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Tourist arrivals on Koh Samui top 200,000 in January

SURAT THANI: More than 200,000 tourists visited Koh Samui in January, giving a welcome boost to the tourist island's economy.

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1,900-passenger cruise ship calls at Samui

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.

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Enjoy a year-end feast at these prime spots

If you're planning to spend the holidays in Thailand's South or North and are looking for a venue to celebrate a New Year feast, consider Koh Samui, Krabi or Chiang Mai.

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Brit tourist plummets from 130ft waterfall during terrifying hike with friends

A British man narrowly escaped death in Koh Samui, Thailand as he slipped off a 130ft high waterfall he was hiking up with a group of friends

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Australian arrested with gun in bag at Samui airport

An Australian man arrested with a gun and 96 cartridges in his bag at Samui airport told police he bought the firearm for self-defence from a Thai on Koh Samui.

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Australian arrested with gun, ammunition in bag at Samui airport

An Australian man arrested with a pistol and 96 rounds in his bag at Samui airport in Surat Thani province told police he bought the firearm for self defence from a Thai on Koh Samui.

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Second cruise ship arrives at Samui

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.

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'It's like the new Amsterdam': The rush to cash in on Thailand's hazy cannabis laws

It was once known for its zero tolerance policy. Now it has some of the most lax cannabis laws in the world.

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Senior police transferred over 2 cases on Koh Samui

Five senior police on Koh Samui have been transferred over two criminal cases under investigation on the island - the extortion of a Russian couple and misconduct by an officer who allegdly demanded sex with a woman in return for the release of her arrested husband.

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One of 6 foreign suspects in Samui extortion case arrested

SURAT THANI: One of six foreign men accused of the extortion of 1.8 million baht in cryptocurrency from a Russian realtor couple on Koh Samui has been arrested in Chon Buri province.

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Couple seek protection after bringing misconduct charge against cop

A couple has sought witness protection after accusing a police officer on Koh Samui of demanding sex with the woman in return for the release of her husband on what he said was a trumped-up drug charge.

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Russian business couple say they were extorted by foreigners

A Russian couple who deal in real estate have sought help from police, saying a gang of foreign men confronted them in a coffee bar on Koh Samui and threatened and extorted them out of 1.8 million baht in cryptocurrency.

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Three more held in Samui hotel looting

SURAT THANI: Three more suspects, two of them believed to have been the masterminds, have been arrested in connection with the looting of 400 items worth 14 million baht from a deserted hotel on Koh Samui, police said on Friday.

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Closed hotel found looted, loss put at B70m

SURAT THANI: Six people have been arrested after a closed and locked hotel was found looted, stripped bare of everything of value to the tune of 70 million baht, on Koh Samui.

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Midlothian tourist dies in horror crash on Thai island as friend seriously injured

James Stephenson Young, from Bonnyrigg, and a friend, Pierre, are believed to have been drinking at a local bar on Koh Samui before trying to ride back to their hotel

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Scots tourist dies and friend injured after scooter crash with bin lorry on Thai island

James Stephenson Young, 36, and a friend, Pierre, 30 are believed to have been drinking at a bar before trying to ride back to their hotel on Koh Samui.

Daily Mirror

Brit killed and another seriously injured after crashing motorcycle into rubbish truck

The duo were riding a white Honda scooter when they ploughed into the back of the bright yellow garbage truck while trying to overtake the vehicle on a bendy dark narrow road on Koh Samui in the Gulf of Thailand

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Koh Samui welcomes bridge plans

Tourism business operators on Koh Samui want the government to go ahead with plans to promote the island as a wellness destination and connect the mainland to Koh Samui via a bridge.

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Koh Samui welcomes govt plans

Surat Thani: Tourism business operators on Koh Samui are urging the government to press ahead with plans to promote the island as a wellness destination and connect Khanom district in Nakhon Si Thammarat province to Koh Samui via a bridge.

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‘Very good for tourists’: Thailand aims for high season with U-turn on cannabis

The once-banned drug is now on sale at market stalls, beach clubs and even hotel receptions. But the laws in this ‘pot paradise’ are blurry

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Koh Samui enjoys return of world's wealthy

SURAT THANI: Koh Samui has seen more cruise ships and private yachts arriving after travel restrictions were eased. Among them are superyachts owned by a Russian billionaire businessman and a British billionaire investor.

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Sounds of sea and cicada

Kimpton Kitalay Samui, the second Kimpton in Thailand and Kimpton's first resort in Southeast Asia, lives up to its Thai portmanteau -- kita for music and (ta)lay for sea -- as it sits right next to a secluded and unspoilt stretch of Choeng Mon Beach, Koh Samui. Not only you…

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3 islands proposed as 'entertainment cluster'

SURAT THANI: A call to develop Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Phangan into world-class entertainment islands is gaining support from local tourism operators.

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A cool summer

I would not be lying if I said I enjoyed the lack of foreign tourists in the last two years, and that is simply because it made holiday islands like Samui more accessible to domestic tourists like me. Though this may be at the detriment of the resorts and other…

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Swing into action at Samui jazz fest

After an eight-year hiatus, Koh Samui will bring back its popular annual jazz festival featuring a superb line-up of leading local and international jazz artists, from June 7-12.

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