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101 Malaysia-bound migrants arrested in Hat Yai

SONGKHLA: A total of 101 illegal migrants from Myanmar en route to Malaysia were arrested after they were found in a truck parked in Hat Yai district early Friday. Two Thai men were also arrested.

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30 tonnes of smuggled pork seized in Songkhla

SONGKHLA: Authorities have seized 30 tonnes of smuggled frozen pork from Brazil, worth about 6 million baht, in Sadao district of this southern province.

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Researchers discover new orchid species

Researchers from the Prince of Songkla University have discovered a new species of orchid, Aphyllorchis periactinantha, found at the Paribatra waterfall in the southern province of Songkhla.

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Hat Yai hoteliers fret about tourist fee

The Hat Yai Songkhla Hotels Association has warned that a new tourist fee set to take effect on June 1 will have an adverse impact on tourism, especially cross-border visits from Malaysia.

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13 Myanmar migrants nabbed in Songkhla

SONGKHLA: Thirteen men from Myanmar were arrested by a combined police-military team near the border with Malaysia in Sadao district on Thursday morning.

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Illegal migrants, job brokers arrested in Songkhla

SONGKHLA: Thirty-three illegal Myanmar migrants and three job brokers were arrested by immigration police at an abandoned warehouse in Bang Klam district on Wednesday.

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Myanmar job seekers, three brokers arrested in Songkhla

SONGKHLA: Thirty illegal job seekers from Myanmar crammed in a pickup truck were arrested in Bang Klam district of this southern border province on Friday night.

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Transfer suspicions

In the bureaucratic system, transferring a state official is hardly unusual. But this seems not to be the case for government critic Dr Supat Hasuwannakit, director of Chana Hospital in Songkhla province.

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MD critical of ministry policies replaced

A new director has been selected to succeed outspoken government critic Dr Supat Hasuwannakit at Chana Hospital in Songkhla, a senior public health official said on Wednesday.

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Three provinces chosen to host SEA Games

Bangkok, Chon Buri and Songkhla have been officially selected as the hosts of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 2025.

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Railway crossing crash, 1 killed, 2 injured

SONGKHLA: A woman passenger died and a newly wed couple were injured when their pickup was hit by an express train at a railway crossing in Chana district on Sunday.

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Huge fireworks shipment destined for Malaysia seized in Sadao

SONGKHLA: About 300 cases of fireworks destined for Malaysia were seized in Sadao district of this southern province in the small hours on Sunday.

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29 illegal migrants crammed inside van, four smugglers arrested

SONGKHLA: Twenty-nine illegal migrants from Myanmar crammed in a van and four members of a smuggling gang were arrested in Bang Klam district of this southern border province on Friday night.

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Life through the lens of a batik maker

Jantima Sukmetta, 52, gradually unfolds a batik fabric. It has distinguished colours of golden yellow and brown, the naturally dyed colours from turmeric and leaves of khonthi (beach vitex). The khonthi plant is easily found along beaches in tambon Na Thap of Chana district in the southern province of Songkhla,…

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Suspects identified for police flats-bombing in far South

Police have identified and are hunting key suspects in the police flats-bombing in Narathiwat province and explosions on the Songkhla railway track late last year, according to the national police chief.

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Hat Yai-Padang Besar train services resume

SONGKHLA: Train service resumed between Hat Yai and Padang Besar, the border town in Sadao district of Songkhla, on Sunday, New Year's Day. Service between the two southern towns was suspended after two bomb explosions on Dec 3 and 6.

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Lifeguard dies in search for missing girl off Songkhla beach

SONGKHLA: A lifeguard lost consciousness and died on the way to hospital after taking part in a search for a 10-year-old girl who went missing off Chalathat beach in Muang district on Saturday afternoon.

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Necklace snatcher trapped inside gold shop

SONGKHLA: A convicted robber who had just been released from prison was arrested after being trapped by a shop's security door as he tried to steal a gold necklace.

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Drowned man in navy shirt not from HTMS Sukhothai

SONGKHLA: A dead man washed up on a Songhkla beach wearing a shirt with "Royal Thai Navy" printed on it was a drowned fisherman, not a missing member of HTMS Sukhothai's crew.

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Southern train services from Bangkok-Hat Yai resume Saturday

SONGKHLA: Train services from Bangkok to Hat Yai resumed on Saturday after the southern tourist town was disrupted by flooding last Sunday (Dec 18).

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Shipwrecked fisherman found alive, roped to dead crewmates

SONGKHLA: A shipwrecked fisherman was found floating in the sea roped to three dead crewmates about 30 hours after their trawler sank during a storm in the Gulf of Thailand.

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Woman caught with carcasses of protected wildlife

SONGKHLA: A 44-year-old woman was arrested in possession of the carcasses of protected wild animals at the railway station in Chana district on Wednesday.

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Road between Hat Yai and Songkhla city under water

SONGKHLA: Two days of continuous rain has put many roads linking districts of this southern province under water.

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Arrest warrants issued for 2 railway bombing suspects

SONGKHLA: Warrants have been issued for the arrest of two men for their alleged involvement in two railway bombings that killed three railway workers and injured four others in this southern border province early this month.

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Pregnant woman killed, 14 hurt when pickup rear-ends truck

A pregnant woman was killed and 14 other people injured when a pickup truck taking people to work rear-ended a parked truck loaded with logs in Thepha district of Songkhla on Tuesday morning.

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