Songkhla, Thailand News

SONGKHLA : A gang of mainly Malaysian women has made off with 14 bracelets worth about 100,000 baht from a Hat Yai gold shop, police say.

The New Politics Party of the People's Alliance for Democracy yesterday officially kicked off its membership drive, with its core leader expressing readiness to contest a general election - if there is one - at year-end. Party secretary-general Pichit Chaimongkol said more than 1,000 people from upcountry had shown up at the residence of party ...

POP singer Jamal Abdillah and his wife, Fatimatuzahra Samad, today sealed their divorce after the Lower Syariah Court here declared that the pronouncement of the divorce made by Jamal on May 15 last year was valid.

The State Railway of Thailand labour union has come in for a barrage of criticism from passengers and business operators for its stoppage of nationwide passenger and cargo services.

Three ethnic Rohingya men from Myanmar have been arrested by Thai immigration police and the Department of Special Investigation and charged with involvement in transnational criminal activities.

Security authorities have arrested three Rohingya allegedly involved in passport forgery and human and weapons trafficking, and said to be linked to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka and insurgents in the far South.

Jun. 11--KUALA LUMPUR -- AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes has urged the Thai airport operator to build terminals for low-cost carriers and immediately slash service levies on international passengers to stimulate tourism in the country.

Marking Queen Elizabeth II's Official Birthday today, British ambassador Quinton Quayle reflects on a job he describes as 'hitting the jackpot' LISNAREE VICHITSORASATRA, VEENA THOOPKRAJAE THE NATION Britain's man in Bangkok has a lot to say on everything from British imports like Tesco and the Premier League to the red- and yellow-shirted political ...

SONGKHLA : Robbers killed two girls yesterday by hanging them at their house in Hat Yai district before fleeing with cash and gold jewellery, police said.

THE People's Alliance for Democracy has arrived at a crucial crossroads: Should it turn into a political party - or should it continue to expand its influence as one of the country's leading pressure groups? The PAD's five core leaders aren't exactly split right down the middle on the issue.

Songkhla - A man was fatally injured in a road accident in this southern border province late Tuesday night after which police found 4,500 methamphetamine pills inside his car.

PHUKET: While Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai was waiting to welcome teachers and students who flew in from Mexico on Sunday night at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, he noticed that immigration officers were not wearing surgical masks to protect themselves, and were even asking arriving passengers to take off their masks for ...

All Thais returning from Mexico have tested negative to the A virus, Deputy Public Health Minister Manit Nopamornbodi announced yesterday.

The network hopes to increase security in the insurgent-prone district, according to Aiyarat Theetanom, the deputy commander of the 42nd military circle.

YALA : South-bound express train services have resumed operations amid tight security after a week-long suspension triggered by an insurgent attack.

Railway staff were killed and injured in an insurgent attack yesterday, which prompted the State Railway of Thailand to suspend train services in the far South.

Thai Airways International Plc is offering a special promotional fare at Bt2,000 to passengers who pay with "Help the Nation" cheques for return trips on all domestic flights, excluding Phitsanulok and Samui.

Songkhla, Thailand , March 17, 2009 --Working early in the morning, plantation workers tap rubber trees.

Hatyaiwittayalai School is proving to be the most popular choice for students during the first three days of the admission period for schools under the Office of Basic Education Commission .

The Rayong Administrative Court's ruling that Map Ta Phut be declared a pollution-control area should be applauded by decent individuals who want to see other human beings live healthily.