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Billionaire sails in for Samui break
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 15/05/2022
» Joe Lewis, the 85-year-old British billionaire and owner of Premier League football team Tottenham Hotspur, and his family yesterday cruised into Koh Samui aboard his 4.5-billion-baht superyacht, the first international yacht to visit the island after the country scrapped Test & Go entry at the beginning of this month.
Surat Thani expects windfall from four-day weekend
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 14/05/2022
» SURAT THANI: The four-day weekend that started yesterday is expected to draw more than 50,000 visitors to this southern province, with total spending forecast at nearly half a billion baht, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Surat Thani tourism looks to benefit from 4-day weekend
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 13/05/2022
» SURAT THANI: The four-day government weekend that began on Friday was expected to draw more than 50,000 visitors to this southern province, with spending forecast at 484 million baht, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Surat Thani experiences Songkran visitor boost
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 22/04/2022
» SURAT THANI: About 83,000 visitors to this southern province during Songkran boosted tourism-related income by 84% year-on-year, with major attractions including a full-moon party.
Full Moon Party draws over 10,000 revellers in Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 17/04/2022
» SURAT THANI: Haad Rin beach on Koh Phangan island off this southern coastal province was packed with revellers for the first full-scale Full Moon Party since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic on Saturday night.
Bryde's whale sighted in Gulf of Thailand
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 18/01/2022
» SURAT THANI: A Bryde's whale has been sighted near the Mu Koh Angthong National Marine Park in the Gulf of Thailand, governor Wichawut Jinto said on Tuesday.
Old, abandoned ship sinks while being towed ashore
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 09/01/2022
» SURAT THANI: An old vessel of unknown origin found drifting near an oil platform in the Gulf of Thailand sank while being towed ashore for examination on Saturday night, according to Rear Admiral Surasak Pratanworapanya, deputy director of the Area 2 Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre (Thai-MECC).
Surat Thani to earn B276m from holiday
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 01/01/2022
» SURAT THANI: The four-day New Year holiday period is expected to draw 31,740 visitors to Surat Thani province, generating 276 million baht in tourism revenue, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Divers sight whale shark off Koh Tao
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 01/10/2021
» SURAT THANI: A large and healthy-looking whale shark was seen and videoed at the popular Kong Hin Chumphon diving site off Koh Tao in Koh Phangan district on Thursday, to the delight and excitement of divers.
Two more Bruda whales seen off Koh Samui
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 17/03/2021
» SURAT THANI: Two more Bruda whales have been spotted in the waters of Ang Thong Marine National Park in Koh Samui district, bringing the total in the area to four, provincial governor Wichwut Jinto said on Wednesday.