Seven drown, one missing, hundreds of thousands affected by flooding in Narathiwat

Motorbike on a flooded street in Thailand
Motorcycle on a flooded street in Thailand. Photo: Global Water Partnership / flickr. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

Seven people have drowned, one is still missing and more than 260,000 people are affected in the worst flooding in the southernmost province of Narathiwat [Read More…]

Southern Rail Service Suspended due to Severe Flooding in Narathiwat

Flooded railway tracks in Uttaradit, Thailand
Flooded railway tracks in Thailand. Photo: เทวประภาส มากคล้าย.

NARATHIWAT, Dec 25 (TNA) – Heavy flooding in Narathiwat Province has led the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to announce suspension of all train services [Read More…]

Thai Army building electronic fence in Narathiwat to boost security along Thai-Malaysian border

Old building in Phukhao Thong, Sukhirin District, Narathiwat
Old building in Phukhao Thong, Sukhirin District, Narathiwat. Photo กิตติ เลขะกุล. CC BY 3.0.

The army is stepping up efforts to build an electronic fence in Narathiwat to boost security and surveillance along the Thai-Malaysian border as well as [Read More…]

Suspected insurgents detonate bomb in front of a gold shop in Narathiwat

Paluru, Su-ngai Padi District in Narathiwat
Paluru, Su-ngai Padi District, Narathiwat, southern Thailand. Photo: กิตติ เลขะกุล.

Suspected southern insurgents detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in front of a gold shop in Tak Bai district in Thailand’s restive southern province of [Read More…]