A Laotian woman and two Laotian men were arrested in Thailand for trafficking by the Department of Special Investigation. The woman admitted deceiving Laotian girls for five years to come to Thailand where they were forced into prostitution. Most the female victims were between 12 to 15 years old. Read more: Pattayadailynews.com
Violence continued in the deep south province of Narathiwat’s Rangae district on Tuesday as insurgents fired bullets into a tea shop, killing four including a 11monthold baby and injuring four others. The baby was identified as Ephani Samoh. The other victims were Kabaree Hoh, 37, Pangor Nimae, 74 and Ameesi Jehdoh, 23. They succumbed to […]
Violence continued in Thailand’s deep southern province of Yala on Tuesday, with hundreds of schools in the region remaining closed on Tuesday as teachers’ associations protested the government’s failure to tackle insurgency problems. President of Teachers’ Federation in Narathiwat, Sanguan Indhrarak said that if the problems remained unsolved, more schools would be closed. Read more: […]
Explosives stuffed inside a bottle damaged a motorcycle parked at a small mosque in Narathiwat’s Rusoh district yesterday but caused no injuries. Police were called at about 11am and rushed to scene with a bomb squad and forensic officials. Read more: The Nation
A village headman was fatally shot in front of his home in Lubobatu Moo 4 in Narathiwat’s Sungai Padi district Thursday at 10.30am, while an kamnan assistant of Tambon Chang Pheuk in Chanae district was slain while going to tap rubber at 6am. Read more: The Nation
NARATHIWAT, Nov 13 – Two men were gunned down in two southern Thai provinces this morning, in ambush shootings presumably related to the ongoing insurgency. In Narathiwat, Sama-ae Malee, 52, was shot dead while he was riding a motorcycle in Ruso district. A gunman in a pickup truck fired at the victim and left the […]
Two Thai women were arrested in Narathiwat while trying to smuggle five kilograms of crystal methamphetamine “ice” through the Sungai Kolok border crossing, police said yesterday. Arisara Thesaka, 30, and Anong Raksalert, 35, were hired through Facebook by a Nigerian man with the profile name of Kelvin Osondu. They were to be paid Bt150,000 to […]
Deputy PM Yuthasak Sasiprapha and Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha yesterday visited Pattani and instructed officials to exercise caution on today’s 8th anniversary of Narathiwat’s Tak Bai massacre. Pol Colonel Tawee Sodsong, director of the Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre (SBPAC), insisted that the government had taken good care of those affected by the incident. […]
