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TAT/Amazing Thailand & Central Samui Presents ‘Samui Open Beach Volleyball Tournament 2026’ The 8th annual Samui Open Beach Volleyball Tournament will be held on Koh Samui, Thailand 26-29 March 2026 at Central Festival Samui on Chaweng Beach. [1]

Koh Samui permits reviewed over suspected forged paperwork Koh Samui City Municipality in Surat Thani is investigating suspected irregularities in construction permits after a municipal legal officer urged owners yesterday, March 21, to recheck thei... [2]

KOH SAMUI – A major permit scandal is shaking one of Thailand’s busiest tourist islands. Koh Samui City Municipality has started a broad review of construction approvals after officials found suspected forged documents. [3]

A major ferry company operating between Surat Thani and the two popular islands of Samui and Pha-ngan is to increase fares for passengers and vehicles following a rise in fuel prices and supply shortages, while operators in Trat are holding rates ste... [4]

A French national was killed when he fell from the 5th tier of a famous waterfall on Samui Island in Surat Thani province yesterday. (confirmed by 2 sources) [5]

A minor quake, measuring at 2.4 on the Richter scale, shook the resort island of Ko Samui in Surat Thani province shortly after midnight last night. [6]

Koh Samui, Thailand – The recent ‘Samui Summer Jazz Festival 2022 held in June and organised by SKÅL International Koh Samui, has donated Thai Baht 100,000 to its charity partner, the Sisters o [7]

Koh Samui Tourism Promotion Association president Ratchaporn Phoonsawas said this popular tourist destination is ready to reopen on July 1, after t [8]

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[1] TH tpnnational.com · 2026-03-25 · 75% match

Samui Open Beach Volleyball Tournament 2026

TAT/Amazing Thailand & Central Samui Presents ‘Samui Open Beach Volleyball Tournament 2026’ The 8th annual Samui Open Beach Volleyball Tournament will be held on Koh Samui, Thailand 26-29 March 2026 at Central Festival Samui on Chaweng Beach.

[2] TH thethaiger.com · 2026-03-22 · 75% match

Koh Samui permits reviewed over suspected forged paperwork

Koh Samui permits reviewed over suspected forged paperwork Koh Samui City Municipality in Surat Thani is investigating suspected irregularities in construction permits after a municipal legal officer urged owners yesterday, March 21, to recheck thei

[3] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-03-23 · 75% match

Koh Samui Construction Permit Irregularities Investigated

KOH SAMUI – A major permit scandal is shaking one of Thailand’s busiest tourist islands. Koh Samui City Municipality has started a broad review of construction approvals after officials found suspected forged documents.

[4] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2026-03-18 · 75% match

Fuel surge pushes Samui ferry fare hike, Trat operators on alert

A major ferry company operating between Surat Thani and the two popular islands of Samui and Pha-ngan is to increase fares for passengers and vehicles following a rise in fuel prices and supply shortages, while operators in Trat are holding rates ste

[5] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2026-01-06 · 75% match

French tourist dies after falling from waterfall on Samui island

A French national was killed when he fell from the 5th tier of a famous waterfall on Samui Island in Surat Thani province yesterday.

[6] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2025-11-13 · 75% match

Minor quake hits Samui Island, no reports of damage yet

A minor quake, measuring at 2.4 on the Richter scale, shook the resort island of Ko Samui in Surat Thani province shortly after midnight last night.

[7] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2022-07-29 · 75% match

Samui Summer Jazz Festival raises 100,000 baht for Sisters on Samui Foundation

Koh Samui, Thailand – The recent ‘Samui Summer Jazz Festival 2022 held in June and organised by SKÅL International Koh Samui, has donated Thai Baht 100,000 to its charity partner, the Sisters o

[8] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2021-06-09 · 75% match

Koh Samui ready to reopen for tourists under ‘Samui Sealed Route’ model on July 1

Koh Samui Tourism Promotion Association president Ratchaporn Phoonsawas said this popular tourist destination is ready to reopen on July 1, after t

[9] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2012-06-14 · 75% match

Koh Samui 2012: A regatta for all seasons

There was something for everyone at the just-completed 11th Koh Samui Regatta: thirty-two entries and 500 crew members from some 20 countries, variable winds, interspersed with storms and clear “Samui” skies, excellent race management and a round of

[10] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2021-12-04 · 75% match

Samui Airport intense screening of international passengers

The first international flight to land on Samui Island since the emergence of the Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19.

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