DARK SECRETS: 4 - The Real Truth

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.

Bangkok Post · Jan 1, 2023

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.

Bangkok Post · Jan 1, 2023

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.

Bangkok Post · Dec 27, 2022

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.

Bangkok Post · Dec 18, 2022

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.

Bangkok Post · Dec 17, 2022

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.

Bangkok Post · Dec 13, 2022

Teen arrested for theft of rail track bolts

SONGKHLA: A young man arrested for stealing 80 bolts and fastening plates from a railway track allegedly told police he sold them to a scrap dealer for money to buy drugs.

Bangkok Post · Dec 13, 2022

Malaysian school holidays boost tourism in Songkhla

SONGKHLA: School holidays in Malaysia are increasing the flow of tourists to the southern province of Songkhla, with Hat Yai their main destination.

Bangkok Post · Dec 12, 2022

Train reaction

Two bombs set off at a railway track in Songkhla province have shone a spotlight on the lack of sufficient security protection for this train route in the deep South.

Bangkok Post · Dec 8, 2022

Track bombing fails to deter Malaysian tourist train

SONGKHLA: A Malaysian train service to promote tourism in Hat Yai will operate as planned this weekend but with some adjustments, after two bombings on the Thai track compelled workers to delay repairs over safety fears.

Bangkok Post · Dec 8, 2022