Police take Varvara Namestnikova, the mother of a missing Russian tourist, to places on Sunday on Koh Tao where her daughter had visited before she went missing. (Photo by Supapong Chaolan)KHO TAO, SURAT THANI - The mother of a missing Russian woman is still pinning her hopes on the authorities continuing their search to find her even though she has been missing for almost a month. She learned about the disappearance from a friend of her daughter in Russia and came to Koh Tao in Koh Phangan district on Saturday with relatives. The Russian holidaymaker was reported missing to police on March 4 after she did not check out at Koh Tao Hostel on Feb 16. Police believe the tourist went missing while going diving but did not rule out other possibilities.

Source: Bangkok Post March 12, 2017 10:44 UTC