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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.
Bookings set to surge in South
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 18/12/2025
» Hotel bookings in the three provinces of Phatthalung, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Trang are set to grow by 20–30% due to an influx of Malaysian, Singaporean, and Indonesian visitors, as tourism in Hat Yai district in Songkhla near the southern border is recuperating from the devastating floods in the area, with a full recovery expected in three months, according to the local tourism association.
Hat Yai man arrested for alleged shots at jet ski rescuers
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 01/12/2025
» SONGKHLA - A 30-year-old man accused of firing gunshots at volunteers on jet skis helping flood victims in Hat Yai district has been arrested and charged with illegal use of a firearm.
Woman arrested with B20m in untaxed cigarettes
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 05/11/2025
» SONGKHLA - A Thai woman has been arrested in this southern border province with smuggled cigarettes worth about 20 million baht.
Two weeks of festivities in Hat Yai to spur tourism
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 13/10/2025
» Two approaching cultural festivals are expected to draw about 30,000 visitors to the southern province of Songkhla and pump hundreds of millions of baht into the local economy - the Hindu Diwali and then the Chinese Vegetarian Festival.
Fewer Malaysian visitors to Hat Yai hiring guides
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 13/07/2025
» SONGKHLA - Visitors from Malaysia are changing a pattern by increasingly favouring travel to southern Thailand in private vehicles, causing concern to tour guides who fear losing their livelihoods.
Four held in betting site crackdown
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 24/05/2025
» The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) arrested four suspects on suspicion of running an illegal online gambling network with alleged ties to a local politician in Songkhla province.
Record drug haul in Songkhla worth B117 million
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 15/03/2025
» SONGKHLA - Authorities have seized about 200 kilogrammes of heroin and 2.7 million speed pills with a combined worth of more than 117 million baht and arrested two suspected drug couriers in the largest-ever drug haul in this southern province.
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.