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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,
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.
Families of Korat train crash victims to get B1.69mn each
Online Reporters, Published on 16/01/2026
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA — Families of those killed in Wednesday’s construction crane accident in Nakhon Ratchasima will receive an initial compensation of 1.69 million baht per victim, the provincial governor said on Friday, as a leading structural engineer called for an overhaul of the country’s construction safety to prevent similar disasters.
29 Thais rescued from Cambodian scam centres
Online Reporters, Published on 14/01/2026
» CHANTHABURI - Twenty-nine Thai nationals — 14 women and 15 men — have been rescued from illegal scam operations in Cambodia and returned safely to Thailand to emotional reunions with their families following joint coordination between Thai and Cambodian authorities.
13 injured as locomotive slams into carriage in Kanchanaburi
Online Reporters, Published on 07/12/2025
» Thirteen passengers were injured when a locomotive struck a stationary passenger carriage with force during a coupling manoeuvre at Wang Yen station in Kanchanaburi on Saturday evening, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) said.
Rescue workers ambushed and robbed in Hat Yai
Online Reporters, Published on 29/11/2025
» A video circulated on Saturday shows rescue workers claiming they were surrounded and robbed at gunpoint in “District 8” of Hat Yai while conducting flood relief efforts in the southern Thai city.
King grants B100m to restore Hatyai Hospital
Online Reporters, Published on 29/11/2025
» His Majesty the King has expressed deep concern for residents affected by severe flooding in the South, granting 100 million baht to Hatyai Hospital to support rehabilitation efforts and procure medical equipment.
Jet ski champ rescues newborn and mother from floodwaters
Online Reporters, Published on 27/11/2025
» SONGKHLA - A former world jet ski champion has documented the dramatic rescue of a woman who had given birth just minutes earlier amid the flooding in Hat Yai.
Aid for flood-hit foreign tourists stepped up
Online Reporters, Published on 27/11/2025
» Police and related agencies have stepped up efforts to rescue and assist many foreign nationals, including Malaysian and Singaporean tourists, stranded in Hat Yai following severe flooding caused by record-breaking rainfall.
Southern floods take 33 lives, water still rising
Online Reporters, Published on 26/11/2025
» Thirty-three people had been killed by the severe flooding in the South as of Wednesday, with water levels continuing to rise in most of the inundated provinces.