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Hat Yai school director dies of injuries after gun attack
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 12/02/2026
» SONGKHLA - The director of a Hat Yai school who was shot by an armed teenage attacker while protecting her students succumbed to severe injuries early Thursday morning.
Malaysia's Merdeka Day surge boosts southern Thai economy
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 01/09/2024
» A surge in tourists to Thailand's southern region during Malaysia's National Day, known as Merdeka Day, was expected to contribute about 100 million baht to the local economy.
Merdeka Day surge boosts South economy
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 31/08/2024
» A surge of Malaysian tourists to southern Thailand during the current Merdeka Day long weekend is expected to contribute about 100 million baht to the local economy.
Songkhla chasing Unesco listing for old town
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 21/09/2023
» SONGKHLA: The provincial administrative organisation (PAO) and civil society of this southern region are pressing ahead with a plan to include Songkhla's old town in the tentative list of Unesco World Heritage Sites.
Korn swims 2km across Songkhla Lake
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 12/03/2023
» SONGKHLA: Korn Chatikavanij, leader of the Chartpattanakla Party, took part in the Singora Lake Swim 2023 and swam 2 kilometres across Songkhla Lake to promote community-based tourism – and his party – on Sunday.
Southern bomb scare prompts railway delay
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 07/08/2022
» SONGKHLA: Railway services from the southernmost provinces were suspended for about six hours on Friday after a hole suspected of containing a bomb was spotted near a railway station in Hat Yai district.
Historical wooden homes burn down in Hat Yai
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 17/01/2022
» SONGKHLA: Residents of a historical community fled for their lives as a fire destroyed six of their timber homes in Hat Yai township on Monday.
Gamblers caught in Hat Yai
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 21/12/2021
» SONGKHLA: Sixteen people were arrested on charges of gambling and crowding in violation of the emergency Covid-19 decree at a townhouse in Hat Yai district on Monday night.
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.
Cops detain Narathiwat train bomb suspects
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 30/08/2021
» Suspects allegedly involved in an explosion close to a train carrying agricultural products in Narathiwat on Saturday were brought into custody by the 45th Ranger Forces Regiment yesterday.