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An unarmed thief darted into a gold shop at Tesco Lotus in Koh Samui, grabbed 19 necklaces worth nearly Bt1 million from a display rack and swiftly disappeared through the department store’s rear exit. There was no report of any injuries.

The Government Savings Bank (GSB) has injected more than Bt1.5 billion in Koh Samui’s economy during the December 8-9 “GSB for Samui” fair, which was held to help the island’s badly affected tourism sector.

The Government Savings Bank (GSB) has organised a “GSB for Samui” fair on December 8 and 9 at Central Festival shopping complex to promote tourism on Koh Samui.

PM Prayut Chan-o-cha led a Cabinet visit to the tourism hotspot of Koh Samui on Monday, to check preparations for the return of foreign visitors.

Koh Samui’s shrine to the Chinese god of loyalty, Guan Yu, has had very few visitors since Covid-19 hit Thailand and the rest of the world.

As the Covid-19 situation in Thailand is improving, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a promotional campaign in association with local entrepreneurs to boost tourism and economy in Surat Thani province.

Divers pulled up the bodies of the last two missing persons from the Samui ferry accident on Tuesday (August 18), while preparations are being made to bring the boat, which had three garbage trucks on board, out of the water safely by the end of this month.

Abandoned by tourists, a beach on Koh Samui became the scene of a rare natural event on Monday (May 25), when protected green turtle hatchlings emerged from their nest and struggled into the sea. 

Koh Samui Mayor Ramnet Jaikwang has banned entry to the island from tomorrow (April 7) to April 30 to contain Covid-19.

Officials have put up signs to warn tourists of possible attacks by box jellyfish at the beaches on three popular islands in Surat Thani.

The second program of the Bangkok Airways Boutique Series 2019

A French businessman has been arrested for allegedly running a hotel on the tourist destination Koh Samui in Surat Thani without licence.