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Paddle boarding at sunset. It is late October 1999 and time is about to be called on the 20th century. In the real world, Pakistan’s government is in the process of being overthrown while the rest of the planet nervously awaits the consequences of the Y2K bug, with conspiracy theorists warning of an imminent Armageddon. Pre-millennium tension, though, is in short supply here on Haad Rin Beach, home to Koh Pha Ngan’s famous Full Moon Party. I made my way to the island alone a day or two before. Now I’m holding court in a party of compadres – spinning yarns of travel in Southeast Asia a...

Fines, suspended jail terms for Koh Pha-ngan partygoers Fines, suspended jail terms for Koh Pha-ngan partygoers SURAT THANI: The 109 people caught partying at a bar on Koh Pha-ngnan in contravention of COVID-19 restrictions have been fined B4,000 each. Saturday 30 January 2021, 10:31AM The 111 people arrested partying in breach of COVID-19 controls at the Three Sixty Bar on Koh Pha-ngan island on Tuesday night were seated well apart when taken to the district office. Photo: Surat Thani immigration / Supapong Chaolan They were also each sentenced to one month in prison, suspended for one year,...