Showing 1 - 10 of 30
‘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.
Lively Phatthalung defies slowdown
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 02/09/2025
» Phatthalung, one of Thailand's so-called "secondary cities", is defying the economic slowdown, with local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in services, tourism and car sales reporting steady growth.
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.
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.
Woman nabbed for facilitating B50m scam with mule accounts
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 22/03/2024
» SONGKHLA: A woman wanted for owning mule accounts to facilitate fraud, which caused more than 50 million baht worth of damage to victims, has been arrested in Rattaphum district of this southern province.
Deep South wants direct Saudi flights
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 22/03/2024
» Businesses in Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala are urging the government to facilitate tourism in the deep South, including by enabling direct flights between Narathiwat and Saudi Arabia.
Panel hears feedback on lithium push
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 11/03/2024
» PHANGNGA: The House Committee on Industry on Sunday visited lithium deposits in Takua Tung district with a view to promoting them as a global lithium source under the government's electronic vehicle (EV) manufacturing hub policy.
Father, son nabbed for different offences on same day
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 17/02/2024
» SONGKHLA: A man and his son wanted for different offences have been arrested separately in two different districts of this southern province on the same day.
Land Bridge roadshow to woo Chinese
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 02/02/2024
» Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit said on Thursday that his ministry will send a Land Bridge megaproject roadshow to China next month.
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.