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Koh Samui terminal plan sparks interest
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 22/05/2024
» Foreign and domestic investors have expressed interest in Koh Samui's new cruise terminal project, according to Deputy Transport Minister Manaporn Charoensri.
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 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.
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.
Koh Samui's tourism returning to 2019 high
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 24/08/2023
» SURAT THANI - Tourism on Koh Samui, a resort island in the southern province of Surat Thani, has returned to its pre-coronavirus level in 2019, as indicated by the surge in both flight numbers and tourist arrivals during July, provincial governor Wichawut Jinto said on Thursday.
'Samui Plus' scheme kicks off for journos
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 16/07/2021
» The "Samui Plus" tourism scheme kicked off on Thursday to welcome fully-vaccinated foreign tourists, two weeks after the Phuket Sandbox reopening.
Chinese tour firm employees nabbed
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 03/08/2018
» SURAT THANI: Two Thais and one Chinese national have been arrested for allegedly serving as nominees for a Chinese-owned tour firm accused of cheating businesses on Koh Samui out of 3 million baht.
Nominees of Chinese tour firm arrested on Koh Samui
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 02/08/2018
» SURAT THANI: Two Thais and one Chinese national have been arrested for allegedly serving as nominees for a Chinese-owned tour firm accused of cheating businesses on Koh Samui out of 3 million baht.
Foreign tourists in Surat skip Bangkok
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 16/01/2014
» SURAT THANI - Many foreign tourists vacationing on two resort islands off the coast of Surat Thani say they plan to bypass Bangkok when they head home and go straight to the airport instead, the chairwoman of the Koh Pangan and Koh Samui Tourism Promotion Association said on Thursday.
Charter plane in emergency landing
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 31/07/2013
» An Orient Thai charter aircraft carrying 137 Chinese passengers made a safe emergency landing at Surat Thani International Airport late Wednesday evening after experiencing engine failure, and then suffered a flat tyre, causing it to get stuck on the runway and forcing another arriving plane to fly back to Bangkok.