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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.
Gambian arrested on Koh Phangan 7 years after illegal entry
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 20/07/2024
» SURAT THANI - A 52-year-old Gambian man has been arrested on Koh Phangan on a charge of illegal entry and staying in the country illegally for seven years.
Dry betel nut traders face new barriers
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 17/05/2024
» Thai betel nut exporters are struggling with tariff barriers from India as well as the impact of the armed conflict between the Myanmar military and rebel forces.
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.
South eyes more Malaysian visitors
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 25/02/2023
» Tourism associations in the South of Thailand have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Melaka Chapter of the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) to boost tourism between the two countries.
Lifeguard dies in search for missing girl off Songkhla beach
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 01/01/2023
» SONGKHLA: A lifeguard lost consciousness and died on the way to hospital after taking part in a search for a 10-year-old girl who went missing off Chalathat beach in Muang district on Saturday afternoon.
Illegal migrant roundup as murder investigation intensifies
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 03/06/2022
» SONGKHLA: More than 100 illegal Myanmar migrants were arrested when officials raided rented houses in Hat Yai district on Thursday night as the investigation intensified into the murder of a local man whose body was found in a shallow grave on Wednesday.
Border posts reopen in Songkhla
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 01/04/2022
» SONGKHLA: The Sadao immigration checkpoint reopens today, two years after the border checkpoint with Malaysia closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sadao border crossing to reopen Friday
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 31/03/2022
» SONGKHLA: Preparations are complete for the re-opening of the Sadao checkpoint on the border with Malaysia on Friday, about two years after it was closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Villager steps on bomb, loses leg in Songkhla
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 04/02/2022
» SONGKHLA: A villager's leg was blown off when he stepped on a bomb buried near a railway bridge in Chana district on Thursday evening, not far from the scene of a clash between soldiers and insurgents earlier that day.