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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.
King grants royal wreath to dead cyclist
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 11/12/2018
» His Majesty the King has given a royal wreath to the family of a 59-year-old cyclist who fainted, fell off his bicycle and later died while taking part Sunday's "Bike Un Ai Rak" cycling event in the southern province of Surat Thani.
Polish man jumps to death from cellular tower
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 19/04/2024
» SURAT THANI: A 49-year-old Polish man died after jumping from a cellular tower in Chaiya district of this southern province on Friday morning.
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.
Search for missing British kayaker continues
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 12/02/2024
» SURAT THANI: An object detected by a sonar scanner on Monday raised hopes of finding a British tourist missing since falling from a kayak into the reservoir of Rajjaprabha Dam on Sunday.
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.
Four held in Surat Thani gold shop robbery
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 01/02/2024
» SURAT THANI: Four suspects, including a 15-year-old boy, have been arrested in connection with the Jan 10 robbery of a gold shop at a shopping mall in Chaiya district of this southern province.
Body of missing Russian tourist found
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 30/12/2023
» SURAT THANI: The body of a 33-year-old Russian man who went missing after being swept away by strong waves on Koh Samui on Friday night was found floating at a beach on the popular tourist island on Saturday.
Two wild elephants electrocuted
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 12/10/2023
» SURAT THANI: A woman has been charged with violating the Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act after two wild elephants were electrocuted by a live wire stretched around her durian plantation to protect her fruit trees.
Surat Thani touts B60m for new pier
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 17/09/2023
» Surat Thani: A budget of 60 million baht has been set aside to build a pier to boost tourism in Chaiya district, with construction set to begin soon, said Surat Thani governor Witchawut Jinto.