Tag: Songkhla
Malaysians apprehended for smuggling endangered species spiny anteaters
SONGKHLA, Jan 30 - Two Malaysian men were arrested in southern Thailand Monday for smuggling pangolins—an endangered species commonly known as the spiny anteater--...
Chinese New Year tourism boom
SONGKHLA, Jan 24 – Thailand’s tourism ambiance during the Chinese Lunar New Year festival drew large numbers of Thai and foreign travellers streaming...
Ethnic Chinese Thais pay homage at shrines nationwide
BANGKOK, Jan 22- Many Thais of Chinese descent flocked to temples and shrines in Bangkok's Chinatown and other provinces to pray for good luck...
Three Vietnamese fishing boats impounded in Thai territorial waters
SONGKHLA, Jan 18 – The Thai navy impounded three Vietnamese fishing boats for intruding into Thai territorial waters on Wednesday. After...
Hat Yai hotels fully booked for Chinese New Year
SONGKHLA, Jan 18 -- Hotel rooms in Thailand’s southern tourist haven of Hat Yai are now fully booked mostly by tourists from Malaysia and...
Canalside homes flooded in Songkhla
SONGKHLA, Jan 13 – Up to a hundred households along a canal in Songkhla’s Hat Yai district have been inundated by a second round...
Police hunting gunman in rubber protest shooting
Police hunting gunman in rubber protest shooting SONGKHLA, Jan 11 – The governor of Songkhla todaay ordered police to hunt down a gunman in...
Rubber protest on hold; compromise expected next week
Rubber protest on hold; compromise expected next week SONGKHLA, Jan 10 – Falling rubber prices annd rising anger on the part of Thai rubber...
Rubber growers set to move to Bangkok to protest falling prices
Rubber growers set to move to Bangkok to protest falling prices BANGKOK, Jan 10 – Rubber growers in the southernn province of Songkhla on...
Residents in 8 southern provinces warned of flash floods, landslides
BANGKOK, Jan 5 - Residents in eight southern Thai provinces are warned of forest runoff and possible flash floods and landslides triggered by continued...
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The Thai Cabinet has voted to retain the death penalty after consulting with the courts of justice. The decision comes after the National Human...
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