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FOUND: Satun - What They Never Told You

TEST YOURSELF: Land of natural wonders

A trip to Satun reveals a geopark with ancient fossils, cultural heritage and beautiful sunsets.

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NACC brass call in on delayed visitor centre

SATUN: The provincial National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) office on Friday sent a team to inspect the construction site of a new visitor centre in Kuan Don district after receiving reports of corruption.

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Keep coastal waters safe

A fleet of commercial anchovy fishing boats blocked the Pak Bara waterway in Satun province last week to pressure the government to change the rules and grant them permission to fish in the coastal waters.

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Firm donates B100m land to Koh Lipe islanders after dispute

A private company has donated one rai of land worth around 100 million baht to the local Chao Lay community on Koh Lipe in Satun.

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Drones fly medicine 12km to island hospital

The Public Health Ministry successfully used drones to fly a 12-kilometre journey across the sea to deliver medicine to a hospital on Koh Puyu in Satun province.

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Three arrested for honey-pot murder of Chinese businessman

Three natives of Satun province, one a 17-year-old girl, have been arrested for allegedly stabbing to death a Chinese businessman at a hotel in Trang province and taking the victim's car, money and phone.

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Army denies mosque was built in Satun military camp

The 4th Army has denied as incorrect a report that a mosque had been built in a military camp in Muang district of Satun province, saying it is only a place for Muslim soldiers' family members to worship.

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Smuggled petrol seized from boat

SATUN: Customs officers seized about 5,000 litres of contraband petrol from a cargo boat stopped at sea on Sunday, Thailand Maritime Enforcement Command Centre Region 3 announced on Monday.

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Firm backs down in island land row

SATUN: A company at the centre of an encroachment row has agreed to remove a fence blocking access to a school on Koh Lipe by Feb 7, marking headway in settling several such disputes on the popular island.

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Govt to 'ensure justice' over land spat

The government has vowed to ensure justice over land disputes faced by sea gypsy residents living on Koh Lipe in Satun province, PM's Office Minister Anucha Nakhasai said.

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Koh Lipe villagers suffer 'Paradise Lost'

While Satun's Lipe island in the Andaman sea has gained recognition as a tourist paradise, its beauty is the cause of deep trouble for Urak Lawoi -- an indigenous group that has been living on this pristine island for over a century.

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10 Rohingya rescued from sea, 41 others found on island

Ten Rohingya men were found floating in the sea near Koh Bulone in Satun's Langu district on Tuesday morning and another 41 Rohingya were later found on an island in Thung Wa district.

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Remnant of the past

Satun was once submerged in the southern hemisphere until the movement of tectonic plates pushed the terrain up. Covering an area of 2,600km² in four districts, its geopark is home to the region's most ancient marine fossils such as nautiloids dating back to the palaeozoic era (between 500-250 million years…

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Not human, but humane

Kati posted photos of herself in four provinces -- Tak, Trat, Satun and Ubon Ratchathani -- on the same day. Meanwhile, Wunni appeared in an ad with short hair, and the next day, she was in a commercial with long hair.

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Consumption of cannabis drink leads to arrest at Malaysian border

Two Thais were detained for three days at a Malaysian border checkpoint near Satun province after consuming drinks containing cannabis before crossing to Malaysia.

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Uproot graft to clip trafficking

The news about 59 Rohingya "abandoned" near southernmost Satun province early this month reminds us that fighting the heinous crime of human trafficking will be a hard-won battle.

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Police probe dumping of 59 Rohingya on island off Satun

Police are trying to find out who abandoned 59 Rohingya boat people, including five children, on an island off mainland Satun - and told them they were in Malaysia.

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Containers swept overboard in stormy seas, wash up on Satun beach

PHUKET: Eighteen containers were swept overboard from a barge en route from Trang province to Penang island in Malaysia on Sunday, with some washing up on a beach in Satun on Monday.

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Following her passion

Many people track their life experiences by writing in a diary. As an artist, Isariyabhorn Wanmarat captures moments of her life by snapping photos, taking notes and drawing images with coloured pencils. From her visual diary, Isariyabhorn developed and selected 21 paintings to showcase at her debut solo exhibition "BlueBlurryMonday",…

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Conservation over quarries

Environmentalists from Satun province submitted a petition to Unesco and a House panel on land use on Tuesday, asking them to look into rock quarry concessions that they say threaten parts of a Unesco "Global Geopark" established in April 2019.

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