Satun gears up for influx of tourists during Vegetarian Festival
WITH the Vegetarian Festival this year starting tomorrow (Oct. 3) and running till the following Friday (Oct. 11) among the provinces getting ready for an influx of tourists is southernmost Satun, TV Channel 7 said today. Every year large numbers of tourists, especially Malaysians, travel to join this traditional event during which those observing […]
Read More73 foreign tourists rescued after speedboat capsizes in the South
A SPEEDBOAT carrying 73 foreign tourists and a crew of four capsized while sailing from Lipe island off Satun to Lanta island off Krabi today (Dec. 24) but all were safely rescued, Matichon newspaper said this evening. At 10.10 a.m. officials were notified that the speedboat, Bundhaya 19, sank near Bu Bu island, close […]
Read More30 Malaysian kayakers rescued after their canoes capsize in rough seas
ALL 30 Malaysian kayakers paddling from Langkawi island in Malaysia’s Kedah state to Satun province in Thailand were rescued by Thai authorities after their canoes capsized in choppy seas near the maritime border, Naewna said today (Aug. 29). Rescuers from Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre in Satun, the Naval Special Warfare Command (SEAL) and […]
Read More59 Rohingya refugees rescued from Satun island
A LARGE group of 59 Rohingya refugees heading to take up jobs in Malaysia were rescued last night (June 4) after being abandoned for a week on an island that is part the Tarutao National Marine Park off Satun province, Amarin TV and Sanook.com said today. This large group of Rohinya, 23 female, 31 […]
Read MoreBulon islanders call for help after running out of food
RESIDENTS of two Bulon islands off southern Satun coast got some food supplies today (June 1) after appealing for help as they were starving with the torrential rain and windstorm preventing them from going out fishing for seven days in a row, Thai Rath newspaper said. While the sea waves were still strong today […]
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