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Elderly German dies in fall from Hat Yai apartment building

SONGKHLA: An 81-year-old German man died in fall from the rooftop of an apartment building in Hat Yai district on Wednesday morning.

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Student run over by Hat Yai fire truck

SONGKHLA: A local university student was killed when the motorcycle she was riding was hit by a fire engine at an intersection in Hat Yai city on Wednesday morning.

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Senior judge found dead in Songkhla house

SONGKHLA: A senior judge was found dead in his house in Muang district of this southern province on Monday night by his wife, police said. He was believed to have died from a chronic disease.

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Two Vietnamese trawlers seized

SONGKHLA: A navy ship has intercepted and seized two Vietnamese boats seen dredging the ocean bed for sea cucumbers and arrested eight crew members for illegally fishing in Thai waters.

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Drug courier arrested, 390kg of crystal meth seized

SONGKHLA: A drug courier was arrested and 390 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine seized from his pickup truck in Chana district of this southern border province on Friday.

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Illegal migrant roundup as murder investigation intensifies

SONGKHLA: More than 100 illegal Myanmar migrants were arrested when officials raided rented houses in Hat Yai district on Thursday night as the investigation intensified into the murder of a local man whose body was found in a shallow grave on Wednesday.

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More illegal migrants questioned over murder

SONGKHLA: Another 49 illegal Myanmar migrants were arrested in a forested area in Hat Yai district and taken for questioning in connection with the murder of a 40-year-old man found in a freshly dug shallow grave.

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Arrested illegal migrants, smugglers now suspects in murder

SONGKHLA: Nineteen illegal Myanmar migrants and two Thais arrested in Hat Yai district on Wednesday night were being questioned about the murder of a man whose bound and gagged body was found in a shallow grave beside a golf course earlier that day.

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Bound, gagged body found in fresh grave

SONGKHLA: The gagged and tied body of a 40-year-old man was found in a freshly dug shallow grave in forest beside a golf course in Hat Yai district on Wednesday morning, police said.

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Large tree collapses, killing 1 in Songkhla

SONGKHLA: A large tree, over 200 years old, collapsed on a house inside the grounds of a temple, crushing a man to death and damaging a car in Sadao district early on Sunday.

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More job seekers headed to Malaysia arrested in Songkhla

SONGKHLA: Twenty-six illegal Myanmar migrants heading for promised work in Malaysia, after borrowing up to 50,00 baht to pay job brokers, were arrested near the southern border in Sadao district early on Thursday.

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Baby cobras invade house

An army of baby cobras invaded a house at a village in Hat Yai district of Songkhla, forcing the family of five to move to a relative’s home.

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Baby cobras invade house in Songkhla

SONGKHLA: An army of baby cobras invaded a house at a village in Hat Yai district, forcing the family of five to seek refuge at a relative’s home.

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CSD raids gunmen's support network

The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) on Tuesday launched a crackdown on a network that provided support for wanted gunmen, with raids on 21 premises in five provinces - Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Songkhla and Phatthalung.

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1 killed, 3 injured in Songkhla accidents

SONGKHLA: A woman was killed and three others were injured in two accidents on Kanchanawanich (Hat Yai-Songkhla) road in Muang district early on Sunday, police said.

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More illegal migrants en route to Malaysia caught in Songkhla

SONGKHLA: Twenty more Myanmar illegal migrants heading for promised jobs in Malaysia were arrested on a dirt track near the Malaysian border in Sadao district in the early hours of Friday.

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Boy stabbed by fellow student after quarrel

SONGKHLA: A 15-year-old boy was stabbed with a knife and seriously injured by a fellow student at a secondary school in Na Mom district on Wednesday morning.

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Seeking justice and equality

Mention Thailand's Deep South and people usually refer to the three southern border provinces -- Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat -- and four districts of Songkhla -- Chana, Thepha, Na Thawi and Saba Yoi. Also for many people, the Deep South can mean violence and insurgency.

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Karaoke shop owner charged with trafficking 13y/o girl

SONGKHLA: The woman owner of a karaoke shop in Thepha district has been arrested on a charge of trafficking a 13-year-old girl, Provincial Police Region 9 commissioner Pol Lt Gen Nanthadet Yoinual said on Tuesday.

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Illegal migrants say job brokerage fees soaring

SONGKHLA: Myanmar job seekers arrested in Ratthaphum district told officials their brokerage fees had skyrocketed to 80,000 baht each, from 20,000 to 40,000 baht previously, because of the harsh crackdown on illegal migrants.

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Name the baby seal at Songkhla Zoo

SONGKHLA: Songkhla Zoo will run a competition to find a name for its new seal pup, the first there in 24 years, with a prize of 10,000 baht.

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Heavy rain causes Songkhla flooding

SONGKHLA: Three villages and farmland along the banks of Khlong U-tapao in Sadao district were inundated when the canal overflowed after several days of continuous rain.

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130 illegal migrants deported from Ranong

Authorities have deported 130 illegal migrants from Myanmar who were caught earlier in Ranong, while arresting eight others in Songkhla.

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Two Vietnamese boats seized, 14 crew arrested

SONGKHLA: Two Vietnamese fishing boats were intercepted and 14 crew members arrested by a navy patrol vessel on Thursday for illegally fishing in Thai waters off Songkhla province.

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Myanmar job seekers arrested near Malaysian border

SONGKHLA: Fourteen illegal Myanmar migrants heading for promised jobs in Malaysia were arrested near the southern border in Sadao district in the early hours of Thursday.

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