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Hat Yai school director dies of injuries after gun attack
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 12/02/2026
» SONGKHLA - The director of a Hat Yai school who was shot by an armed teenage attacker while protecting her students succumbed to severe injuries early Thursday morning.
Songkhla vies for big spenders with cruise plan
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 02/04/2025
» Songkhla Chamber of Commerce has proposed a cruise port to draw Western high spenders while continuing to attract traditional visitors like Malaysians and Singaporeans.
Gulf of Thailand canal project push gains new momentum
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 02/03/2025
» The Thai Canal Association for Study and Development wants a national committee to study the feasibility of connecting the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea via the proposed 9A Canal Route. The project, if approved, could create up to a million new jobs, its advocates say.
17 hurt as tour bus hits truck
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 14/10/2024
» A Malaysian tour bus collided with a trailer truck in Sadao district in Songkhla on Monday, injuring 17 Malaysian tourists and a Thai tour guide.
Woman hit, killed by train in Hat Yai
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 16/10/2023
» SONGKHLA: A woman was killed when hit by a local train in Hat Yai district on Monday morning.
New road for border checkpoint
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 26/05/2023
» Thailand and Malaysia have agreed to build a new road connecting the Sadao border checkpoint in Songkhla to Bukit Kayu Hitam town in Malaysia's Kedah state to boost ties between the two countries.
Truck carrying crashed Black Hawk involved in road accident
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 18/07/2022
» An army truck carrying the wrecked Black Hawk helicopter away from its crash-landing site in Songkhla was involved in an accident while passing another trailer truck in Khao Chaison district, Phatthalung province, on Sunday evening.
In Songkhla, a libel spat brews at PSU
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 30/03/2022
» SONGKHLA: A school counsellor and her lawyer have filed a petition with the director of PSU Wittayanusorn School demanding the institute remove an announcement saying the teacher was fired as she failed to resign before passing an exam to become a civil servant.
Dog falling from vehicle looks for owner
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 20/11/2019
» SONGKHLA: A dog falling from a moving car two weeks ago is often spotted watching passing vehicles on a road in Bang Klam district of Songkhla, looking for her owner, according to her two rescuers.
Phattalung on alert after wave of homemade bombs
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 10/03/2019
» PHATTHALUNG: A security alert has been issued in this southern border province after seven bombs exploded -- and three others were discovered and destroyed -- in Pak Phayun district on Sunday morning. There were no casualties, police said.