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Dems plot South's rise above hubbub

The Democrat Party on Saturday tried to woo voters in Songkhla's Hat Yai district by promising to turn the district into a southern transport and financial hub.

Bangkok Post · Apr 29, 2023

Dems see Hat Yai as next Hong Kong

The Democrat Party wants to woo investors by dusting off its plan to transform the commercial district of Hat Yai in Songkhla into an economic powerhouse.

Bangkok Post · Apr 26, 2023

2 'Jae Fang' syndicate crew nabbed for illegal fuel

Two suspects from a crime syndicate known for smuggling fuel from Malaysia to resell it in the South were arrested in Hat Yai, according to the Royal Thai Police's (RTP) Fuel Crime Suppression Centre.

Bangkok Post · Apr 21, 2023

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Democrats pitch 4 projects for South

The Democrat Party will push for the development of four mega-projects to boost the economy in the southern region if it forms the next government.

Bangkok Post · Apr 20, 2023

Hat Yai-Sungai Kolok train service to resume Monday

The Hat Yai - Sungai Kolok train service suspended on Friday following a rail track bomb in Muang district of Yala province will resume on Monday, a railway official said.

Bangkok Post · Apr 16, 2023

Hat Yai expects 30,000 Malaysians over Songkran

SONGKHLA: At least 30,000 tourists from Malaysia are expected to travel to Hat Yai during the Songkran festival and generate 300-500 million baht in revenue, says a local tourism leader.

Bangkok Post · Apr 8, 2023

Ammonia leak at food factory, workers evacuated

SONGKHLA: About 100 workers were evacuated from their nearby accommodation after being exposed to ammonia leaking from a frozen food factory in Hat Yai district on Monday night.

Bangkok Post · Mar 28, 2023

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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.

Bangkok Post · Feb 24, 2023

Small airline to revive service to Betong

Landarch Airlines plans to start offering flights early next year from Hat Yai to southern cities including Betong, where a new airport has seen little traffic since it opened last year.

Bangkok Post · Feb 9, 2023

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

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).

Bangkok Post · Dec 24, 2022

Hotels urge news war room after flood mix-up

Heavy floods in Hat Yai over the weekend caused confusion among hotel guests as transport was blocked, prompting the Thai Hotels Association (THA) to call for efficient communication from the government.

Bangkok Post · Dec 19, 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

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

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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 3, 2022

Bomb blamed for Songkhla freight train derailment

Authorities say a bomb planted on the tracks was responsible for the derailment of a freight train in Sadao district of Songkhla on Saturday. No injuries were reported.

Bangkok Post · Nov 30, 2022

Fire destroys Hat Yai railway homes

SONGKHLA: A row of wooden houses for staff of Hat Yai railway station was destroyed by a fire early on Wednesday. Nobody was hurt.

Bangkok Post · Nov 8, 2022

Teacher kills autistic son before consuming toilet cleaner

SONGKHLA: A teacher killed her autistic son in what police believed she might have smothered him a pillow before she attempted suicide by drinking a glass of toilet cleaner at a condominium unit in Hat Yai district on Tuesday. She was hurt and rushed to a hospital.

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Bangkok Post · Nov 3, 2022

Taiwan through the lens

Last week at SF Cinema MBK and House Samyan, the Bangkok edition of the Taiwan Documentary Film Festival in Thailand 2022 took place. Now it's the turn of film lovers in Chiang Mai, Hat Yai and Songkhla to enjoy the same programme with subtitles in Thai and English. Physical screenings…

Bangkok Post · Oct 30, 2022

Malaysian pays nearly B100,000 for damage from drifting

SONGKHLA: A Malaysian tourist has paid nearly 100,000 baht to four Thai people whose vehicles he damaged by drifting his car in the parking lot at tourist spot in Hat Yai district on Friday, police said.

Bangkok Post · Sep 24, 2022

6.2 Sumatra quake felt in southern Thailand

People living in tall buildings in three southern provinces — Songkhla, Phangna and Phuket — felt tremors from an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale centred off the northwestern tip of Sumatra in Indonesia early Saturday.

Bangkok Post · Sep 16, 2022

Hat Yai hotels cheer direct train from KL

SONGKHLA: Hoteliers in Hat Yai hope a special, direct train from Kuala Lumpur to the southern economic hub on Friday will not be the last.

Bangkok Post · Jul 15, 2022

Hat Yai-Padang Besar train resumes after 2 years

Train services have resumed from Hat Yai to the border town of Padang Besar for onward travel into Malaysia after a Covid-linked closure that lasted more than two years.

Bangkok Post · Jul 3, 2022

2 motorcyclists killed in Hat Yai accidents

SONGKHLA: Two motorcyclists, one of them a woman GrabBike taxi driver, were killed in two separate accidents in Hat Yai district in the small hours on Sunday, police said.

Bangkok Post · Jun 27, 2022

Boy,16, caught with 112,000 meth pills

SONGKHLA: A 16-year-old boy was arrested and 112,000 methamphetamine pills seized by drug suppression police in a search of a house in Hat Yai district on Sunday.

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