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Israelis arrested partying with drugs on Koh Phangan
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 12/01/2026
» SURAT THANI - Police arrested three Israelis and seized a variety of illicit drugs at a party on Koh Phangan, and apprehended their alleged supplier.
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.
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.
Songkhla tourism veteran proposes improvements
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 01/10/2024
» Songkhla province should promote cultural attractions and develop better rail connections between Thailand and Malaysia to improve its tourism potential, says the founder of the Songkhla Tour Guide Association.
Songkhla touts its Mice tourism potential
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 16/06/2024
» Songkhla's administration is partnering up with businesses in the tourism sector to promote the province as a Mice (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) destination to Malaysians.
15 illegal migrants arrested after car chase
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 20/04/2024
» PATTANI: Fifteen illegal migrants from Myanmar, one of them an engineer, were arrested along with two Thai drivers following a police chase in this southern border province on Saturday.
Malaysians planning to visit Hat Yai seek clarity on immigration
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 28/03/2024
» SONGKHLA: Malaysian tourists have inquired hotel operators about the future of a government to policy on the exemption of the immigration arrival card for travellers entering the province from Malaysia.
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.
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.
Six Rohingya children flee Phatthalung shelter
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 22/07/2023
» PHATTHALUNG: Six Royingya children escaped from a government-operated shelter in Muang district of this southern province on Friday night.