... Filming began at Ko Tarutao on Monday, June 10, 2002. Filming will continue until July 18. Contestants supposedly visited a local mosque(?), and 27 boats and 200 locals were involved in the filming.

... July 17, 2002. Tanya Vance is flown home immediately, after hearing of her father's death. CBS arranges for her family to meet her mid-way. Two days of filming remain.

... A SurvivorSucks EZ board poster named Kanunu visited Tarutao island shortly after filming, and visited one of the campsites used during filming, at Ao Jak. Among the many things people there told him:
- One of the tribes was named Suk Jai, which translates roughly to "blissful heart."
- The Ao Jak campsite was used for 39 days, indicating it was the merged tribe's camp.
- There was another camp at Ao Russi, at which a rock overhang/cave was used.
- The park rangers described the contestants as very, very skinny, which Kanunu notes must indicate extreme weight loss to be comment-worthy by Thai standards.
- The tribal council structure at Ao Talowao was indeed built out over the water, but has been dismantled.
- Booted contestants were quickly whisked away outside the area.

... An August 13th, 2002 Survivornews.net story reveals:
- There will be a female Asian-American contestant, culled from a mere 200 Asian-American applicants
- A FDNY firefighter appears to be among the cast
- The general mood of the production crew was down upon their return, due to: inclement monsoon weather; crew member fired for leaking information; Tanya's father's death; general perception that the interesting people were voted off early.

... CBS will officially unveil the Survivor: Thailand cast on the Early Show on Thursday, August 15th, 2002.
- In the meantime, CBS released a semi-anonymized photo of the cast on 8/13/02. Antithesys, moderator of the Survivor Sucks EZ Spoliers board, found this on the night of 8/14/02:

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