{
  "id": 16032856,
  "title": "Koh Phangan villas face investigation over noisy rock drilling",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/koh-phangan-villas-face-investigation-over-noisy-rock-drilling",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T09:39:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Thaiger",
    "slug": "the-thaiger",
    "url": "https://thethaiger.com/news/national/koh-phangan-villas-investigation-rock-drilling"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Thailand’s Royal Forest Department is investigating two villa construction sites on Koh Phangan, Surat Thani, following online complaints about noisy rock drilling and hillside excavation. Inspectors found six houses under construction at one site and four apparently completed houses at another. Both locations showed signs of rock excavation, but officials have yet to determine whether … The…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}