Four soldiers dead, six wounded in surprise attack on Narathiwat army base; army in pursuit

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 […]

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Teacher shot dead in Pattani, Southern Thailand

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 […]

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Narathiwat, Thailand declared flood disaster zone

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 […]

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2 militants killed, 1 arrested in Narathiwat

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

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