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PETALING JAYA: You go to bed knowing where your car is or thinking it is in good hands. You wake up to learn it has been smuggled out of the country and deep into Thailand – all in just 12 hours.

SONGKHLA: About 300 cases of fireworks destined for Malaysia were seized in Sadao district of this southern province in the small hours on Sunday.

Police have identified and are hunting key suspects in the police flats-bombing in Narathiwat province and explosions on the Songkhla railway track late last year, according to the national police chief.

SONGKHLA: Train service resumed between Hat Yai and Padang Besar, the border town in Sadao district of Songkhla, on Sunday, New Year's Day. Service between the two southern towns was suspended after two bomb explosions on Dec 3 and 6.

SONGKHLA: A convicted robber who had just been released from prison was arrested after being trapped by a shop's security door as he tried to steal a gold necklace.

Thailand has welcomed more than 11 million tourists so far this year, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Saturday.

SONGKHLA: Train services from Bangkok to Hat Yai resumed on Saturday after the southern tourist town was disrupted by flooding last Sunday (Dec 18).

Thailand is gearing up for the upcoming holiday season, with the government collaborating with the private sector to offer a variety of entertainment and leisure activities to create a festive mood. The precautionary measures have been lifted, and people are congregating outside to socialise. Everything seems to be going well, but we shouldn't be careless.

SONGKHLA: Warrants have been issued for the arrest of two men for their alleged involvement in two railway bombings that killed three railway workers and injured four others in this southern border province early this month.

A young man arrested for stealing 80 bolts from a railway track allegedly told police he sold them to get money for drugs.