The 95-square-mile island of Koh Samui saw 3.4 million tourists in 2023, with numbers. Whereas, the country of Fiji —more than 330 islands—saw just over 1 million visitors in 2024.

Koh Samui, which is one of the popular tourist destinations off Thailand's east coast, is now facing a severe water shortage. As per the reports, there is barely enough water for the next 30 days.

For better or for worse, Alex Garland’s 1996 novel The Beach (and its 2000 film adaptation) pinned Koh Samui firmly on the backpacker’s map of Southeast Asia. Nearly 30 years on, Thailand’s ...

Though Samui is Thailand's third-largest island, a single road circles it, and only the coast is inhabited. Samui reminds me of Kauai: the green interior is mostly impassable.

There is barely enough water for the next 30 days, as per local estimates. Koh Samui, a renowned tourist destination off Thailand's east coast, is suffering from a severe water shortage.

A view of the Samui coast. Pics/Kalpana Sunder On arriving at Koh Samui, I head to my hotel near the Chaweng Beach, which is at the heart of the island. After checking in, I head to the idyllic ...

In a bid to protect them, the Government of Thailand is issuing a number of bans to three of the most popular islands in the south of the country. Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Koh Phangan, which is ...

Over breakfast at the fruit of that vision, Kamalaya, Stewart fires off statistics: In 1985, 20% of American respondents said they didn’t have trust—hence they were lonely. By 2005 it was 40% ...