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Songkhla’s Golden Mermaid in poor health

Waves, bombs, tourists: Songkhla’s Golden Mermaid in poor health

Damage is seen to the famous Golden Mermaid statue on Samila beach in Muang district of Songkhla. (Photo by Assawin Pakkawan)

SONGKHLA: The Golden Mermaid statue, a popular tourist attraction on Samila beach in the Nakhon Songkhla Municipality, has been damaged by a combination of natural and unnatural causes that have left it pockmarked and cracked.

The biggest hole, about 15 centimetres long, is on the tail section of the statue.

The damage is partly caused by incoming waves, but tourists who…

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