6 border crossings shut to keep IS out

Six temporary border crossings have been closed down along the Kolok River in Narathiwat to prevent members of Islamic State (IS) and other insurgents from sneaking into the country, officials said this week. The closures, which began on Tuesday, have affected about 5,000 villagers in eight communities who used them to commute daily from Sungai […]

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Teen charged with slaying rival in hospital ward

NARATHIWAT – An 18-year-old youth allegedly caught on camera entering a hospital emergency room and murdering a rival lying helpless in a bed there was taken to the scene for a crime re-enactment on Thursday. Meanwhile, the police hunt continued for two alleged accomplices in the attack. Full story: Bangkok Post WAEDAO HARAI, BANGKOK POST

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Rangers set on fire in bloody southern attack

The Fourth Region Army has ordered troops to hunt down attackers responsible for killing six rangers Thursday with a roadside bomb blast and ambush on their pickup patrol by gunmen in Chanae district of Narathiwat. The bomb went off about 2pm as a patrol vehicle carrying a ranger team was approaching Ringae village in tambon […]

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Policeman slain, five injured in drive-by shooting

Narathiwat: One police officer was killed and five others wounded in a drive-by shooting attack Thursday at Rangae district police station while officers were assembled together outdoors. Four to five attackers travelling in the cargo tray of a silver Toyota Revo pickup drove slowly past the station about 8.50am. The assailants opened fire at about […]

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Couple seriously wounded in gun attack

NARATHIWAT — A man and his wife were seriously wounded in a ride-by gun attack in Chanae district on Sunday, police said. Thewarat Suk-iad, 27, and his wife, Wanchita Sukkaeo, 21, were returning home from Dusongyo market on a motorcycle when they were followed by two men on another motorcycle. Full story: Bangkok Post WAEDAO […]

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