The Latest Breaking News from Sadao

Sadao crossing upgrades to drive growth

SONGKHLA: The Sadao Border Checkpoint is again set to handle more than six million travellers this year as authorities seek to expand cross-border trade and improve links with Malaysia, visiting senators said.

Bangkok Post · Aug 1

New Thai-Malaysian checkpoint a boon for tourism

But border town near old checkpoint fears a bust as vehicle traffic will drop

Bangkok Post · Jul 14

Hoteliers: Online car registration needed to reduce queues at Sadao border

SONGKHLA - The president of the Hat Yai-Songkhla Hotel Association wants the government to allow Malaysian visitors to register their vehicles online prior to travelling, to reduce the long queues at Thai immigration checkpoints.

Bangkok Post · Jun 7

30 tonnes of smuggled pork seized in Songkhla

SONGKHLA: Authorities have seized 30 tonnes of smuggled frozen pork from Brazil, worth about 6 million baht, in Sadao district of this southern province.

Bangkok Post · Feb 23, 2023

13 Myanmar migrants nabbed in Songkhla

SONGKHLA: Thirteen men from Myanmar were arrested by a combined police-military team near the border with Malaysia in Sadao district on Thursday morning.

Bangkok Post · Feb 16, 2023

Huge fireworks shipment destined for Malaysia seized in Sadao

SONGKHLA: About 300 cases of fireworks destined for Malaysia were seized in Sadao district of this southern province in the small hours on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Jan 8, 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

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

3 killed in repeat bombing at recent train derailment site

SONGKHLA: Three railway workers were killed and four colleagues injured when another bomb exploded on Tuesday morning at the site of Saturday's railway bombing in Sadao district, officials said.

Bangkok Post · Dec 6, 2022

Smuggled pickup seized near border, 2 arrested

SONGKHLA: A pickup smuggled from Malaysia was seized and two suspects arrested near the Malaysian border in Sadao district on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Nov 14, 2022