NARATHIWAT, July 11 – A Muslim religious leader and his wife on Monday were gunned down while riding their motorcycle to work in violence-plagued Narathiwat’s Rangae district, while three bombings occurred overnight at two locations in Yala, wounding one local resident and nine government personnel. While Imam Mama Samao, 49, and his wife were on […]
NARATHIWAT, July 3 – Two election officials were wounded Sunday, ambushed as they were transporting ballot boxes by car in insurgency-impacted Narathiwat’s Si Sakhon district, while a bombing occurred in Ruso district in the afternoon. Two election workers, one identified as Boonting Wanthongsang and the other unidentified, were shot by gunmen hiding along the road […]
Insurgents fired an M79 grenade at the Narathiwat Provincial Hall Friday, in what are seen as a stepped-up attacks ahead of election day. Police said an unknown number of insurgents fired the grenade with a M79 launcher at the Narathiwat Hall in the Government Complex in Muang district at about 11.20am. The grenade missed the […]
Narathiwat – An assailant fired at a group of teenagers playing computer games inside a house in this southern border province early Friday, injuring three of them. Police said the attack occurred at a house in the downtown area of Sungai Kolok district at 1 am. Ten teenagers were playing computer games in the house […]
The chief coordinator of the Network of Youth Organistions in the Southernmost Provinces, Artef Sohko, urged the authorities to investigate the allegations that certain officials had disrespected the Quran, Islamic holy book, by tossing it on the floor, thus, ignited the Saturday riot that left 20 police and five defense volunteers injured. Speaking to The […]
A total of 20 police officers and 5 defence volunteers were injured when inmates at Narathiwat provincial prison hurled wood sticks and stones at them on Saturday morning, reports said. The 150-men joint police, military and civil forces, led by Narathiwat deputy governor Dejrath Simsiri, were searching for narcotics at the first and second floors […]
NARATHIWAT, June 8 – Two shop owners were shot dead, a local government official, a security volunteer and three police officers were wounded Wednesday in two locations in Cho Ai Rong district of restive Narathiwat, according to local authorities. Grocery owner Sompong Sae-oui, 54, was killed by two presumed muslim insurgents before noon when they […]
NARATHIWAT, June 8 – One villager was gunned down while his wife was seriously wounded by gunshots Wednesday morning in Sungai Padi district in this southern border province of Narathiwat, according to local police. Monthon Samthitabdee, 50, was shot dead and his wife Boonsri Tonkam, 44, was badly hurt after the couple was attacked by […]
