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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.
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 recovery efforts on track to meet PM's target
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 11/12/2025
» Recovery efforts in Hat Yai following severe flooding are more than 70% complete, in line with the premier's target for residents to return home within seven days and a full clean-up in 14 days, says government spokesman Siripong Angkasakulkiat.
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.
Mantra fails to work for drug suspect
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 22/07/2024
» SURAT THANI: Tourist police arrested a Nigerian man for alleged cocaine possession and overstaying for nearly nine years in Koh Phangan district.
Nigerian arrested on Thailand's Phangan island for selling cocaine, overstay
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 21/07/2024
» SURAT THANI: Tourist police arrested a Nigerian man for cocaine possession and overstaying for nearly nine years in Koh Phangan district.
Power plants attacked, tyres set ablaze in South
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 26/04/2024
» SONGKHLA: Suspected insurgents launched a bomb attack on a power plant in Saba Yoi district and set fire to car tyres in the adjacent district of Thepha in the early hours of Friday.
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.
Migrant traffickers' 'boss' nabbed
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 09/03/2023
» SONGKHLA: A woman alleged to be the leader of a major network responsible for smuggling Myanmar workers to Malaysia via Thailand has been arrested by immigration police.
Alleged labour smuggling ringleader arrested
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 08/03/2023
» SONGKHLA: A woman alleged to be the leader of a major network smuggling Myanmar workers to Malaysia through Thailand has been arrested by immigration police.