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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.
Two wild elephants electrocuted
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 12/10/2023
» SURAT THANI: A woman has been charged with violating the Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act after two wild elephants were electrocuted by a live wire stretched around her durian plantation to protect her fruit trees.
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.
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.
Police chief shunted in wake of killing spree
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 12/04/2023
» SURAT THANI: The Khirirat Nikhom police chief has been transferred pending an investigation into a lethal attack by three gunmen, led by an officer under his command, on a family's home in his district on Saturday, deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn said yesterday.
Senior police transferred over 2 cases on Koh Samui
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 29/09/2022
» Five senior police on Koh Samui have been transferred over two criminal cases under investigation on the island - the extortion of a Russian couple and misconduct by an officer who allegdly demanded sex with a woman in return for the release of her arrested husband.
Pre-dawn fire hits Samui-adjacent Don Sak market
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 04/09/2022
» SURAT THANI: A fire broke out at a community market in Don Sak district of this southern province - known to tourists for its ferries to Koh Samui and Koh Phangan - early on Sunday, destroying two houses. There were no casualties, police said.
Mild quake in Surat Thani, no damage
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 13/07/2022
» SURAT THANI: A mild earthquake occurred in Ban Ta Khun district of this southern province on Wednesday morning.
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.
Police investigate cricket star's island death
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 06/03/2022
» SURAT THANI: Police are investigating the death of former Australia cricket star Shane Warne, who was found unconscious in a villa on Friday while holidaying on Koh Samui.