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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.
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.
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.
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.
Tourist arrivals in Surat Thani generate B1.2bn in revenue
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 07/05/2022
» More than 150,000 tourists visited popular attractions in Surat Thani last month, generating 1.25 billion baht to this southern coastal province, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Fresh calls for bridge to Samui
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 11/12/2019
» SURAT THANI: Local tourism and health figures are calling for the construction of a bridge to link Koh Samui with the mainland, in a bid to boost tourism and speed up hospital transfers from the island.
Big stink seals fate of Koh Tao eyesore
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 11/01/2018
» A 45,000-tonne mountain of garbage that is polluting Surat Thani's Koh Tao island will be removed, Surat Thani governor Witchawut Chinto says.
Koh Tao to tackle massive garbage mountain
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 21/11/2016
» SURAT THANI - A "garbage mountain" is taking shape on Koh Tao after years of poor waste management and provincial authorities are stepping in to help local officials solve the problem now too big for them.
Bangkok Airways tax case sets precedent
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 04/10/2016
» A company which has sold or rented assets to a property fund will now have to pay the local land and building tax on the rentals, a court has set a precedent on Tuesday.
Additional B5bn loans for rubber farmers
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 28/12/2015
» The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives will lend another 5 billion baht to rubber farmers seeking to do extra jobs during the ongoing price slump.