NARATHIWAT: A marine task force seized 6,197 methamphetamine pills and a number of military-grade weapons in a search of a house of a major drug suspect in Bacho district of this southern border province on Sunday. The house, at Ban Iyo village in tambon Bare Nua, belongs to Muhamadpaldi Mama, a suspected drug dealer in […]
NARATHIWAT: Five female teachers returning from an Islamic study tour in Malaysia were killed and eight others, including the driver, wre injured when their van hit a roadside tree in Bacho district of Narathiwat early Wednesday. The crash occurred on Phetkasem Road in tambon Luborsawor, said Pol Capt Paiboon Kuedam, duty investigation chief at Bacho […]
Three security officials were injured late Thursday night when armed militants attacked a border defence unit’s base near the Kolok River in the Tak Bai district of Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat. Several houses and cars nearby were damaged by the powerful device. Initial reports indicate that a group of about 6 militants opened automatic […]
NARATHIWAT — Two policemen were found shot dead in Narathiwat province early Wednesday after they were abducted by gunmen last night. Police said they were notified of the abduction at about 7:30pm on Tuesday. Witnesses said nearly 10 armed men dressed as soldiers kidnapped the two officers of Cho-airong police station while they were resting […]
NARATHIWAT, Feb 20 (TNA) – A crocodile was spotted off Narathat beach in Narathiwat, prompting local authorities to impose a swimming ban for the safety of tourists. A villager reported a crocodile sighting yesterday to the local fisheries office. Full story: tnamcot.com TNA
NARATHIWAT: A police officer was severely wounded and a passing civilian killed in an ambush in Sungai Kolok district, Narathiwat province, late on Monday night. Concealed gunmen opened fire from the roadside as the officer rode passed on his motorcycle in tambon Pasemat around 9.55pm. A man passing through the area on a motorcycle at […]
NARATHIWAT: Seven people posing as a family on tour were arrested near the border in Sungai Kolok district after methamphetamine valued at over 35 million baht was found hidden inside the van they had travelled in from the Central Plains. The six men and one woman were found to have 710,000 speed pills, worth about […]
Nobody was injured when insurgents opened fire at a marine post in Narathiwat on Wednesday night. Police said the 9.30pm attack was aimed at a post inside the Urairatanaram Temple in Bacho district. Some stray bullets hit and slightly damaged roofs of three houses nearby. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
