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Betong airport to open in early 2020
Online Reporters, Published on 08/12/2017
» YALA: The transport minister on Friday laid a foundation stone for 1.9-billion-baht Betong airport, which is expected to open in early 2020 to boost economic development and security in the far South.
Floods force airport closure
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/12/2017
» Rising flood water forced Nakhon Si Thammarat airport to temporarily close Thursday, while land transport in many areas of the South remain paralysed due to widespread flooding.
Severe southern flooding continues
Online Reporters, Published on 06/12/2017
» Severe flooding continued to afflict nine southern provinces on Wednesday with Nakhon Sri Thammarat heavily inundated and at least 15 people killed in the region since Nov 25.
South flood death toll hits 11
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/12/2017
» Heavy downpours and flash floods have pummelled Songkhla, forcing the entire southern province to be declared a flood disaster zone after the death toll reached at least 11 in the South since last Sunday.
Families cut off as roads vanish, 6 lives lost
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/12/2017
» Nakhon Si Thammarat municipality was inundated with flood water Thursday after heavy downpours that have claimed six lives in the South since Saturday.
New flood warning for 12 provinces in South
Online Reporters, Published on 27/11/2017
» More heavy rain is forecast in the South with new flood warnings issued for 12 provinces in the region, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said on Monday.
Truck overturns in Songkhla; 9 rangers injured
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 26/11/2017
» SONGKHLA: Nine rangers were injured, one of them seriously, when a six-wheel truck taking them from Pattani to Hat Yai airport overturned on Asian Highway in Chana district on Sunday morning, police said.
Phuket flooded, storm warning for Thailand
Online Reporters, Published on 15/09/2017
» Phuket was flooded on Friday after an overnight downpour soaked the resort island, with heavy rain expected in most parts of the country this weekend.
Stemming resentment at its roots in Pattani
Spectrum, Published on 10/09/2017
» Travelling along the route from Hat Yai in Songkhla to Pattani, one cannot help but notice the stark contrast between the two provinces -- with packed buildings slowly vanishing into a verdant landscape of forests stretching endlessly along the road, and houses coming into view only once in a while.
Trading up from terror
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 06/08/2017
» With the ongoing deep South insurgency in Thailand, it's hard to imagine how the provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat can start tackling issues like development when the threat of violence still lingers. The sounds of bombs and gunshots are a regular part of people's lives.