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Thai Smile urged to carry on
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 28/08/2023
» Thai Smile will stop operating flights from Suvarnabhumi airport to Surat Thani airport on Oct 1, in a move that has prompted the provincial governor to ask the airline to reconsider its decision.
Koh Tao reports record tourist arrivals
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 01/08/2023
» SURAT THANI: Koh Tao, in the Gulf of Thailand northwest of Koh Samui, reported a record number of tourist arrivals in one day on July 28, provincial governor Wichuwat Jinto said.
Samui help centre for stuck Russians
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 11/03/2022
» Surat Thani: A help centre will soon be up and running for more than 3,000 stranded Russian tourists who are running out of cash and unable to use their credit cards as a result of international sanctions, according to local authorities.
About 10,000 foreigners stranded on Surat Thani islands
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 22/04/2020
» SURAT THANI: About 10,000 foreign tourists were left stranded on three islands of this southern province, including about 5,700 on Koh Samui, when passenger flights were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Chengdu-Surat Thani flights suspended
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 03/02/2020
» SURAT THANI: Spring Airlines, a Shanghai-based low-cost carrier, has suspended charter flights from Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan province, to Surat Thani until Feb 28 following the ban on Chinese travelling abroad because of the coronavirus epidemic.
Russian faces deportation over gun attack
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 19/01/2016
» Authorities will deport a Russian national who was arrested over the weekend following a gun attack at a resort on Koh Phangan if he is found guilty of breaking Thai laws.
Koh Tao suspects narrowed down
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 21/09/2014
» Police said on Sunday they had narrowed down the list of suspects in the murder of two British tourists on the southern island of Koh Tao, as the reward for information on the culprits was increased to more than 700,000 baht.
Electricity available in parts of Koh Samui, Koh Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 06/12/2012
» SURAT THANI - The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has on Thursday evening begun feeding electricity into some areas of Koh Samui and Koh Phangan after the two popular tourist destinations were hit by a three-day power blackout.