PATTANI – The assistant mayor of Khao Toom Tambon Administrative Organization in Yarang district was fatally shot by unidentified gunmen on Friday after returning from midday prayers. The victim, Muhamad Noor Arwae, was ambushed while driving home from a local mosque. Security Officer and Insurgent Killed in Pattani Clash; Six Injured in Narathiwat Blast Police […]
A border patrol police officer and an insurgent were fatally wounded during a confrontation in Pattani’s Sai Buri district on Wednesday night, while a separate bombing in Narathiwat left six people injured on Thursday morning. Suspected Insurgents Bomb ATM in Pattani The clash in Pattani occurred after security forces cordoned off an area where insurgents […]
KOH PHANGAN – A Lebanese national has been apprehended for the second time for operating an unlicensed vehicle rental service on Koh Phangan, underscoring ongoing challenges with foreign nationals exploiting tourist visas to run illegal businesses on Thailand’s resort islands. The arrest on October 13 followed a targeted operation led by tourist police authorities. Italian […]
KOH PHANGAN – Four Israeli nationals were taken into custody during a drug raid at a luxury villa in the Ban Sri Thanu area of Koh Phangan in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The men, who claimed to be soldiers celebrating the end of the Israel-Hamas conflict, were found in possession of illicit substances. […]
SONGKHLA – Immigration police have apprehended thirteen African nationals discovered with counterfeit immigration stamps in their passports during an operation in Songkhla province. The arrests, which took place on October 11, are part of an investigation into illegal entry routes potentially linked to transnational criminal networks. African sex traffickers arrested in Bangkok The operation was […]
SURAT THANI – Two Israeli nationals were apprehended on Koh Samui on Saturday for allegedly exchanging counterfeit US dollar bills at a local airport. The suspects, identified as 25-year-old M.M. and 28-year-old O.S., were taken into custody under warrants issued by the Samui Court. Tensions Rise with Israeli Tourists and Businesses on Koh Phangan According […]
KHAO LAK – A German couple sustained head injuries during a violent home invasion in the early hours of October 11, when an intruder broke into their residence through the roof and attacked them with a liquor bottle. The incident occurred in the Khuekkhak subdistrict of Takua Pa district, prompting an immediate police response. Japanese […]
SURAT THANI – Local authorities and tourism operators on Koh Phangan are expressing growing concern over the conduct of some Israeli visitors and the proliferation of foreign-run businesses on the island. The situation has drawn comparisons to earlier tensions in the northern tourist town of Pai, prompting calls for intervention to prevent escalation. Thai Police […]
