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Hat Yai school director dies of injuries after gun attack
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 12/02/2026
» SONGKHLA - The director of a Hat Yai school who was shot by an armed teenage attacker while protecting her students succumbed to severe injuries early Thursday morning.
New cave-dwelling springtail identified
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 07/01/2026
» Researchers at Thaksin University have identified a previously unknown cave-dwelling springtail, marking a significant addition to global biodiversity records.
'Big Joke' files defamation suit against police chief
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 03/10/2025
» Former deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, also known as "Big Joke", has filed a criminal defamation lawsuit against national police chief Pol Gen Kittharath Punpetch over allegations of links to a Chulalongkorn University law exam scandal.
21 illegal Myanmar migrants caught in Songkhla
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 13/04/2022
» SONGKHLA: Immigration police arrested 21 Myanmar nationals in Rattaphum district of this southern province on Tuesday, Pol Maj Gen Prapansak Prasansuk said.
21 Thais from Saudi Arabia sent for quarantine
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 21/05/2020
» SONGKHLA: Twenty-one Thais returning home from Saudi Arabi arrived in Songkhla on Thursday and were sent to state quarantine facilities in their home provinces.
Southern trainer infected at Ratchadamnoen boxing stadium
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 19/03/2020
» PHATTHALUNG: A boxing trainer in Phatthalung province has contracted the coronavirus from Ratchadamnoen Boxing Stadium in Bangkok.
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.
Another large seizure of kratom leaves in far South
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 02/05/2019
» SONGKHLA: Police seized 450 kilogrammes of kratom leaves found on a pickup truck abandoned by the driver after a 10 kilometre chase in Saba Yoi district on Thursday morning.
15 illegal migrant workers, smuggler arrested in Hat Yai
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 01/05/2019
» SONGKHLA: Fifteen illegal Myanmar workers crammed into a pickup truck were arrested along with their Thai driver after the vehicle evaded a checkpoint and plunged into a median ditch in Hat Yai district early Wednesday morning.
Outbreak of chikungunya virus reported in Hat Yai
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 13/01/2019
» SONGKHLA: An outbreak of the chikungunya virus, an infection which typically occurs in Africa, has been reported in Hat Yai City, necessitating a campaign to educate people about the disease and preventive measures, a doctor said.