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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.
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.
Two weeks of festivities in Hat Yai to spur tourism
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 13/10/2025
» Two approaching cultural festivals are expected to draw about 30,000 visitors to the southern province of Songkhla and pump hundreds of millions of baht into the local economy - the Hindu Diwali and then the Chinese Vegetarian Festival.
Hospital building, airport terminal also being built by discredited Chinese company
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 02/04/2025
» SONGKHLA — A new building at Songkhla Hospital is being built by the same Chinese company constructing the 30-storey State Audit Office building that collapsed during the earthquake last Friday.
Songkhla tourism veteran proposes improvements
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 01/10/2024
» Songkhla province should promote cultural attractions and develop better rail connections between Thailand and Malaysia to improve its tourism potential, says the founder of the Songkhla Tour Guide Association.
Songkhla operators call for cruise ship terminal
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 03/06/2024
» The Songkhla Tourism Association is urging the government to further promote tourism in the province by building a cruise ship terminal and adding direct flights from cities in China to Hat Yai.
Hat Yai welcomes influx of Malaysian revellers
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 12/04/2024
» Hat Yai district of Songkhla is expected to welcome as many as 100,000 Malaysian tourists to join the Songkran festival this weekend.
Two foreign yoga teachers arrested in Koh Phangan
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 30/03/2024
» SURAT THANI: Two foreign nationals providing courses for a well-known yoga school on Koh Phangan for 9,000 baht per head have been arrested for working without work permits.
Land Bridge roadshow to woo Chinese
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 02/02/2024
» Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit said on Thursday that his ministry will send a Land Bridge megaproject roadshow to China next month.
TAT: New Year tourism to bring B760m to Hat Yai
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 29/12/2023
» SONGKHLA: The Tourism Authority of Thailand predicts tourism in Hat Yai will generate 760 million baht in revenue for the South’s biggest city during the New Year holiday period.