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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.
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.
Songkhla vies for big spenders with cruise plan
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 02/04/2025
» Songkhla Chamber of Commerce has proposed a cruise port to draw Western high spenders while continuing to attract traditional visitors like Malaysians and Singaporeans.
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.
Rohingya beaten by man for ransom
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 10/02/2024
» A 37-year-old Myanmar man has been arrested in Hat Yai for brutally beating three Rohingya -- two women and a 14-year-old boy -- in a bid to get a 500,000 kyat (8,500 baht) ransom from them while smuggling them into Malaysia.
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.
1,200kg of ‘ice’ destined for Malaysia seized
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 26/05/2023
» SONGKHLA: Police seized 1,200 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine worth 120 million baht, destined for Malaysia, after surrounding a house in Na Mom district but the smugglers managed to flee.
Migrant traffickers' 'boss' nabbed
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 09/03/2023
» SONGKHLA: A woman alleged to be the leader of a major network responsible for smuggling Myanmar workers to Malaysia via Thailand has been arrested by immigration police.
Southern bomb scare prompts railway delay
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 07/08/2022
» SONGKHLA: Railway services from the southernmost provinces were suspended for about six hours on Friday after a hole suspected of containing a bomb was spotted near a railway station in Hat Yai district.
Karaoke shop owner charged with trafficking 13y/o girl
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 17/05/2022
» SONGKHLA: The woman owner of a karaoke shop in Thepha district has been arrested on a charge of trafficking a 13-year-old girl, Provincial Police Region 9 commissioner Pol Lt Gen Nanthadet Yoinual said on Tuesday.