PATTANI, Jan 22 — A village defence volunteer was shot dead by insurgents in this southern province early today, while in a separate incident a bomb exploded outside a telephone office in the provincial seat early Saturday as insurgents continued stepped up attacks since early this week, police said. Police said the 36-year-old village defence […]
Phang Nga – The man who allegedly shot a Thai Airways International pilot was arrested in Phang Nga Friday afternoon. Prisorn Huayhongthong was arrested at Sriwara Hotel in Phang Nga. He will be flown from the Phuket Airport to Bangkok Friday night. Prisorn was accused of shooting at THAI pilot Phoolwit Ruengdej on January 12. […]
NARATHIWAT, Jan 20 – Insurgents carried out a surprise attack on an army unit in Narathiwat’s Rangae district Wednesday night, killing four soldiers–including an army company commander–and wounding six others. The attack occurred just two days after the government extended its emergency decree in the three southernmost provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala, and only […]
BANGKOK, Jan 18 – The Cabinet on Tuesday extended the state of emergency in Thailand’s three southernmost insurgency-plagued provinces for another three months. The extension is the 22nd since the law was introduced in mid-2005 to restore peace in the southern border region. The special law facilitates the operations of security agencies and allows them […]
Phatthalung – A cargo train crashed into a passenger train parked at the provincial station here Friday night, hurling a carriage to hit another passenger train, train officials said. The accident occurred at the Phatthalung station at 10:30 pm. The engine of the cargo train broke down, causing the train to block the railway. When […]
A teacher was killed in a drive-by shooting Pattani’s Muang district on Saturday morning, police said. The victim, identified as Manote Chadarat, 38, a teacher at Decha Pattayanukul in Muang District. He was attacked at the Nawang intersection in tambon Jabang Tiko of Muang Pattani municipality, while riding a motorcycle to his school. Manote was […]
NARATHIWAT, Jan 10 – Thailand’s southernmost province of Narathiwat on Monday was been declared a disaster zone as incessant heavy rain triggered flooding over large parts of the province and has affected thousands of residents, Narathiwat governor Thanon Vejjakornkanon said. The governor designated all 13 districts disaster areas and promptly allocated budget to assist 37,000 […]
Two muslim insurgents were killed and one arrested in a clash with a force of marines in Narathiwat’s Bacho district on Friday. Police said a fight erupted when a 100-strong marine unit of the Narathiwat Task Force 32 was attacked by gunmen near Ban Som Poi in tambon Kayo Mati in Bacho district. Bangkok Post
