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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.
Students learn how to save, get ahead
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 18/08/2025
» PHATTHALUNG: In a pioneering initiative, elementary school students in Mae Khri municipality are learning the value of earning, saving and entrepreneurship, turning play and learning into tangible financial skills.
Illegal Austrian tour guide arrested on Koh Phangan
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 05/09/2024
» SURAT THANI - An Austrian man has been arrested for allegedly working as a tour guide on Koh Phangan in this southern province.
Swiss barber held for working illegally on Koh Phangan
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 26/06/2024
» SURAT THANI: A Swiss man who has run a barber shop on Koh Phangan for nine years has been arrested for working in an occupation reserved for Thai nationals.
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.
Gang used rented cars as collateral for loans
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 30/11/2022
» SONGKHLA: The alleged leader of a gang of fraudsters who used rented cars as collateral to borrow money has been arrested.
Illegal migrants say job brokerage fees soaring
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 12/05/2022
» SONGKHLA: Myanmar job seekers arrested in Ratthaphum district told officials their brokerage fees had skyrocketed to 80,000 baht each, from 20,000 to 40,000 baht previously, because of the harsh crackdown on illegal migrants.
Illegal migrants en route to Malaysia arrested in Songkhla
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 23/04/2022
» SONGKHLA: Eleven Myanmar nationals hoping to get work in Malaysia were arrested near the Thai-Malaysian border in Sadao district.
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.
Illegal job seekers caught near Malaysian border
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 04/03/2022
» SONGKHLA: A couple were caught with eight illegal migrants from Myanmar in their pickup near the Malaysian border in Sadao district in the early hours of Friday.