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Fuel prices go up amid Mideast war
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 09/03/2026
» Petrol stations in several provinces have begun rationing fuel sales as supplies tighten, while some operators have raised prices, amid the war in the Middle East.
Bookings set to surge in South
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 18/12/2025
» Hotel bookings in the three provinces of Phatthalung, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Trang are set to grow by 20–30% due to an influx of Malaysian, Singaporean, and Indonesian visitors, as tourism in Hat Yai district in Songkhla near the southern border is recuperating from the devastating floods in the area, with a full recovery expected in three months, according to the local tourism association.
Gulf of Thailand canal project push gains new momentum
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 02/03/2025
» The Thai Canal Association for Study and Development wants a national committee to study the feasibility of connecting the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea via the proposed 9A Canal Route. The project, if approved, could create up to a million new jobs, its advocates say.
Phatthalung to push airport plan
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 02/11/2024
» Authorities and the local tourism sector plan to build an airport in Phatthalung to promote the province as a new logistics hub for the southern region.
South eyes more Malaysian visitors
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 25/02/2023
» Tourism associations in the South of Thailand have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Melaka Chapter of the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) to boost tourism between the two countries.
Hat Yai seeks shot in medical tourism arm
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 17/08/2019
» If you mention medical tourism in Thailand, attention immediately shifts to Bangkok. However, calls are being echoed for the development of a medical tourism hub to be based in the commercial district of Hat Yai in Songkhla province in order to tap into the growing demand for services.
Phatthalung polishes its tourism sheen
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 29/06/2019
» Phatthalung used to be a far-flung, overlooked destination which visitors once travelled past almost without noticing.
Police bust gang offering schoolgirls for sex
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 28/11/2018
» PHATTHALUNG: A tomboy has been arrested for allegedly procuring a schoolgirl to work in the sex trade after delivering the 14-year-old to a customer at a motel in Muang district.
PM mulls canal plan but army brooks no delay
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 30/10/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) and Office of the National Security Council (NSC) to look into a proposed canal project connecting the Gulf of Thailand to the Andaman Sea.
NESDB to study feasibility of Kra canal plan
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 08/07/2018
» The National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) should be entrusted to study the feasibility of the Kra Canal plan which will connect the Gulf of Thailand to the Andaman Sea in the South, the Marine Department has suggested.