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Man paid by fugitive son-in-law to deliver drugs

SONGKHLA: A 53-year-old man caught with 300 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine in his pickup told police he was being paid to deliver the drugs by his son-in-law and a woman who had both fled to Laos.

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Three Vietnamese boats seized, crews arrested

SONGKHLA: A navy vessel has intercepted and arrested three Vietnamese boats and their crews off Songkhla province for trawling for sea cucumber in Thai waters.

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Sadao border crossing to reopen Friday

SONGKHLA: Preparations are complete for the re-opening of the Sadao checkpoint on the border with Malaysia on Friday, about two years after it was closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Trafficked Rohingya among illegal migrants caught in Songkhla

SONGKHLA: There were young Rohingya "victims of human trafficking" among 61 illegal migrants from Myanmar caught in Hat Yai district while en route to Malaysia, assistant police chief Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn said.

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Megaprojects need local participation

In January the Chana Rakthin Group, a grassroots movement from Chana district in Songkhla province, returned to the capital to protest against the Chana Industrial Complex Project, a few weeks after about 30 of its members -- mostly women and the elderly -- were arrested during protests last December.

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Illegal migrants en route to Malaysia arrested in Songkhla

SONGKHLA: A group of 61 illegal job seekers from Myanmar on their way to Malaysia were arrested at a resort in this southern border province on Friday night.

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Drugs hidden in deep fryers for shipping overseas

SONGKHLA: More than half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine was seized and two suspects arrested in Rattaphum district of this southern province on Sunday in a joint operation by police, military and local administrative officials.

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Hunt intensifies for Phatthalung shootout suspects

SONGKHLA: More than 100 police officers were deployed to search areas around a mountain in Rattaphum district on Saturday as the hunt for three suspects wanted in connection with a fatal shootout in Phatthalung intensified.

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46 Myanmar job seekers caught near Malaysian border

SONGKHLA: A group of 46 Myanmar migrants wanting to get jobs in Malaysia were arrested in Sadao district near the Malaysian border on Friday evening.

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Songkhla girds for battle over mountain

Civic groups in Songkhla are urging residents of this southern province to join forces with them and the local fine arts office to protect an archaeological site from intrusion.

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Smuggled cigarettes, whiskey seized in Songkhla

Contraband cigarettes, whiskey and playing cards have been seized from warehouses in Songkhla, with evaded taxes and fines put at 560 million baht.

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Police seize assets worth B70m, including supercar, from gambling network

Police have seized assets worth 70 million baht, including a limited edition Lamborghini, from a major gambling network with over one billion baht in circulation.

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22 Myanmar job seekers, 4 with Covid, arrested in Hat Yai

SONGKHLA: Twenty-two Myanmar nationals were arrested in Hat Yai district of this southern province on Saturday, police said.

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Suspected human trafficker arrested in Songkhla

SONGKHLA: A man wanted for alleged involvement in smuggling illegal migrants from Myanmar to Malaysia was arrested at a house in Sadao district of this southern province on Saturday.

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Pub raid nets Valentine's Day revellers

SONGKHLA: Local officials and police raided a restaurant pub in Hat Yai district and arrested 24 customers and employees on Monday night for breaking Covid-19 restrictions on Valentine's Day.

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Volcanic pumice washed up on southern shore

SONGKHLA: A large quantity of small porous stones have been washed ashore along the Gulf of Thailand in Songkhla and other southern provinces.

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Third bridge to be built in Songkhla

The construction of a third bridge across Songkhla Lake, linking Krasae Sin district in Songkhla province with Khao Chaison district in Phatthalung, is expected to begin in 2023 ahead of it opening in 2026, Department of Rural Roads Director-General Apirath Chaiwongnoy said yesterday.

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Construction of 3rd Songkhla Lake bridge to start next year

The construction of a third bridge across Songkhla Lake, linking Krasae Sin district in Songkhla province with Khao Chaison district in Phatthalung, is expected to begin in 2023 and be open for use in 2026, Department of Rural Roads director-general Apirath Chaiwongnoy said.

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Three EOD squad members blown up defusing militant bomb

SONGKHLA: Three explosive ordnance disposal officers were injured by a bomb blast on Friday morning while working in an area where a villager had his leg blown off by a buried bomb when going fishing on Thursday evening.

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Villager steps on bomb, loses leg in Songkhla

SONGKHLA: A villager's leg was blown off when he stepped on a bomb buried near a railway bridge in Chana district on Thursday evening, not far from the scene of a clash between soldiers and insurgents earlier that day.

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Militants killed by soldiers in mosque shootout

SONGKHLA: Three armed militants were killed as they tried to break through security forces surrounding a study centre on the grounds of a mosque in Chana district early Thursday morning.

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Pork find spurs more cold storage checks

Livestock authorities on Thursday inspected a facility in Songkhla's Chana district, following the discovery of more than 200 tonnes of unverified pork in a refrigerated warehouse.

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Myanmar job seekers caught on Malaysian border

SONGKHLA: Thirty-one illegal Myanmar migrants hoping to get work in Malaysia were caught at a rubber plantation near the southern border in Sadao district late on Wednesday night.

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PPRP loses South by-elections

The Palang Pracharath Party's (PPRP) failure to capture two House seats in Sunday's by-elections in Chumphon and Songkhla has prompted questions over whether the ruling party, which only just recently made inroads with voters in the South, is on the way out of government.

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Historical wooden homes burn down in Hat Yai

SONGKHLA: Residents of a historical community fled for their lives as a fire destroyed six of their timber homes in Hat Yai township on Monday.

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