PATTANI, June 20 – A police officer and one villager were shot dead here by suspected insurgents on Monday, according to local police. Pol Sen Sgt-Maj Arwut Kongkiew, traffic police chief of Khok Pho Police Station, was shot while riding a motorcycle to his home around noon. After being shot, the 54-year-old victim was sent […]
The chief coordinator of the Network of Youth Organistions in the Southernmost Provinces, Artef Sohko, urged the authorities to investigate the allegations that certain officials had disrespected the Quran, Islamic holy book, by tossing it on the floor, thus, ignited the Saturday riot that left 20 police and five defense volunteers injured. Speaking to The […]
A total of 20 police officers and 5 defence volunteers were injured when inmates at Narathiwat provincial prison hurled wood sticks and stones at them on Saturday morning, reports said. The 150-men joint police, military and civil forces, led by Narathiwat deputy governor Dejrath Simsiri, were searching for narcotics at the first and second floors […]
Four soldiers were killed in an ambush late yesterday evening in Pattani, not far from a busy market they and fellow patrol members were stationed to provide security for shoppers. All individual weapons and one side arm belonged to them were snatched by a team of insurgents, who disguised in civilian clothes as local shoppers, […]
YALA, June 16 – A traffic police officer and two bystanders were wounded by a bomb explosion opposite a school in the southern border province of Yala Thursday morning. As he walked to his motorcycle, the bomb was triggered by radio and Pol Sr Sgt-Maj Yuenyong Dunyaseri, 54, was injured in his wrist and torso. […]
Pheu Thai No 1 party list candidate Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday visited for the first time the southern region, a longtime stronghold of Democrat party. Yingluck, who is challenging the premiership in the upcoming election, arrived in the southernmost province of Yala at about 11 am where she was welcomed by her party candidates and […]
SURAT THANI, 12 June 2011 (NNT) – Thailand’s popular tourist destination island, Koh Samui, is promoting coconut trees growing on the island with an aim of boosting local tourism and making coconut trees one of the Thai economy drives. Samui District Chief Mr. Prasert Jitmoong said the famous island was once renowned for its coconuts, […]
A combined forces of 150 police and soldiers raided a warehouse in Yala’s Old Market area and confiscated two truckload of foreign cigarettes and tens of thousands of litres of petro, officials said. Fourth Army chief Lt Gen Udomchai Thammasarojrat confirmed the operation and said a number of agencies were involved. “Massive amount of smuggled […]
