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German arrested on Koh Phangan for investment fraud targeting Australians
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 09/07/2025
» SURAT THANI - A 54-year-old German has been arrested on Koh Phangan for allegedly orchestrating a fraudulent investment scheme targeting investors in Australia.
Nurse found strangled to death on Koh Samui
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 21/05/2025
» SURAT THANI: A 35-year-old nurse was found strangled to death in her dormitory room on the tourist island of Koh Samui on Wednesday morning, with her car missing.
UK soldier's fall sparks fundraiser
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 14/05/2025
» A 21-year-old British soldier is fighting to recover from life-altering injuries after falling from Na Mueang 2 Waterfall on Koh Samui, Surat Thani, prompting his girlfriend to launch a £100,000 (4.4 million baht) fundraising campaign to cover his mounting medical bills and arrange an emergency evacuation back to the UK.
Police arrest cannabis-smuggling foreign 'tourists' in Surat Thani
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 16/03/2025
» SURAT THANI: Police in this southern province have found many “visitors” who tried to smuggle suitcases containing cannabis out of the country as over the past four days they have arrested 13 foreign “tourists” with cannabis that would have a total market price of 75 million baht overseas.
'The White Lotus' sparks tourism boom in Koh Samui
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 22/02/2025
» The third season of the HBO series The White Lotus has sparked an 88% increase in internet searches for Koh Samui and led to a 44% rise in hotel reservations on the nation's second-largest island.
Koh Samui enjoying a White Lotus boom
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 21/02/2025
» The third season of the HBO series The White Lotus has sparked an 88% increase in internet searches for Koh Samui and led to a 44% rise in hotel reservations on Thailand’s second-largest island, say tourism executives.
Tours and boat trips restricted for safety of visitors to Koh Samui
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 24/11/2024
» SURAT THANI: High waves and heavy rains prompted officials and operators on Thailand's Koh Samui to restrict tours, boat trips and visits to local waterfalls for the safety of visitors.
More tourists visit Koh Samui
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 22/11/2024
» Two cruise liners with over 2,000 tourists have arrived at Koh Samui in Surat Thani, with at least 10 ships scheduled to visit the island until next month.
11 hurt as school van overturns in Surat Thani
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 15/11/2024
» SURAT THANI: Nine students and two teachers returning from a camping activity were injured when their van overturned in Kanchanadit district of this southern province on Friday afternoon.
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.