BANGKOK — Police said an investigation is underway to find those responsible for a bombing spree that struck the southern region Sunday but declined to identify any suspects. Seventeen explosives were either detonated or discovered in the two provinces of Phatthalung and Satun, but no injuries or deaths were reported. Police spokesman Krissana Pattanacharoen said […]
BANGKOK, March 4 (TNA) — Two missing Thai fishing boats were in the custody of Cambodia and all crews were safe, the spokesman of the navy said. VAdm Dechadol Phusara said that on March 2, the Fisheries Monitoring Center (FMC) of the Fisheries Department informed VAdm Banjob Phodaeng, commander of the First Naval Area, that […]
A man surrendered to police after he allegedly shot dead one person and injured five others in what he claims to be self-defence, following a brawl at a fresh market in Songkhla early on Tuesday. The Hat Yai police station was alerted at 3am to the shooting incident at Plaza Market on Ratthakarn Road in […]
CHUMPHON: An Italian couple was killed when a fuel tanker overturned and crushed their motorcycle at a junction in Muang district on Thursday evening. The truck driver blamed “faulty brakes”. G. de S., 42, and his wife I. R., 37, died when a six-wheeled PT Power Co truck rolled over at a three-way junction in […]
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: An airport security officer accused of rudely threatening to kick a woman for bringing a dog inside the terminal has been suspended and faces an immediate investigation into his behaviour. Nakhon Si Thammarat airport general manager Suksawad Sukwanno on Friday the man was employed by Guard Force, which was contracted to provide […]
SONGKHLA, March 1 (TNA) – A Malaysian policeman was detained on Thursday while allegedly trying to smuggle 32 pangolins into Thailand. Thai customs officers at Sadao border crossing in the southern Songkhla province seized the protected animals weighing 228 kilograms from Ahmad Nusrul Hafifi Bin Mohammad. Full story: tnamcot.com TNA
NARATHIWAT — Two policemen were found shot dead in Narathiwat province early Wednesday after they were abducted by gunmen last night. Police said they were notified of the abduction at about 7:30pm on Tuesday. Witnesses said nearly 10 armed men dressed as soldiers kidnapped the two officers of Cho-airong police station while they were resting […]
The authorities on Tuesday shut down 16 hostels on Koh Samui in Surat Thani province for operating without licences. Troops from the Fourth Army Area were dispatched to join forces with tourist police and district officials in checking 23 hostels on the tourist-destination island during the morning. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
