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'Joy' brings joy to lost foreigners on Koh Tao

A foreign tourist has shared a video of himself riding pillion on a motorcycle driven by a Thai woman he said found him lost and in a “battered” state on Koh Tao, and took him to where he was staying.

Bangkok Post

Koh Tao delights divers with whale shark, batfish sightings

SURAT THANI - Divers around Koh Tao were treated to a memorable wildlife encounter after spotting a whale shark swimming alongside a large school of batfish at one of the island's premier dive sites.

Bangkok Post

Alexandra Clarke: Fears grow for British tourist missing after boat caught fire in Thailand

Alexandra Clarke, 26, from London, was reportedly in the bathroom when the blaze started

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London tourist missing after fire rips through diving boat in Thailand

Alexandra Clarke, 26, from Lambeth, was reportedly using the toilet when the blaze started in the engine

Evening Standard

British woman missing after fire on boat in Thailand

Alexandra Clarke, 26, from London, was reportedly in the bathroom when the blaze started

The Independent UK

British tourist missing after boat catches fire off Thai island

Alexandra Clarke, 26, was on a diving excursion near Koh Tao when blaze broke out

The Guardian - UK

Divers Turn Conservationists As Corals Bleach Worldwide

A diver glides over an expanse of bone-white coral branches, recording the fish that dart between the ghostly arms extending from the sea floor off the Thai island of Koh Tao.

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Illegal beach villa to be demolished

SURAT THANI: The owner of a small villa built illegally on a beach on Koh Tao in Koh Phangan district has agreed to its demolition.

Bangkok Post

Tourism weighs heavily on nature

As responsible tourism becomes more popular in reaction to the Covid-19 outbreak, which paints a clear picture of sustainable living, local residents and business owners in popular tourist destinations have learned how to combine the means of generating money and conserving their environment.

Bangkok Post

The Tao of island travel

After a two-hour ferry ride from Koh Samui, we landed on Koh Tao, where a tremendous influx of foreign and Thai tourists was arriving at Mae Haad Pier in the late afternoon. A crew of hotel guides were shouting their customers' names from a nearby pavilion, while a fleet of…

Bangkok Post

Surat Thani sees sharp rise in arrivals, revenue

Surat Thani, which includes popular islands of Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao, recorded the country's highest growth in tourist arrivals and tourism revenue last year, according to ministry data.

Bangkok Post

Mystery as fit and healthy Brit diving instructor found dead on 'Death Island'

British diving instructor Neil Giblin was found dead in his bungalow in Koh Tao, Thailand on Wednesday after two female clients flagged that he had not turned up

Daily Mirror

Sailor made desperate call home as ship sank

YALA/SURAT THANI: The parents of a missing sailor on HTMS Sukhothai hang onto the hope his mobile phone call back home as the ship went down on Sunday night was not the last time they will ever talk to him.

Bangkok Post

Thailand travel guide: Everything you need to know before you go

Culture-stacked, delicious cities, jungly interior and some of the most beautiful beaches in all of Asia? Sign us up. Here’s how to get the most out of this backpacker’s favourite

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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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