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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.
Gambian arrested on Koh Phangan 7 years after illegal entry
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 20/07/2024
» SURAT THANI - A 52-year-old Gambian man has been arrested on Koh Phangan on a charge of illegal entry and staying in the country illegally for seven years.
Two killed, 13 hurt as truck crashes into scout checkpoint
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 23/02/2024
» SONGKHLA: The son of a former politician has been charged with reckless driving, causing death, and illicit drug use after he hit a group of students in tambon Samnak Kham in the Sadao district on Wednesday, killing two students and injuring 13 others.
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.
Retired soldier hunted after slaying in Songkhla
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 26/08/2023
» SONGKHLA: An arrest warrant has been issued for a retired soldier accused of using two guns to shoot a rival to death in Sathing Phra district of this southern province on Thursday.
Drowned man in navy shirt not from HTMS Sukhothai
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 26/12/2022
» SONGKHLA: A dead man washed up on a Songhkla beach wearing a shirt with "Royal Thai Navy" printed on it was a drowned fisherman, not a missing member of HTMS Sukhothai's crew.
Teacher kills autistic son before consuming toilet cleaner
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 08/11/2022
» SONGKHLA: A teacher killed her autistic son in what police believed she might have smothered him a pillow before she attempted suicide by drinking a glass of toilet cleaner at a condominium unit in Hat Yai district on Tuesday. She was hurt and rushed to a hospital.
29 caught partying in Hat Yai
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 09/01/2022
» SONGKHLA: Twenty-nine young men and women were arrested in a raid by a team of police and administrative officials on a pub-cum-restaurant in Hat Yai district in the small hours on Sunday.
Cops rescue hostages, nab suspects
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 17/06/2021
» Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police have rescued two hostages that were being held for ransom and arrested four alleged kidnappers in Songkhla's Singha Nakhon district.
Hostages rescued, 4 people arrested
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 16/06/2021
» SONGKHLA: Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police have rescued two hostages being held for ransom and arrested four alleged kidnappers in Singha Nakhon district.