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Department of Mineral Resources warns of landslides
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/01/2026
» The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has issued an alert identifying Satun, Phatthalung, and Songkhla as high-risk provinces for landslides and flash floods due to heavy rainfall. The warning was issued by the Environmental Geology Division, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Phatthalung to tackle waste 'crisis'
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 03/01/2026
» Phatthalung has launched an urgent review of the province's worsening waste management crisis after an inspection revealed severe environmental damage from the overloaded municipal landfill.
Festive Hat Yai bounces back from floods
News, Assawin Pakkawan and Manit Sanubboon, Published on 02/01/2026
» Hat Yai district of Songkhla province launched its first major festival since the recent floods with a New Year celebration generating at least 300 million baht in local economic activity.
Thai year of environmental upheaval
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/12/2025
» In 2025, Thailand faced a convergence of challenges that had laid bare its vulnerability to environmental degradation, natural disasters, and complex regional dynamics.
Bookings set to surge in South
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 18/12/2025
» Hotel bookings in the three provinces of Phatthalung, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Trang are set to grow by 20–30% due to an influx of Malaysian, Singaporean, and Indonesian visitors, as tourism in Hat Yai district in Songkhla near the southern border is recuperating from the devastating floods in the area, with a full recovery expected in three months, according to the local tourism association.
Hat Yai recovery efforts on track to meet PM's target
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 11/12/2025
» Recovery efforts in Hat Yai following severe flooding are more than 70% complete, in line with the premier's target for residents to return home within seven days and a full clean-up in 14 days, says government spokesman Siripong Angkasakulkiat.
Escalating border clashes lead to 990 schools being closed
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/12/2025
» Almost 1,000 schools along the Thai-Cambodian border have been ordered closed as a precaution following renewed armed clashes, Education Minister Narumon Pinyosinwat said on Tuesday.
Families of all dead to get same payout
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/12/2025
» Relatives of individuals killed by the floods in the South will also receive two million baht in compensation from the government, matching the amount extended to flood victims in Songkhla under the emergency decree issued by the government to address the disaster.
Disaster struck as preparation fell short
News, Nuthasid Rukkiatwong, Published on 03/12/2025
» To understand the devastation in Hat Yai, we need to refrain from finding excuses and culprits and start looking at the factors that led to this catastrophe.
Some Bangkok-South round-trip train services resume
News, Online Reporters, Published on 29/11/2025
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has resumed four train services connecting southern provinces as floodwaters have receded in some areas, while efforts are underway to repair damaged tracks leading to the hardest-hit Hat Yai district of Songkhla province.