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Koh Chang related
stories from The Nation's & Bangkok Post's archives plus a couple from Thai papers.
As can be seen from the articles, 2002
was when the government announced their masterplan for Koh Chang - but
2001's story gives an insight as to how it came about. It's
interesting to look back on those articles and see how many of their grand
visions
have come to fruition . . . . or not.
For example: Is Koh Chang now spoken of in the
same breath as the Maldives and St Tropez by globetrotting elite tourists? Were locals ever paid compensation to avoid
them selling off their land to big businessmen? Are bicycles the main form
of transport on the island or do we all use boats to nip to the shops?
2007 lagged well behind 2005 &
2006 in terms of stories relating to the island and 2008 is off to a
slow start and you'll notice no stories about development / grand plans for
the island now appear.
2001
PM wants to develop island
resort - 22 Oct 2001
Irishman killed in Thai beach hut fire -
Dec, 17,2001
2002
Special
status for Koh Chang -
Jan 23, 2002
Changing the Face of
Eden -
Jan 31, 2002
The next Phuket?
-Feb 17, 2002
Koh Chang
development: Irregularities alleged -
Mar 29, 2002
A 'Lost World' off
Trat coast? -
Jun 21, 2002
Objections to island for the rich -
Jun 25, 2002
Sun City operator may
invest in Koh Chang -
Dec 17, 2002
2003
Bomb blast
rips through resort - Mar 3, 2003
Island hopes rise
with Trat flights -
Apr 18, 2003
Developers encroach on forest, shoreline - 8
May, 2003
Problems in Paradise
-
Jul 15, 2003
2004
Lazy days on Bang Bao
Bay -
Mar 13, 2004
Aquarium plan
-
Mar 19, 2004
Plan to ban cars -
Apr 29, 2004
Preparing Koh Chang for the tourist wave -
June 5, 2004
Fifteen islands closed to divers to restore health of
coral - 17 July, 2004
2005
Gulf resorts busy in wake of Andaman tragedy
- Jan 12, 2005
Koh
Chang gets school of dreams - Feb 3, 2005
Combatting National Park encroachers - Mar 31,
2005
Clampdown on illegal
logging - Apr 9, 2005
New airport could make 'shock impact' - Apr 28, 2005
Koh Chang encroachment case - May 1, 2005
New effort to tackle encroachers - May 7, 2005
Land
rows delay Koh Chang plan - May 10, 2005
Koh Chang residents unhappy with Dasta - May 11, 2005
Panel scrutinising land papers - May 18, 2005
Pipes seized in raid on construction site
- May 19, 2005
Encroachers agree to return land to the navy - June 1, 2005
Koh Chang
Invasion - June 3, 2005
Conflicts hold up govt plan - June 4, 2005
Owner
clears site set aside for monument - June 4, 2005
Shrimp farm owner facing charges -
June 4, 2005
No
place for all the rubbish - June 5, 2005
Squeeze on learning - June 5, 2005
Who's who - June 5, 2005
Residents fight to keep land - June 6, 2005
Money from
massage - June 6,
2005
Koh Chang park boss gets marching orders -
June 9, 2005
Murdered
for £100 - Dec 27, 2005
2006
Triple
Play - Jan 17, 2006
Koh Chang's first underwater cleanup a
great success - April 2, 2006
Triathlon
Set for Holiday Island -
April 23, 2006
A couple of news stories on heavy
rain briefly mentioned KC, nothing worth saving here for posterity - July
3-4, 2006
Koh Chang beginning to shine -
July 3, 2006
Aug 13, 2006
Elephants in the Sun - Aug 19, 2006
Cabinet approves Bt40 million for Koh
Chang development - Aug. 29, 2006
- Sep 9, 2006
Oct 1, 2006
Trat and Royal Thai Navy to develop
first marine
burial ground
Oct 14, 2006
Get off my Island -
Nov 12, 2006 ( Very accurate, humourous article from the Sunday Times, UK)
Hotel and resort businesses in Chang Island have skyrocketed -
Dec 7, 2006
2007
Kood Island -
Thailand's last resort - Jan 23, 2007
- Feb 23, 2007
What the butler sees
on Paradise Island, March 17, 2007
Set to boom?,
March 21, 2007
Quality, trendy tourists wanted, please
-
July 10, 2007
B1bn budget for
biogas power plants - Sept 12 2007
Pagodas & Pachyderms - Financial
Mail (South Africa) - Nov 23 2007
2008
Tourists stranded by rough seas
rescued - Jan 3, 2008
Koh
Kood to be developed - Mar 17,2008
More Ferry Services Planned for the Gulf - Apr 28, 2008
Tourist swept away from Koh Chang beach
-
May 19, 2008
Poised to Strike
- June 29, 2008
Chinese
man drowns in rough seas - August 12, 2008
Heavy rains cause
widespread outage on Koh Chang - August 19, 2008
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From the Thai papers - three interesting stories that have
made the Thai press, but not the English language papers
since we've been here.
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Finally . .
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The Klong Prao Gazette - a selection of
stories that are making the news this week in the Klong Prao sub-district of Koh
Chang.
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