Koh Samui
Breaking news from Koh Samui, including government policies, public safety, and local developments.
- Covid-19 News
57 year old woman tests positive for Covid on Samui
A 57 year old Frenchwoman has baffled Thai medical officials…
- Tourism News
Bangkok Airways add 3 new local routes to their schedule
Some domestic routes are being added as local routes continue…
- Crime News
Expat in Koh Samui Prison on drug charges, nearly $3,000 raised to get her out
A 21 year old South African woman is locked in…
- Thailand News
Thailand News Today | Protest update, Samui wants cheap flights, Isaan croc hunters | October 19
Thailand News Today, a daily wrap up of the day’s…
- Covid-19 News
More Thai airports to be prepared for the arrival of medical tourists
“Currently 1,123 foreigners in specially-prepared hospital quarantine facilities.” A committee…
- Koh Samui News
23 Koh Samui hotels seek alternative state quarantine certification
Nearly 2 dozen hotels and resorts in the Thai Gulf…
- Koh Samui News
Raja salvage operation resumes, garbage truck, pick-up raised from seabed
An operation to raise the sunken Raja 4 ferry and…
- Expats
Samui charity battles to feed island’s remaining residents
by Ann Carter As around 2,000 Thai workers have reportedly…
- Tourism News
Holiday plans cancelled at border district, Koh Samui expects tourist boom
People are cancelling their trips to a Kanchanaburi district for…
- Koh Samui News
Work to begin on raising Raja ferry, garbage trucks, from seabed
The managing director of Raja Ferry Port, Apichart Chayopas, says…
- Environment News
Lack of tourists sees return of endangered sea turtles to Koh Samui
Thailand’s ebach resorts maybe bereft of tourists, but another population…
- Koh Samui News
Last bodies found in sunken Koh Samui ferry
Divers found the bodies of 2 missing men after a…
- Koh Samui News
Samui ferry company facing legal action over environmental impact of capsize
Thailand’s Ministry of National Resources and the Environment is threatening…
- Transport News
Koh Samui bridge collapse leaves truck stuck under pier
In the second setback in a week for the beleagured…
- Koh Samui News
1 more body found, 3 remain missing. Koh Samui ferry disaster.
3 people remain missing following Saturday night’s ferry disaster off…
- Koh Samui News
UPDATE: Koh Samui ferry capsize. 3 people still missing.
3 people are still missing in the aftermath of the…
- Environment News
More sea turtles lay eggs on Koh Samui
It’s been years since sea turtles have been seen laying…
- Crime News
Russian charged with credit card fraud on Koh Samui
Police in Koh Samui, in the southern province of Surat…
- Expats
British expat petitions government to help desperate elephants, handlers
The closure of elephant camps and sanctuary-style tourist attraction throughout…
- Crime News
Homicide ruled out Ukrainian woman’s Koh Samui death
Police in the southern Surat Thani province now say the…
- Koh Samui News
Murder investigation launched as body of Ukrainian woman found on Koh Samui
Two weeks after she went missing, the body of a…
- Northern Thailand News
Airports open, quarantine rules and Samui – the latest
Airports of Thailand warns domestic airline passengers to check provincial…
- Thailand News
Thailand News Today – Tuesday, May 12
Thailand’s national figures for Covid-19 patients – May 12 Only…
- Koh Samui News
24 people arrested after police raid on Samui bar
22 foreigners and 2 Thai nationals have been arrested at…
- Covid-19 News
Bangkok Airways to resume Samui flights
Bangkok Airways is set to head back to the skies…
- Covid-19 News
Thousands of tourists stranded on a trio of Gulf islands
An estimated 10,000 foreign tourists are stranded on three islands…
- Covid-19 News
Foreigners arrested for holding noisy party on Koh Phangan
A group of foreign tourists have been detained after “partying”…
- Covid-19 News
5 new coronavirus cases reported in Phuket, first in Koh Samui
Phuket Newshawk reports 5 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases on the…
- Covid-19 News
Cruise ships save the day in Koh Samui
It’s Europeans to the rescue in Koh Samui, as the…
- Expats
Russian nabbed for 7 year overstay in Samui
PHOTO: Matichon Online A Russian man has been arrested for…
