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Songkhla health officials have closed Koh Noo and Koh Maew (Cat and Rat islands) from June 15 to 28 amid fears that a pending invasion of tourists could spread Covid-19.

Photos of Buddhist monks wearing PPE (personal protective equipment) suits while chanting at a funeral have gone viral on social media since last week.

Soldiers from the Fifth Infantry Regiment under the Fourth Army Area were monitoring the border in Songkhla's Sadao district to prevent smuggling of migrant workers from Malaysia on Wednesday.

The owner of a pub in Songkhla province has been arrested for violating regulations to control the spread of Covid-19.

Nearly 40,000 households in the deep South have been hit by flash flooding after five days of heavy rain, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on Friday (January 8).

Fishing boats and vessels off Songkhla's Koh Nu and Koh Maew islands rock and roll in rough seas whipped up by the northeast monsoon on Monday.

Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao and Deputy Labour Minister Narumon Pinyosinwat visited Songkhla province on Monday to hear complaints from residents over a controversial industrial estate project.

Songkhla residents went to voting locations for local elections with maximum public health security amid a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country.

A local network dedicated to saving Jana district in Songkhla province on Thursday urged the government to scrap setting up the Jana Industrial Estate.

The overflowing Songkhla Lake has inundated a key road connecting Songkhla and Phatthalung provinces, causing serious traffic disruption.

The reopening of schools in Songkhla province has been postponed due to severe flooding caused by continuous heavy rain since Monday.

Officers of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) are closely monitoring the flood situation in Songkhla province on Saturday.