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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.
Record drug haul in Songkhla worth B117 million
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 15/03/2025
» SONGKHLA - Authorities have seized about 200 kilogrammes of heroin and 2.7 million speed pills with a combined worth of more than 117 million baht and arrested two suspected drug couriers in the largest-ever drug haul in this southern province.
Tour guides press for govt assistance
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 15/02/2025
» A tour guide association will present its concerns to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra during a mobile cabinet meeting in Songkhla on Tuesday, urging the government to crack down on illicit tour services and promote rail tourism in the South.
Nine held at drug-fuelled party in Songkhla
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 11/07/2024
» SONGKHLA: Nine people were arrested for allegedly taking illicit drugs, and a quantity of crystal methamphetamine was seized during a police raid on a house in Muang district of this southern province.
Border refugee shelters full as air attacks resumed
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 25/07/2023
» Mae Hong Son: More than 9,000 civilians fleeing fighting in Myanmar are now taking refuge at five shelters in three districts of this northern province.
Korn swims 2km across Songkhla Lake
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 12/03/2023
» SONGKHLA: Korn Chatikavanij, leader of the Chartpattanakla Party, took part in the Singora Lake Swim 2023 and swam 2 kilometres across Songkhla Lake to promote community-based tourism – and his party – on Sunday.
Myanmar job seekers, three brokers arrested in Songkhla
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 04/02/2023
» SONGKHLA: Thirty illegal job seekers from Myanmar crammed in a pickup truck were arrested in Bang Klam district of this southern border province on Friday night.
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.
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.
Teacher kills autistic son before consuming toilet cleaner
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 08/11/2022
» SONGKHLA: A teacher killed her autistic son in what police believed she might have smothered him a pillow before she attempted suicide by drinking a glass of toilet cleaner at a condominium unit in Hat Yai district on Tuesday. She was hurt and rushed to a hospital.