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Hat Yai under tight security
Wichayant Boonchote, Published on 23/04/2016
» HAT YAI — Authorities have stepped up security measures against car bombs in the South's largest city following intelligence reports about possible attacks by southern insurgents this weekend.
Songkhla bomb suspect sought
Wichayant Boonchote, Published on 18/07/2015
» A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man suspected in the motorcycle bomb blast that killed three people in Padang Besar in Songkhla last week.
Bomb wounds defence volunteers in Songkhla
Wichayant Boonchote, Published on 19/05/2015
» Two defence volunteers were slightly wounded by a bomb explosion in Thepha district of Songkhla province on Monday night, police said.
Tourists pick Hat Yai after Yala bomb
Wichayant Boonchote, Published on 26/07/2014
» Hotels in Songkhla's Hat Yai district have been overwhelmingly reserved for end of Ramadan celebrations as tourists are shifting from restive Betong district in Yala.
Cops hunt 3 over Sadao bomb blasts
News, Wichayant Boonchote, Published on 24/12/2013
» SONGKHLA : Police are searching for three leading insurgents who are suspected of involvement in three blasts in downtown Sadao district of Songkhla on Sunday.
Songkhla blasts linked to Pattani
Wichayant Boonchote, Published on 23/12/2013
» The insurgents behind Sunday’s bomb blasts in three tourist areas in Sadao district of Songkhla were linked to the group that killed five residents of Pattani early this month, security officials said on Monday.
Security forces on high alert in deep south for anniversary
News, Wichayant Boonchote, Published on 13/10/2013
» Police tightened security measures in five districts of Songkhla province yesterday over concerns insurgents would stir up violence on the anniversary of the Pattani United Liberation Organisation's foundation.
Venerable Hat Yai market struggles on
News, Wichayant Boonchote, Published on 24/08/2013
» In downtown Hat Yai, surrounded by a thriving central business district complete with upscale supermarkets, restaurants and modern coffee shops, Kimyong market seems never to lose its appeal. To visitors, it is still worth exploring, even if it is not the bustling centre of trade it was in the past.
Cops cancel re-enactment of hotel blast
News, Wichayant Boonchote, Published on 19/02/2013
» Police have cancelled a crime re-enactment of the blast at the Lee Gardens Plaza Hotel in Songkhla's Hat Yai district last year, citing security concerns.
Hotel safety 'poor', mayor sorry
News, Wichayant Boonchote, Published on 06/04/2012
» Survivors of the car bomb attack at a Hat Yai hotel in Songkhla on Saturday are complaining about poor safety systems at the hotel.