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Neighbour held for murder of Samui nurse
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 22/05/2025
» SURAT THANI: The neighbour of a nurse who was found strangled to death in her dormitory room on Koh Samui has been arrested at an abandoned pub and charged with her murder. Police say he claimed he just wanted her gold ring to pay off a gambling debt, but she resisted.
Russian tourists rushed to hospital after eating wild fruit
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 05/05/2025
» SURAT THANI: Seven Russian tourists fell ill reportedly after eating wild fruit in a park in this southern province on Sunday. Five of them were admitted to hospitals.
Ferry operator to allow EVs on board to Koh Samui next week
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 07/02/2025
» SURAT THANI - The operator of ferries between mainland Surat Thani and Koh Samui will resume accepting electric vehicles (EVs) starting Tuesday, ending a three-month ban due to safety concerns.
Samui ferry operator considers lifting EV ban
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 13/12/2024
» SURAT THANI - The operator of ferries serving Koh Samui says it will reconsider lifting its ban on electric vehicles (EVs) early next year after installing firefighting equipment on all routes from the southern mainland to resort islands.
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.
ACT probes Koh Rap title deeds amid stunted 'park'
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 30/08/2024
» SURAT THANI: Police officers from the Anti-Corruption Division (ACD) of the Central Investigation Bureau have been probing the issuance of 33 title deeds covering a total of 400 rai on Koh Rap in this southern province despite preparations to have it declared a national park area.
Tourists rescued from flooded cave, guide drowned
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 07/08/2024
» SURAT THANI - A tour guide drowned when a flash flood swept into Nam Talu cave in Khao Sok National Park as a group of tourists was leaving it on Tuesday evening.
Islanders rail against national park order
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 07/03/2024
» SURAT THANI: Locals from Koh Taen in Koh Samui district submitted a petition on Wednesday against a plan by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP) to include the island and neighbouring area in the soon-to-be-established Hat Khanom-Mu Koh Thale Tai National Park.
Briton falls from kayak into reservoir, search underway
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 11/02/2024
» SURAT THANI: Rescue workers were searching for a British man, 24, who reportedly fell from a kayak into the reservoir of Rajjaprabha Dam in Ban Ta Khun district of this southern province on Sunday morning.
Rough seas stymie Samui visit for 5,500 cruise passengers
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 24/12/2023
» SURAT THANI: Rough seas forced the cancellation of a one-day visit to Koh Samui for about 5,500 passengers, mostly Europeans, aboard two cruise liners off the southern resort island on Sunday.