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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.
Songkhla's economic outlook 'bright'
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 08/04/2025
» Songkhla's economy is set to remain on a positive trend this year, driven by increased investment in the province's hospitality sector, according to the chief of Songkhla's Chamber of Commerce, Songphon Changsiriwattanathamrong.
Foreigners arrested for illegally running daycare, wakeboarding centre
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 16/05/2024
» SURAT THANI: Several foreigners were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly operating a daycare facility and a wakeboarding service centre on Koh Phangan.
Robbery done to 'fund revenge plot'
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 06/01/2024
» Songkhla: A transgender woman was arrested for robbing a gold shop in Sadao district yesterday, claiming she needed money to buy a firearm to kill a former aide, who was accused of colluding with her ex-boyfriend to cheat her out of a substantial sum of money.
Gang used rented cars as collateral for loans
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 30/11/2022
» SONGKHLA: The alleged leader of a gang of fraudsters who used rented cars as collateral to borrow money has been arrested.
20 armed men overpower cops in botched drug sting
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 19/10/2022
» SONGKHLA: About 20 armed men overpowered six drug enforcement officials whose two-stage sting operation started well - but later ended with their abduction and the loss of the seized drugs, police sources said.
Parents killed, kids badly hurt when pickup rear-ends parked truck
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 24/09/2022
» SONGKHLA: A couple were killed and their two children, aged 4 and 7, seriously injured when their pickup truck rear-ended a parked container truck in Sadao district in the early hours of Saturday.
Lost tourists found in Koh Phangan forest
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 10/08/2022
» SURAT THANI: Two foreign tourists who reported by phone they had lost their way while walking in a forest on Koh Phangan were found and brought to safety by a search party on Tuesday night.
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.
51 Covid cases found in Songkhla
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 26/04/2021
» SONGKHLA: Fifty-one new Covid-19 infections, four of which were found among returnees from Malaysia, were reported in this southern border province yesterday, increasing the province's tally to 454, according to Songkhla's health office.