Tag: Satun
Heavy rains trigger floods in southern region
Bangkok – Ten southern provinces are battling severe floods triggered by heavy thundershowers.
Among the 10 southern provinces, Satun took the biggest hit and local...
Satun hit by third and most severe bout of flooding
Satun, south Thailand - Satun province has been hit by its third and most severe wave of flooding this year with residents put on...
Monkeys relocated to island in Satun
SATUN - Delinquent monkeys in Satun’s municipality have been transported and released on an island. Satun Deputy Governor Somjade Jongsuphawisalakij and a team of...
Satun municipality to sterilize and resettle 1,500 monkeys
Satun municipal officials have started capturing some of the 1,500 long-tailed macaques from the municipal area to be resettled in an island after numerous...
Governor issues health advisory for haze in Satun
SATUN, 7 October 2015 – The governor of Satun has advised the public to protect themselves from the dangers of the persisting haze issue,...
Wealthy Singaporean Porsche motorists arrive Thai South
SATUN, Oct 16 – A caravan of 29 luxury Porsche cars from Singapore crossed the Thai-Malaysian border in this southern province for a...
“Rubber Cluster Development” program held in preparation of AEC
SONGKHLA, July 18 2012 – The Industrial Promotion Center Region 11 has launched a program to promote cluster development in the para-rubber industry,...
Commerce Ministry boosts economy of Thailand’s southern provinces
BANGKOK, 11 July 2012 – The Ministry of Commerce has hosted the “Economic Development 2012” program for 5 provinces in southern Thailand ...
60,000 health masks sent to smog-affected southern residents
BANGKOK, July 2 – Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has distributed some 60,000 health masks to local residents in five southern provinces as smog...
Wildfire haze from Sumatra obstructs sea traffic in Southern Thailand
SONGKHLA, 2 July 2012 - Smoke plumes caused by seasonal wildfires burning across Sumatra Island are now covering several southern provinces of Thailand, including...
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Everyone passes the buck on paying for emergency medical treatment in Thailand
The unfortunate British tourist Pamela Gatehouse is facing medical and repatriation costs of around 80,000 pounds (3 million baht) and much more if a...
The dilemmas of Thai visa agencies assisting foreigners with their immigration problems
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No sign of Thailand’s Schengen visa
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Thailand has long been the key promoter of the “six countries one destination plan” which would allow international tourists entry to all after...
Two Thai women harassed by Indian men, fistfight breaks out on Pattaya Beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – A chaotic scene unfolded on Pattaya Beach when two Thai women were harassed by two Indian men, leading to a physical...
Free visa policy boosts Pattaya tourism, but experts warn of potential risks
PATTAYA, Thailand – The free visa policy for tourists visiting Pattaya and other parts of Thailand has been a topic of considerable discussion. According...