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  • Cruise brings 600 tourists to Koh Samui

    Cruise brings 600 tourists to Koh Samui

    After three years of pandemic-induced quiet, Koh Samui welcomed back its first major cruise ship. Viking Cruises included Koh Samui in their Secrets of Southeast Asia cruise, stopping on Sunday for some 600 passengers to come ashore and explore the Thai tourist island. The large vessel was welcomed as it docked at Nathon Pier on the west coast of Koh…

  • VIDEO: Naked Russian man walks around with erection in Koh Samui

    VIDEO: Naked Russian man walks around with erection in Koh Samui

    A naked Russian man was spotted cavorting in Koh Samui yesterday. According to witness Justin Ross Lee, an American expat, the drunk man had somehow managed to find himself in the Secret Garden beach resort mixing with shocked leisure seekers. Lee told The Thaiger… “A drunk guy who was speaking Russian was walking on the beach naked with an erection…

  • Koh Samui’s Hash House Harriers to celebrate 1000th run December 3rd

    Koh Samui’s Hash House Harriers to celebrate 1000th run December 3rd

    Koh Samui’s Hash House Harriers are celebrating their 1000th run on the island. Perhaps it isn’t just a celebration of conquering the wild jungles of Koh Samui, but rather a celebration of forged international friendships over the 25 years that the run has operated on the island. As the group normally features around 20-30 participants for each of its Saturday…

  • Thai actress defies laws to build house on Koh Samui mountain

    Thai actress defies laws to build house on Koh Samui mountain

    Locals in Koh Samui in the southern province of Surat Thani filed a complaint with authorities after a luxury house belonging to a Thai actress was built on a mountain area that belongs to the government. Officers from the Department of Land and Royal Forest Department yesterday investigated the house, and land around where the building is under construction, in…