An oil spill that prompted evacuations from one of Thailand’s most popular tourist spots threatens the country’s tourism and fishing industries, Thailand’s deputy prime minister has warned, amid ...

An oil spill has spurred cleaning works on the beaches of popular resort island Koh Samet in Thailand as the beaches have turned black from the oil slick. The incident occurred on 27 July when a ...

Tourists staying at Ao Phrao (Phrao Bay) on Thailand’s island of Koh Samet have been evacuated as the bay turned black from an oil spill over the weekend. Authorities estimated that around 5,000 ...

The island of Koh Samet is starting to challenge Phuket and Koh Samui as a luxury destination, reports William Cashmore. A high standard of accommodation and an idyllic climate is making the Thai ...

A picture postcard beach on one of Thailand’s most popular tourist islands is now the focus of frantic efforts to staunch a tide of oil sweeping ashore. Where pleasure seekers would normally relax on ...

An oil spill that has blackened the shores of a popular Thai tourist island has spread to nearby isles despite a major clean-up operation. About 50,000 litres of oil has leaked from a pipeline ...

RAYONG - Thirty people, including tourists, were injured early Sunday when a speed boat collided with another vessel near Ko Samet. According to reports, the speed boat was ferrying a group of ...

RAYONG - Koh Samet will have sufficient tap water fed from the mainland for islanders and tourists next year, officials said on Friday. The Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) is joining hands with ...

TOURISTS were leaving the resort island of Ko Samet in the Gulf of Thailand as workers in protective suits tried to mop up a major oil leak. Environmentalists accused Thai energy firm PTT Global ...