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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.
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.
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.
Phatthalung to push airport plan
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 02/11/2024
» Authorities and the local tourism sector plan to build an airport in Phatthalung to promote the province as a new logistics hub for the southern region.
Hat Yai hatches plan to be South's health, wellness hub
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 09/09/2024
» Hat Yai has declared it wants to be a medical and wellness hub in the southern region.
Belgian man held after hotel room break-ins
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 01/08/2024
» HAT YAI - A 26-year-old Belgian man has been arrested on charges of stealing cash and valuables from the hotel rooms of three Malaysian tourists in the main city of Songkhla province. He is also suspected of burglaries in two other southern tourist provinces.
Songkhla operators call for cruise ship terminal
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 03/06/2024
» The Songkhla Tourism Association is urging the government to further promote tourism in the province by building a cruise ship terminal and adding direct flights from cities in China to Hat Yai.
Joy train ride for Malaysians to get wet in Hat Yai
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 12/04/2024
» SONGKHLA: A special train from Malaysia has brought some 400 holidaymakers to join locals in celebrating the Thai New Year in Hat Yai district.
Deep South wants direct Saudi flights
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 22/03/2024
» Businesses in Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala are urging the government to facilitate tourism in the deep South, including by enabling direct flights between Narathiwat and Saudi Arabia.
Songkhla chasing Unesco listing for old town
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 21/09/2023
» SONGKHLA: The provincial administrative organisation (PAO) and civil society of this southern region are pressing ahead with a plan to include Songkhla's old town in the tentative list of Unesco World Heritage Sites.