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‘Biggest’ Israeli drug dealer on Koh Phangan arrested
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 14/02/2026
» SURAT THANI - A major Israeli drug dealer, who operated out of the restaurant he owned on Koh Phangan, was arrested on Friday with narcotics worth over 50 million baht seized, authorities said.
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.
Six Rohingya children flee Phatthalung shelter
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 22/07/2023
» PHATTHALUNG: Six Royingya children escaped from a government-operated shelter in Muang district of this southern province on Friday night.
Two Vietnamese boats seized, 14 crew arrested
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 06/05/2022
» SONGKHLA: Two Vietnamese fishing boats were intercepted and 14 crew members arrested by a navy patrol vessel on Thursday for illegally fishing in Thai waters off Songkhla province.
46 Myanmar job seekers caught near Malaysian border
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 12/03/2022
» SONGKHLA: A group of 46 Myanmar migrants wanting to get jobs in Malaysia were arrested in Sadao district near the Malaysian border on Friday evening.
Schools seek say in B18bn Chana plan
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 17/08/2020
» SONGKHLA: More than 1,000 students and teachers from Islamic religious schools in the southern provinces have petitioned Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to allow them a say on community development under the government's plan to develop an 18-billion-baht industrial estate in Chana district.
Virus crisis will ease after Songkran: Tourism minister
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 23/02/2020
» PHATTHALUNG: The Covid-19 corona virus crisis is expected to subside in the second half of the year or earlier, Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakan said on Sunday.
Malaysia-bound migrants caught
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 15/06/2019
» SONGKHLA: Eighteen illegal Myanmar migrant workers were arrested yesterday after having gone four days without food while waiting in a forest for transport to Malaysia.
Thai-Malaysian rail line revival proposed
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 03/05/2019
» Authorities are hoping to revive train service between Sungai Kolok and Kelantan, which was halted two decades ago, in order to improve Thai-Malaysian connectivity.
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.