PM visits Narathiwat to help flood victims

NARATHIWAT, 6 January 2017 (NNT) – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and his retinue traveled from a military airbase in Don muang to Narathiwat province to observe the flood situation in the area. Gen Prayut was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatrusripitak and Interior Minister Gen Anupon Paojinda. On his trip, he discussed with […]

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Bomb damages police truck in Narathiwat

NARATHIWAT — A pickup truck used by a special operations unit of Rueso police was damaged by a bomb explosion in Rueso district on Thursday morning, police said. Pol Capt Marut Nilkosee, a duty officer at Rueso police station, said the attack occurred about 7.20am on the Rueso-Chakua road near Ban Plaina village in tambon […]

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Narathiwat Governor calls meeting on immigration services

NARATHIWAT, 20th November 2016 (NNT) – The provincial Governor of Narathiwat has called a meeting with immigration officials to discuss plans to speed up the border-crossing process. The meeting, chaired by Governor Sittichai Sakda, brought together representatives of bodies involved in immigration services to talk about factors delaying border crossings at Su-ngai Kolok Checkpoint and […]

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Two civilians shot dead in Narathiwat

Two civilians – a man and a woman – were separately shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Narathiwat province on Friday. The first incident took place at about 4 pm on the Narathiwat-Sungai Padi road in Ban Yaning, Cho Airong district. It was reported that the victim, 36-year old Manapiyoh Hajijehmu, was tending to some […]

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Trains disrupted by Narathiwat bomb

TRAIN SERVICES to and from Narathiwat’s Sungai Kolok district were suspended yesterday following a blast that hit railway tracks in Ruesoh district. The attack tore apart cement sleepers and tracks in about a 20-metre radius but no one was injured as there were no trains in the vicinity at the time. Full story: The Nation

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