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Thai maid's B100m inheritance on legal hold after French boss kills herself
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 06/05/2024
» Authorities will investigate whether a Thai maid can right away inherit assets worth about 100 million baht from her French boss who was recently found dead at her residence on Koh Samui.
Maid ‘inherits’ B100m in assets
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 02/05/2024
» SURAT THANI: A French businesswoman reportedly left about 100 million baht worth of assets to her Thai maid after she died on Koh Samui on Monday.
Study looking to expand Samui airport under way
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 09/04/2024
» SURAT THANI: A feasibility study for the expansion of Samui airport to welcome larger aircraft and more visitors is now underway, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Monday.
Govt signals support for Samui cruise terminal
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 07/04/2024
» SURAT THANI: The government will support the Marine Department's plan to build a cruise ship terminal on Koh Samui to promote tourism, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Sunday.
Russian tourist fined over assault
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 21/03/2024
» A Russian tourist who kicked a pregnant shop owner in Koh Phangan has been fined 500 baht and given a suspended 15-day jail sentence.
Russian suspect in Samui extortion case caught
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 16/03/2024
» SURAT THANI: A Russian suspect wanted in the extortion of 1.8 million baht in cryptocurrency from a Russian realtor couple on Koh Samui was arrested in Kazakhstan almost two years after being the run, bringing the total number of all six foreign suspects caught.
Islanders rail against national park order
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 07/03/2024
» SURAT THANI: Locals from Koh Taen in Koh Samui district submitted a petition on Wednesday against a plan by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP) to include the island and neighbouring area in the soon-to-be-established Hat Khanom-Mu Koh Thale Tai National Park.
Search for missing British kayaker continues
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 12/02/2024
» SURAT THANI: An object detected by a sonar scanner on Monday raised hopes of finding a British tourist missing since falling from a kayak into the reservoir of Rajjaprabha Dam on Sunday.
Samui expects surge in Chinese tourists
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 04/02/2024
» SURAT THANI: The Tourism Authority of Thailand expects a significant rise in Chinese tourist arrivals on Koh Samui this month, thanks to the visa-waiver scheme and the upcoming Lunar New Year.
Four held in Surat Thani gold shop robbery
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 01/02/2024
» SURAT THANI: Four suspects, including a 15-year-old boy, have been arrested in connection with the Jan 10 robbery of a gold shop at a shopping mall in Chaiya district of this southern province.