114 passengers on ferry temporarily become stuck on a sand bar near Phangan Island
Phangan, Surat Thani –
A ferry with 114 Thai and foreign passengers and 35 cars became temporarily stuck on a sand bar near Phangan Island in Surat Thani yesterday afternoon (July 13th).
The Koh Phangan District...
Police hunt down a Trang SWAT official after allegedly killing and injuring bar customers...
Trang -
A policeman from Trang's SWAT was wanted by officials after shooting and killing a bar customer while injuring another two customers during a drunk quarrel with the victim at an entertainment venue in...
190 sea turtle eggs found on Phang Nga Beach
Phang Nga-
A total of 190 Hawksbill sea turtle eggs have been found in a nest on a beach in Phang Nga, North of Phuket.
The Mu Ko Surin National Park officials told the Phuket Express...
Dolphin Washes Ashore and Later Passes Away on Phang Nga Beach
Phang Nga –
A dolphin was found stranded on a beach in Phang Nga and tragically later passed away.
The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) told the Phuket Express this week that they were...
Cabinet approves 6.6 billion Baht for Songkhla Lake Bridge and Lanta Island Bridge
Southern Thailand –
The Thai cabinet has approved 6.6 billion baht for two bridge projects which are a bridge to cross the Songkhla Lake in Songkhla to the Phatthalung province and a bridge to connect...
Chinese national and Thai wife arrested for reportedly illegally possessing firearms at luxurious house...
Kathu, Phuket -
A Chinese national and his Thai wife were arrested for illegally possessing a number of firearms in their residence following a police search on Friday, October 28th.
The official search was conducted following...
Two More Recent Leatherback Sea Turtle Nests found on Phang Nga Beach
Phang Nga –
Two more, the seventh and eighth in total, recent sea turtle egg nests have been found in recently discovered nests on a beach in Phang Nga, North of Phuket.
The Department of Marine...
Adang Island in Satun Is Set to Be Developed as World-Class Tourism Destination
Ko Adang, or Adang Island, in the southern border province of Satun, is set to be developed as a world-class tourism destination, like Langkawi in Malaysia, according to the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Center...
New National Statistics Office and UNICEF study reveals children in Thailand’s southern provinces lag...
PRESS RELEASE:
SONGKHLA, Thailand, 27 September 2023 – While progress has been made across many areas of child health and well-being in Thailand, children living in the southern region continue to face critical disadvantages and...
Update: Swiss Man who Allegedly Assaulted Elderly Woman at Trang Supermarket Banned from Leaving...
Trang –
A 60-year-old Swiss Expat who allegedly brutally attacked a 58-year-old Thai woman at a supermarket in Trang City is being detained at a court and being banned from leaving Thailand.
Our previous story:
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