Stories tagged with songkhla
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PAD vow not to close Phuket Airport
Members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protest group based in Phuket vowed not to close down the resort island’s airport like they did at the end of September. The statement came from Aparat Chatchutikamchorn, a core PAD supporter in Phuket, who said that even though tensions were escalating in Bangkok and police were using teargas, protestors in Phuket would leave the airport alone.
In fact, Aparat confirmed that dozens of protestors from Phuket and Songkhla had travelled to Bangkok to join the rally there. Despite the reassurances from PAD, local police in Phuket and Songkhla have tightened their security presence at the airports of both towns just in case things get ugly.
Phuket Deputy Governor Worapot Ratthasima remains confident that Phuket will not experience any violence like in Bangkok. But the police presence at City Hall, the airports and other strategic sites in Phuket and Songkhla suggest otherwise. In late September both Hat Yai and Phuket Airport were shut down for several days by PAD protestors, who blockaded the main entrances.
Posted by: Andrew on 09 Oct 2008, 09:07 -
Ocean to Ocean Relay Scheduled in the New Year
The past success of Thailand's Ocean to Ocean Relay Running has prompted plans for the 4th annual relay to be held on 6 January 2008.
Runners will begin the race in Songkhla, a town on Thailand's eastern coast overlooking the Gulf of Thailand. The finish line will be in Satun, situated on the western Andaman Coast.
This 136.6-kilometre relay is open to the following categories: Mixed (no more than six males and no fewer than two females), Women (eight runners of any age) and Youth (eight runners, either sex, between 8-15 years of age), and Open.
The race will carry runners from the Pacific Ocean side to the Indian Ocean, with a lovely route through scenic Southern Thailand.
For details on the relay race and the course, visit these web sites: www.runningthailand.net www.songkhlatourism.org
Posted by: Zoe on 14 Dec 2007, 09:41