A 23-year-old local man was shot dead and teenager seriously wounded while riding a motorcycle in Narathiwat on Monday night, but instead of insurgents, the blame is falling on rivals with whom the pair got into a fistfight. Rusoh District Police Station deputy inspector Pol Captain Vechayan Hiranyasuwan said the two men had been involved […]
PATTANI: The provincial court has sentenced a man to death for the slaying of seven people and injuries to eight others in a series of ambushes in the southern border province about five years ago. The court judged capital punishment appropriate for Ibrohem Sungaibaru, 28, of Yarang district, Col Thanawee Suwannarat, deputy spokesman of the […]
A policeman was shot dead in Chumphon province on Sunday night after the driver of the car he was in angered a truck driver by cutting in front of him. The shooting occurred at about 11.30pm at the Pathomporn Intersection in Muang district. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
CHUMPORN, 12 July 2018 (NNT) – Constant rains over the past two to three days in the southern region have resulted in damage to homes in Patoh district of Chumphon province. One of the homes was damaged by a landslide but no injuries occurred as all occupants were away meeting with a doctor. Full story: […]
A large cargo ship was hit by huge waves on Wednesday morning, causing all of its 17 containers to fall into the sea near Trang. The NP Lovegistics 2 sent out an emergency help signal at after the waves caused an electrical short circuit, resulting in the ship becoming adrift west of Koh Lao Liang […]
A man under the influence of alcohol and methamphetamine took an Australian family and three Thai workers hostage at a restaurant on popular Railay Beach in Krabi on Tuesday evening. It took some 50 policemen about 45 minutes to end the hostage drama, which began at 7pm at the beach in Tambon Ao Nang in […]
A soldier was killed in a gun attack in Cho Ai Rong district of Narathiwat this morning, police said. A police investigation found that while Chief Warrant Officer Patchai Suree, 26, attached to the 41st mobile development unit, was travelling on a motorcycle from his house in Rangae district to his office in Sungai Padi […]
A body was found washed ashore on a beach in Phang Nga province and was suspected to be that of one of the missing Chinese tourists who perished in Thursday’s yacht tragedy. As of Monday morning, the authorities said 14 Chinese tourists remained missing after the Phoenix dive yacht sank near Koh Hae on its […]
