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The Koh Phangan precedent: Dismantling the business of legal subterfuge

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Thai authorities intensify investigations on Koh Phangan as concerns grow over illegal business activities, foreign influence networks, and the emergence of parallel economic structures in key tourism areas such as Hin Kong and Srithanu.

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PATTAYA, Thailand – The current upheaval on Koh Phangan is far more than a standard enforcement operation against illicit businesses in a tourist destination; it is a stark revelation of a national security crisis festering beneath the facade of a flourishing tourism industry. At the heart of this turmoil is the rapid…

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