Koh Samui
Breaking news from Koh Samui, including government policies, public safety, and local developments.
- 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…
- Transport News
Koh Samui tourism operators want cheaper flights to lure tourists
Koh Samui needs more visitors, from anywhere. A number of…
- 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…
- Koh Samui News
Salvage effort on Samui ferry delayed due to bad weather
An operation to lift the sunken Raja company ferry from…
- 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…
- Tourism News
Struggling Samui seeks government help
Desperate for tourism revenue during the ongoing travel ban and…
- 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…
- Koh Samui News
7 still missing after Koh Samui ferry capsizes
7 people are missing while 9 others have been safely…
- 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…
- Crime News
Footage found of Ukrainian in suspected murder investigation
Police in the southern province of Surat Thani say they’ve…
- 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…
- Environment News
200 baby turtles born at beach in front of Banyan Tree Samui
The birth of more than 200 green turtles has brought…
- 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
Thailand’s Koh Phangan full moon party cancelled
…until further notice. The next Full Moon Party, scheduled for…
- Expats
Russian nabbed for 7 year overstay in Samui
PHOTO: Matichon Online A Russian man has been arrested for…
- Health
Top 5 reasons why Aussies choose medical tourism in Thailand
“With more than 15,000 Aussies travelling to Thailand each year…
