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1,200kg of ‘ice’ destined for Malaysia seized
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 26/05/2023
» SONGKHLA: Police seized 1,200 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine worth 120 million baht, destined for Malaysia, after surrounding a house in Na Mom district but the smugglers managed to flee.
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.
Songkhla gears up for December reopening
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 26/11/2021
» SONGKHLA: At least 10,000 tourists from Malaysia and Singapore are expected each week in Hat Yai when Songkhla reopens to foreign tourists in December, say local tourism operators.
Cops detain Narathiwat train bomb suspects
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 30/08/2021
» Suspects allegedly involved in an explosion close to a train carrying agricultural products in Narathiwat on Saturday were brought into custody by the 45th Ranger Forces Regiment yesterday.
Trains to South still in service, but no further than Yala
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 29/08/2021
» SONGKHLA: An attack on a train on Saturday has left service to three southern border provinces -- Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat -- still continuing as usual, but trains terminate at Yala railway station and do not continue south to Sungai Kolok in Narathiwat.
School director accused of rape now also faces firearms charge
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 05/02/2021
» SONGKHLA: A school director facing an allegation of raping a girl student now also faces a firearms charge for allegedly pulling out a gun after apologising publicly during morning assembly.
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.
Five killed after Malaysian rams car into them
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 13/08/2019
» SONGKHLA: Five workers taking a rest after cutting grass were killed and another one badly hurt when a car driven by a Malaysian tourist rammed into them in Rattaphum district on Tuesday afternoon.
Malaysia-bound migrants caught
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 15/06/2019
» SONGKHLA: Eighteen illegal Myanmar migrant workers were arrested yesterday after having gone four days without food while waiting in a forest for transport to Malaysia.
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.