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Myanmar shopowner caught selling smuggled goods on Koh Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 21/08/2024
» SURAT THANI: A Myanmar woman has been arrested for illegally operating a grocery store and selling contraband cigarettes and other smuggled goods on the popular tourist island of Koh Phangan.
Samui sea bridge public hearings resume
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 15/07/2024
» SURAT THANI, Thailand - The second phase of public hearings on the proposed sea bridge to Koh Samui was to begin on Monday after the initial round decided the abutments should be in tambon Thong Nien in Khanom district of Nakhon Si Thammarat on the mainland and in tambon Taling Ngam on the resort island.
Indian arrested for using Myanmar migrant document to extend stay
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 03/02/2024
» SURAT THANI: An Indian man has been arrested for overstaying his visa after trying to use a document falsely identifying himself as a Myanmar migrant to seek permission for continued residence and work in Thailand.
Internet 'counsellor' arrested after 20-month overstay
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 28/12/2023
» SURAT THANI: A Russian man has been arrested after overstaying his visa by 20 months on Koh Samui, where he operated a website offering psychological counselling to Russian tourists, police said.
Surat Thani sees sharp rise in arrivals, revenue
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 17/02/2023
» Surat Thani, which includes popular islands of Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao, recorded the country's highest growth in tourist arrivals and tourism revenue last year, according to ministry data.
Billionaire's yacht drops anchor
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 19/05/2022
» CHON BURI: One of the world's most luxurious yachts owned by Joe Lewis, the British billionaire investor and owner of Tottenham Hotspur football club, has arrived in Pattaya.
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.
Spurs owner Joe Lewis on holiday on Samui
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 14/05/2022
» SURAT THANI: Joe Lewis, the British billionaire investor and owner of Tottenham Hotspur football club, is vacationing on Koh Samui aboard the 4.5-billion-baht superyacht Aviva, Surat Thani governor Wichawut Jinto said on Saturday.
Surat Thani to manage foreign traveller virus risk
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 14/07/2021
» Surat Thani has in place "Samui Plus'' model measures to help curb the risk of any possible spread of the coronavirus among foreign travellers wanting to visit the province from Thursday onwards.
Ukranian falls to death in Surat Thani
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 30/07/2020
» SURAT THANI: A 36-year-old Ukranian fell to his death from the rooftop of an empty hotel in Muang district on Thursday morning.