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Malaysia to install more security wire on illegal routes bordering Thailand
Online Reporters, Published on 23/02/2026
» Malaysian security authorities will seek additional budget from their government to fence the remaining illegal routes opposite Thailand with barbed wire after the completion of the first phase.
British fashion executive dies in fall from Pattaya condo
Online Reporters, Published on 20/02/2026
» PATTAYA - Police in this seaside resort city have confirmed the death of British businessman Quentin Griffiths, a co-founder of the online fashion retailer ASOS, in a fall from the 17th floor of a condominium. He was 58.
Hat Yai tourism reels as Chinese New Year bookings plunge
Online Reporters, Published on 15/02/2026
» HAT YAI - The Chinese New Year in Hat Yai has been markedly subdued this year, with room bookings plunging and many businesses still closed months after last year’s flood, local hotel and tourism operators said on Sunday,
Malaysia fencing Thai border ‘rat routes’ with barbed wire
Online Reporters, Published on 13/02/2026
» Malaysia has started installing security wire at illegal passes along the river border opposite Narathiwat province in Thailand to tackle cross-border crimes.
Confiscation planned for B13bn assets 'linked with' Cambodian suspects, associates
Online Reporters, Published on 12/02/2026
» The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo), through its transaction committee, has resolved to seek the confiscation of assets totalling about 13 billion baht in four major cases involving multiple suspects, including Cambodian nationals and associates.
Thai political instability stalls Malaysia rail link
Online Reporters, Published on 30/01/2026
» Malaysia has admitted that frequent political change in Thailand is disrupting a two-country plan to reset a railway link that is a key element in Kuala Lumpur’s policy to promote trade and tourism in Southeast Asia.
Malaysian Minister claims work stress can ‘turn people gay’
Online Reporters, Published on 30/01/2026
» Malaysia’s Minister for Religious Affairs has been criticised after saying work stress can cause people to adopt an LGBTQ+ identity, with human rights advocates at home and abroad condemning the remarks as 'dehumanising'.
Singapore a transit point for UK-bound cannabis from Samui
Online Reporters, Published on 29/01/2026
» SURAT THANI - Tourists have been using Singapore as a transit point to traffic cannabis from Thailand to the United Kingdom, customs officials say.
Dane held for theft of safe on Koh Samui
Online Reporters, Published on 28/01/2026
» SURAT THANI - A 35-year-old Danish man has been arrested on charges of breaking into the home of a Chinese businessman on Koh Samui and stealing a safe containing land title deeds and construction licences for properties worth an estimated 100 million baht.
Malaysians advised to have car flood insurance if going to Hat Yai
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2026
» Malaysians planning to vacation in Hat Yai city during the Chinese New Year are being advised to ensure their car insurance covers flood damage.