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Samui to welcome more cruise ships
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 05/11/2024
» Twenty-four cruise ships are scheduled to visit Koh Samui in Surat Thani in the current high season, helping the southern province rise two places in the top 10 list of most-visited Thai destinations, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.
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.
Killer held after getaway car crashes
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 18/07/2023
» SURAT THANI: A man who killed four rubber plantation workers in Chumphon has been arrested, after his stolen getaway car was involved in an accident in Kanchanadit district yesterday.
Police nab 10 cannabis vendors for illicit sales
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 29/01/2023
» Surat Thani: Cannabis shops and vendors in Koh Samui were charged with violating cannabis and hemp regulations during a raid by the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine (DTAM) on Friday.
Police arrest first of six 'crypto thieves'
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 30/09/2022
» SURAT THANI: One of six foreign men accused of extorting 1.8 million baht in cryptocurrency from a Russian realtor couple in Koh Samui has been arrested in Chon Buri province.
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.
One of 6 foreign suspects in Samui extortion case arrested
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 29/09/2022
» SURAT THANI: One of six foreign men accused of the extortion of 1.8 million baht in cryptocurrency from a Russian realtor couple on Koh Samui has been arrested in Chon Buri province.
Russian realtors lose B1.8m in extortion
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 28/09/2022
» SURAT THANI: A Russian couple who deal in real estate have sought help from the police, saying a gang of foreign men confronted them in a coffee bar in Koh Samui and extorted them out of 1.8 million baht in cryptocurrency.
Russian business couple say they were extorted by foreigners
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 27/09/2022
» A Russian couple who deal in real estate have sought help from police, saying a gang of foreign men confronted them in a coffee bar on Koh Samui and threatened and extorted them out of 1.8 million baht in cryptocurrency.