Muslim religious leader, wife killed in Narathiwat, 9 officials injured in Yala bombings

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 […]

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3 teenagers injured in Narathiwat attack

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 […]

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25 wounded in Narathiwat prison riot

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 […]

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