Text of report in English by Thai newspaper Bangkok Post website on 3 September Supporters of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) sealed off some of the country's major airports and threatened to seize city halls in the South in a bid to force the resignation of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej shortly after the state of emergency was imposed yesterday.

By Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Bangkok Post, Thailand Mar. 24--Hardly a week passes without an announcement of a new resort or property development on Koh Samui. The island has enjoyed booming popularity over the past several years from tourism and long-stay foreign residents.

By MARJORIE YUE LOCATION: a tropical island in South East Asia. Scene: I'm lying on a table waiting for a man called Illya to insert needles in my face, arms, legs and stomach. You would be forgiven for wondering if this was a trailer for The Man From Uncle.

(##include msid=2162032,type=11 ##) Parvin Dabbas (TOI photo) Parvin is all set to tie the knot with girlfriend Preeti Jhangiani. But before he gets 'tied down', the guy intends to live it up, and is doing just that with his guy friends in Koh Samui, an island on the East coast of Thailand.

By Boonsong Kositchotethana, Bangkok Post, Thailand Mar. 3--Renewed calls for a second airport on Koh Samui have raised a serious question about whether it's really needed.