Police patrol attacked, emerge unscathed, in South

NARATHIWAT: Two patrolling police officers were attacked by four men riding on two motorcycles, but emerged from the fusillade of bullets unscathed, in Sungai Padi district on Wednesday night. The shooting occurred outside Pracharat Samakkhi police outpost at Paluroo village in tambon Sungai Padi about 8pm. Full story: Bangkok Post WAEDAO HARAI BANGKOK POST

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Silicone factory ablaze in Rayong

Fire-fighters in Rayong spent 90 minutes extinguishing a blaze at a silicone production plant on Thursday morning. Crews of about 10 fire engines were on the scene soon after the fire was reported at 8.30am at Asia Silicones Monomer Co Ltd in the Asia Industrial Estate in Ban Chan district. Full story: The Nation By […]

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Security guard killed in hit and run in Rayong

A Rayong factory security guard was killed in a hit and run late Wednesday night while crossing the road to begin his shift. A foundation rescue squad summoned Nikhom Pattana police to the scene soon after midnight Thursday. Thongbai Sihaphak, 58, died from severe injuries to the head and also suffered broken limbs. Full story: […]

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Hua Hin hit by deluge of rotten fish after rains

Villagers and tourists in the seaside town of Hua Hin were assaulted by the smell of rotten fish yesterday morning after hundreds of thousands of specimens died on a 10-kilometre stretch of beach there following torrential rains on Monday. Dead fish weighing an estimated 10 tonnes covered the sand from Klai Kangwon Royal Palace to […]

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‘Pink Fire’ Jellyfish Swarm Off Krabi Islands

KRABI — Rangers warned tourists Wednesday not to swim at certain beaches on Koh Hong and surrounding islands after several Chinese tourists were stung by poisonous jellyfish. The three tourists were stung Tuesday after clouds of poisonous purple jellyfish appeared just off the shores of Koh Hong and Koh Lao Lading in the Than Bok […]

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Malaysian motorist killed as insurgents attack a Thai southern road checkpoint in Narathiwat

A Malaysian national was killed after an unidentified number of southern separatists attacked a police road checkpoint in Tak Bai district of Narathiwat province on Sunday night. The gun attack prompted the southern security personnel to impose maximum security measures by setting up mobile checkpoints on key southern highways passing 13 sensitive districts in the […]

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