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Starving Bangladeshi migrants rescued from locked room in Hat Yai
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 18/03/2026
» SONGKHLA - Authorities have rescued 16 Bangladeshi migrant workers who were found locked inside a rented house in Hat Yai for three days without food or water while awaiting illegal transport to Malaysia.
Farmers oppose US beef import plan
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 18/04/2025
» The Beef Cattle Association of Thailand, along with more than 60 associated organisations, rallied at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to express concerns over a government plan to allow US beef imports in exchange for certain trade deficit items.
Rubber farmers ask for aid amid crunch
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 18/04/2025
» Rubber farmers across Thailand are appealing for government help following a sharp drop in the price of rubber, which has fallen from nearly 70 baht per kilogramme to just 48-50 baht in a matter of weeks.
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.
Polish tantra teacher arrested at unlicensed school on Koh Phangan
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 24/03/2024
» SURAT THANI: A Polish man was arrested on Koh Phangan for illegally operating a tantra yoga school.
Rubberwood factories revel in revival
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 25/02/2020
» Rubberwood factories have seen their output grow by between 20% to 30% over the past two years, with another 10% to 20% growth expected this year, after about half of the country's rubberwood factories went out of business previously.
Prem's birthplace in Songkhla draws mourners
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 26/05/2019
» SONGKHLA: Hundreds of people have gathered at Phathammarong Museum -- the birthplace of Privy Council president and statesman Gen Prem Tinsulanonda, who died on Sunday morning -- to pay homage to one of the architects of Thailand's modern history, according to media reports.
Seafaring dog heads to new home in Khon Kaen
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 28/04/2019
» Seafaring dog Boonrod is heading to a new life in Khon Kaen with his new owner -- one of the oil rig workers who rescued him from the ocean in a story that captured international attention.
Astute widow cottons on to FB romance scammer
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 28/02/2019
» SONGKHLA: A widow was approached on Facebook by a person using the profile photo of a "handsome American soldier" who offered to send her US$500,000 if she agreed to tie the knot with him.