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Trawler sunk by collision with ocean liner, crew rescued
Online Reporters and Nujaree Rakrun, Published on 09/03/2025
» All nine crew were rescued when their fishing trawler sank after colliding with an ocean liner in the Gulf of Thailand off the southern coast in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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.
Cadmium waste removal plan given go-ahead
Online Reporters, Published on 27/04/2024
» The company responsible for mishandling cadmium waste has received approval from the Ministry of Industry for its plan to move the hazardous material and dispose of it properly.
47 cruise ships, 25,000 passengers set for Samui this year
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 14/01/2024
» Forty-seven cruise liners have already been scheduled to visit Koh Samui in Surat Thani province this year, bringing at least 25,000 passengers to the southern resort island, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
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.
900kg of crystal meth seized from fishing trawler
Online Reporters, Published on 01/06/2023
» Authorities have arrested six drug smugglers and seized 909 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, believed to be destined for Australia, from a fishing trawler south of Koh Samet in the Gulf of Thailand.
1,900-passenger cruise ship calls at Samui
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 31/12/2022
» SURAT THANI: Another cruise ship with more than 1,900 passengers arrived at Koh Samui for a one-day visit on Saturday, as a local tourism business leader predicted 4 billion baht in tourist spending over the New Year holiday.
Second cruise ship arrives at Samui
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 17/12/2022
» SURAT THANI: A cruise ship with more than 2,800 passengers and crew on board docked at Koh Samui on Saturday for a one-day visit.
Thais from liner found clear of Covid-19
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/02/2020
» Two Thai passengers on board the luxury cruise ship Westerdam have no sign of the coronavirus, though a 83-year-old American passenger of the luxury cruise ship twice tested positive for Covid-19 by Malaysian health officials.
Cambodian arrivals to be screened
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/02/2020
» Health authorities have ordered strict screening of passengers from the MS Westerdam and other people arriving on flights and by land from Cambodia, after the cruise ship was allowed to berth in Sihanoukville on Thursday.