1 dead, 1 hurt in Narathiwat drive-by

NARATHIWAT — An assistant village chief was killed and a defence volunteer critically wounded in a drive-by shooting in Chanae district Tuesday evening. Pol Lt Col Wisoot Bureemart, an investigator at Chanae police station, said the attack occurred at about 5pm at a roadside shelter near a tea shop in tambon Padung Mart. Read more: […]

1 min read

Manhunt to target gun thieves

A MANHUNT will be launched in Narathiwat for the insurgents suspected of stealing four state-issued shotguns and two personal guns from assistant village headmen and a defence volunteers in Bacho district’s Kayor Mattee sub-district on Tuesday evening. Jiras Siriwallop, chief of the district, held an urgent meeting to motivate the headmen, kamnans and defence volunteers […]

1 min read

Wearing motorcycle helmets to be banned in deep South

Security authorities are considering to ban wearing motorcycle helmets in 13 districts of Narathiwat province following last week’s car bomb explosion that injured a dozen of people and damaged almost 50 shop houses. One of the suspects who was captured by surveillance cameras was riding in a motorcycle wearing motorcycle helmet. Read more: thaipbs.or.th

1 min read

Car Bomb Injures 13 in Thailand’s Deep South

NARATHIWAT — Thirteen people were injured when a car bomb exploded in front of a karaoke bar in the insurgency-plagued province of Narathiwat on Friday afternoon. Several houses and other shops in Muang district were damaged by the bomb, which police believe was planted by local insurgents who have been waging a bloody separatist campaign […]

1 min read