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Russian DJ busted selling drugs on Koh Phangan
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 09/03/2026
» A Russian working as a DJ on Koh Phangan has been arrested on a charge of selling drugs to foreign tourists after buying them from an AI-assisted network on Telegram messaging application.
Teen, 15, arrested a day after Hat Yai gold robbery
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 04/02/2026
» UBON RATCHATHANI — Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police arrested a 15-year-old Songkhla native at the Ubon Ratchathani bus terminal on Wednesday evening, one day after he allegedly stole about 2.43 million baht in gold from a Hat Yai mall shop.
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.
Hat Yai recovery expected in time for Songkran
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 15/12/2025
» SONGKHLA – Flood-devastated Hat Yai city will bounce back quickly and should be 60-70% recovered by April next year, in time for Songkran, according to the Songkhla Tourism Association.
Chinese illegal caught selling drugs on Koh Phangan
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 24/11/2025
» SURAT THANI - A 40-year-old Chinese man was arrested at a rented house in tambon Ban Tai on Koh Phangan on Sunday evening on charges of illegal entry and selling illicit drugs to partygoers.
Wind beneath PM Anutin's wings
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 08/09/2025
» Thananon Niramit, better known as Khun Jaa, is the wife of the 32nd Prime Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, and a respected businesswoman in her own right.
Hat Yai Airport unveils big upgrade
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 02/09/2025
» Hat Yai Airport recently marked its 37th anniversary, positioning itself as the "gateway to Thailand's deep South" with ambitious plans to upgrade facilities and services.
Drone-flying burglars arrested on Koh Phangan
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 23/07/2025
» SURAT THANI - Four men who allegedly used drones to find easy targets before burgling foreigners’ rented houses have been arrested by police.
Site selected for Phatthalung airport in southern Thailand
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 16/09/2024
» A 1,496-rai plot of land near Songkhla Lake in Phatthalung has finally been selected as the site for a new airport in this southern province.
Illegal job seekers caught en route to Malaysia
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 05/09/2024
» SONGKHLA: Fifteen illegal migrants from Myanmar hoping to get jobs in Malaysia and a Thai driver were arrested in Rattaphum district of this southern border province on Thursday.