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Teen, 15, arrested a day after Hat Yai gold robbery
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 04/02/2026
» UBON RATCHATHANI — Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police arrested a 15-year-old Songkhla native at the Ubon Ratchathani bus terminal on Wednesday evening, one day after he allegedly stole about 2.43 million baht in gold from a Hat Yai mall shop.
Hat Yai Airport unveils big upgrade
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 02/09/2025
» Hat Yai Airport recently marked its 37th anniversary, positioning itself as the "gateway to Thailand's deep South" with ambitious plans to upgrade facilities and services.
Russian, Ukrainian caught illegally renting out vehicles
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 02/09/2024
» SURAT THANI: An elderly Russian and a young Ukrainian man were arrested on Sunday for illegally offering vehcles for rent on Koh Phangan island.
Hat Yai welcomes influx of Malaysian revellers
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 12/04/2024
» Hat Yai district of Songkhla is expected to welcome as many as 100,000 Malaysian tourists to join the Songkran festival this weekend.
Malaysian man pays over stunt
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 31/10/2022
» SONGKHLA: A tourist has paid up almost 100,000 baht to four Thais whose vehicles he damaged while performing a stunt with his car at a parking lot in Hat Yai district on Friday.
Malaysian pays nearly B100,000 for damage from drifting
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 30/10/2022
» SONGKHLA: A Malaysian tourist has paid nearly 100,000 baht to four Thai people whose vehicles he damaged by drifting his car in the parking lot at tourist spot in Hat Yai district on Friday, police said.
Volcanic pumice washed up on southern shore
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 09/02/2022
» SONGKHLA: A large quantity of small porous stones have been washed ashore along the Gulf of Thailand in Songkhla and other southern provinces.
Monk defrocked after drinking with woman on beach
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 16/12/2021
» SONGKHLA: A monk from a well-known temple in Hat Yai district was defrocked after driving a car in layman's clothing to pick up a woman, and then drinking with her on a beach in Muang district at night. Police searched his car and found his saffron robes and a pack of condoms in his bag.
7 illegal crossing points found along Thai-Malaysian border
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 30/05/2021
» SONGKHLA: Thai authorities have found seven spots where illegal border crossings had taken place along an 85-kilometre span of border in Sadao district opposite Malaysia's Kedah and Perlis states, governor Jaruwat Kliangklao said on Saturday.
Bike thief caught hiding in laundry shaft
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 18/01/2021
» SONGKHLA: A young man was arrested after allegedly stealing a motorcycle and then riding it to see a friend - who happened to live in the same building as the motorbike's owner.