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  • A pair of 200 year old trees in Chumpon on Thailand’s National Heritage List

    A pair of 200 year old trees in Chumpon on Thailand’s National Heritage List

    PHOTO: Star2.com The Thai Ministry of Culture has declared a Durian tree and one Takien Thong tree, both about 200 years old, in Chumpon, to be part of the country’s national heritage.

  • Monk run over during alms rounds outside Chumphon temple

    Monk run over during alms rounds outside Chumphon temple

    b y Thanongsak Supakan  A monk has been hit and killed by a speeding pickup truck in Chumphon this morning.

  • Bank evasive after 91 year old claims 5 million baht removed from his account

    Bank evasive after 91 year old claims 5 million baht removed from his account

    A 91 year old land owner and farmer in Chumpon claims that he’s had 5 million baht ‘taken’ from one of his bank accounts. Daily News reports that Thon Brahmjan from Tha Kham district had been to the bank, the police and government consumer watchdog Damrongtham Centre at the end of last year after the 5 million baht went missing from an account he had jointly held with one of his five sons

  • 800K methamphetamine pills seized in Chumphon

    800K methamphetamine pills seized in Chumphon

    PHOTOS: Region 8 Police 800,000 methamphetamine pills have been seized in Chumphon this week. A staged media scrum was held at Region 8 Police headquarters in Mai Khao yesterday, led by the Region 8 Police Commander Lt Gen Pongwut Pongsri. The arrests came after police and soldiers set up a checkpoint on Bangsaphan – Chumphon Road in Patiw, Chumphon

  • Landslides close the Ranong-Chumpon road

    Landslides close the Ranong-Chumpon road

    If you’ve ever travelled north or south from Phuket to locations to the north, via Ranong, you’ll know about the ‘long and winding road’ from Ranong to Chumpon. A lot of effort is being put into improving the road to make the route a viable alternative route for buses, van and cars and a new tourist drive which can take in the stunning Ranong coastline before heading across the Isthmus of Kra to the equally beautiful Chumpon coastline