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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.
Hat Yai 'back to normal'
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 15/12/2025
» Hat Yai has returned to normal after the floods, with all zones cleared and services restored, officials say, allowing disaster controls to be scaled down.
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.
Phatthalung farmers get welcome shot in the arm
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 01/08/2024
» Phatthalung has been chosen as the southern hub for an agricultural product development project by the Thailand Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Trade of Thailand and the provincial chamber of commerce.
Dry betel nut traders face new barriers
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 17/05/2024
» Thai betel nut exporters are struggling with tariff barriers from India as well as the impact of the armed conflict between the Myanmar military and rebel forces.
Heavy flooding in Phatthalung
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 19/12/2022
» PHATTHALUNG: Heavy rain during the weekend has caused major flooding in most of the province's 11 districts.
Border posts reopen in Songkhla
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 01/04/2022
» SONGKHLA: The Sadao immigration checkpoint reopens today, two years after the border checkpoint with Malaysia closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sadao border crossing to reopen Friday
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 31/03/2022
» SONGKHLA: Preparations are complete for the re-opening of the Sadao checkpoint on the border with Malaysia on Friday, about two years after it was closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Pandemic triggers tour guide suicides
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 08/09/2021
» SONGKHLA: Nine tour guides based in Hat Yai have taken their own lives since the pandemic shut down the tourist sector, while others have been forced to steal to stay alive, according to an industry spokesman.
Jobless tour guides 'committing suicide, forced to steal'
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 07/09/2021
» SONGKHLA: Nine tour guides based in Hat Yai have taken their own lives since the pandemic shut down the tourist sector, while others have descended to theft to stay alive, according to an industry spokesman.