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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.
Wind beneath PM Anutin's wings
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 08/09/2025
» Thananon Niramit, better known as Khun Jaa, is the wife of the 32nd Prime Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, and a respected businesswoman in her own right.
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.
Farmers oppose US beef import plan
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 18/04/2025
» The Beef Cattle Association of Thailand, along with more than 60 associated organisations, rallied at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to express concerns over a government plan to allow US beef imports in exchange for certain trade deficit items.
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 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.
Gulf of Thailand canal project push gains new momentum
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 02/03/2025
» The Thai Canal Association for Study and Development wants a national committee to study the feasibility of connecting the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea via the proposed 9A Canal Route. The project, if approved, could create up to a million new jobs, its advocates say.
Tour guides press for govt assistance
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 15/02/2025
» A tour guide association will present its concerns to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra during a mobile cabinet meeting in Songkhla on Tuesday, urging the government to crack down on illicit tour services and promote rail tourism in the South.
Two caught installing scam SIM boxes inside condo bed
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 28/01/2025
» SONG KHLA - Police arrested two workers they said admitted being hired in Malaysia to install SIM boxes, used by call scammers, found hidden inside a bed frame in a condominium room in Hat Yai.