Dec 2008 Tourists arrested for having sex in ancient temple
5 Dec 2008 Suvarnabhumi resumes full operation
28 Nov 2008 State of emergency
21 Nov 2008 South warned of torrential rain and strong waves
14 Nov 2008 Samui flood subsiding
7 Nov 2008 Swimmers warned of box jellyfish
1 Nov 2008 Uncertain times
24 Oct 2008 New immigration card to be issued
17 Oct 2008 Protection for our ocean ecology
10 Oct 2008 Foreign husbands lift economy
3 Oct 2008 New Thai PM – New Samui mayor
5 Sep 2008 Another tense week
29 Aug 2008 Political standoff! And crisis?
22 Aug 2008 Local election on 14 September
15 Aug 2008 Crime Crime Crime
8 Aug 2008 Major drug bust on Samui
1 Aug 2008 New mayor to be elected this month
25 Jul 2008 One-Two-Stop
18 Jul 2008 No alcohol day
11 Jul 2008 TAT lowers tourism projections
4 Jul 2008 New taxi meter system not working
27 Jun 2008 Thai Airways: Buy 1 – Fly 2
20 Jun 2008 Only use taxis with stickers and the meter on
13 Jun 2008 Samui taxis switch on to meters
6 Jun 2008 Most want to be reborn as Thais
30 May 2008 Tourist police volunteers to be bridge to Samui’s police
23 May 2008 More protection for buyers of condos
16 May 2008 Dangerous swimming pools?
9 May 2008 Extreme weather
2 May 2008 New ferry routes planned for the Gulf
18 Apr 2008 Road death toll reaches 324
11 Apr 2008 Special security for tourists during Songkran
4 Apr 2008 Majority support for new airport
29 Mar 2008 Shock over more crime against tourists
21 Mar 2008 Swedish woman murdered on Phuket
14 Mar 2008 Crackdown
7 Mar 2008 Angry taxi drivers protest at Bangkok Airport
29 Feb 2008 Thaksin is back
22 Feb 2008 Cheaper flights with Thai Airways on offer
14 Feb 2008 Our old friend Dale shot dead
8 Feb 2008 Disappointing pricing by Thai Airways
31 Jan 2008 Samak new Prime Minister
25 Jan 2008 Smoking ban at pubs and entertainment venues
11 Jan 2008 Thai Airways could begin flying to Samui by April
4 Jan 2008 Thailand in mourning
28 Dec 2007 No petrol on Samui?
21 Dec 2007 Thailand returns to democracy
14 Dec 2007 Election forces 2-weekend alcohol ban
7 Dec 2007 Beaten up for 60 baht
30 Nov 2007 We welcome the high season
23 Nov 2007 Turning 50
16 Nov 2007 Drying up and returning to normal
9 Nov 2007 Samui declared a disaster zone
2 Nov 2007 Train services halted
26 Oct 2007 Wet Wet Wet
18 Oct 2007 Park tours suspended after cave tragedy
12 Oct 2007 Briton wants 17 million baht back
5 Oct 2007 The taxi meter saga rolls on
28 Sep 2007 Bargirls want legal protection
20 Sep 2007 Black Sunday in Phuket
14 Sep 2007 Six men arrested for animal cruelty
6 Sep 2007 Taxi drivers under fire
30 Aug 2007 Blue Monday
10 Aug 2007 This webpage will be updated again at the end of August
27 Jul 2007 New golf course to open on Samui
21 Jul 2007 Free BBQ and live music on Friday nights
13 Jul 2007 Crackdown on pirated goods?
6 Jul 2007 Big exspansion at Samui airport
29 Jun 2007 Think twice about what you eat
22 Jun 2007 Horrendous stories
16 Jun 2007 Picking up
9 Jun 2007 Charter flights from Scandinavia to Surat Thani to start this year
2 Jun 2007 Political crisis and unrest avoided
26 May 2007 Few tourists, but weather fine
19 May 2007 Quality tourists?
10 May 2007 Great 10th anniversary party
4 May 2007 Penny Lane 10 years old
27 Apr 2007 New development near Penny Lane
20 Apr 2007 Condominium growth in real estate market
13 Apr 2007 Happy Songkran?
4 Apr 2007 No water shortage this dry season
30 Mar 2007 Elections set for December
22 Mar 2007 New jet-ski controls on Samui
16 Mar 2007 Thai Airways suspends flying on Samui
8 Mar 2007 War and terrorism cannot stop tourism
1 Mar 2007 Police on high alert
22 Feb 2007 The Samui Coconut Festival 2007
15 Feb 2007 More facilities and infrastructure for tourists needed
9 Feb 2007 Two airports policy
2 Feb 2007 Meteorological Department gets the blame
25 Jan 2007 Immigration Officers attending ”Smile School”
19 Jan 2007 Penny Lane 10 years anniversary
13 Jan 2007 Poor Internet Connection
4 Jan 2007 Worrying wave of bombs in Bangkok
29 Dec 2006 And a Happy New Year to you all
22 Dec 2006 A Merry Christmas to you all
14 Dec 2006 Good News Bad News
8 Dec 2006 Typhoon Durian
3 Dec 2006 Still dry and quiet
24 Nov 2006 Birthday Week
20 Nov 2006 First battle won
10 Nov 2006 Greed
3 Nov 2006 Loy Krathong
28 Oct 2006 TLM – Thailand Long Stay Management
20 Oct 2006 Drive carefully and think twice before you drink and drive
12 Oct 2006 Severe flooding
6 Oct 2006 New visa regulations enforced
30 Sep 2006 New airport opened with minor glitches
22 Sep 2006 A happy coup
15 Sep 2006 Money does not make the Thais happier
8 Sep 2006 New 10 digit system on mobile phones started
1 Sep 2006 The summer is over
31 Jul 2006 Chaweng Beach Road as Walking Street?
22 Jul 2006 Samui land scandal rolls on
14 Jul 2006 ”The Peak” under investigation
8 Jul 2006 One way traffic on central Chaweng
30 Jun 2006 Another high season starts
23 Jun 2006 Thai Airways might start flying to Samui
16 Jun 2006 Boom of foreign firms
9 Jun 2006 60 years on the throne
1 Jun 2006 The World Cup only with Thai commentary?
25 May 2006 Bad weather in The South, disaster in the North
18 May 2006 17th May: Norwegian National Day
12 May 2006 Isan
25 Apr 2006 Not only Samui - Pattaya booms as well
20 Apr 2006 Better sex please: We’re Thai
13 Apr 2006 Songkran
6 Apr 2006 Peaceful elections
30 Mar 2006 Go diving in Koh Tao
23 Mar 2006 Bits and pieces
16 Mar 2006 Be careful of what you bring into Thailand
11 Mar 2006 Basic course in bargirl-English
3 Mar 2006 Flower children
24 Feb 2006 Keeping Koh Samui safe
19 Feb 2006 Rain in February
10 Feb 2006 Thai population more than 62 million
2 Feb 2006 Chaweng still busy
27 Jan 2006 A good week
20 Jan 2006 Police chief moved
14 Jan 2006 The sun is shining
6 Jan 2006 Bad start to 2006
29 Dec 2005 Happy New Year....
23 Dec 2005 Merry Christmas
17 Dec 2005 Recovering for Christmas
9 Dec 2005 Major flooding in Samui
2 Dec 2005 Get the right visa
28 Nov 2005 Spain or Thailand?
4 Nov 2005 Boutique island? Boutique airline?
28 Oct 2005 A hard place to leave
21 Oct 2005 Changes to Alien Business Law?
14 Oct 2005 A good week in Penny Lane
7 Oct 2005 The rain is here?
30 Sep 2005 Low season in Samui
23 Sep 2005 Exciting times at Samui
16 Sep 2005 Beware of flying Englishmen
9 Sep 2005 Koh Samui music festival is taking shape
2 Sep 2005 Some very local news
26 Aug 2005 No more Full Moon Party?
19 Aug 2005 Water: The New Gold?
12 Aug 2005 Mosquito free zone
4 Aug 2005 Living in paradise
29 Jul 2005 A bad day at the office
22 Jul 2005 Rock And Blues Festival at Samui
15 Jul 2005 New partner at Penny Lane
6 Jul 2005 Welcome to the summer season
29 Jun 2005 Welcome to the new Penny Lane web-site