The spirit of teachers in the far southern province of Narathiwat has sunk to an all-time low after the shooting of a staff member from Baan Bor Ngo School in Rangae district on Monday. The school abruptly suspended classes on learning of the slaying of Komsun Chomyong, who became the 152nd member of the country’s […]
Two students were injured by shrapnel when their school bus was hit by an explosion in Narathiwat’s Yi Ngor district Thursday morning. Sitinuriya Baka, 14 and Nadia Jehama, 17, both of Romklao School were rushed to a nearby hospital before being transferred to Narathiwat Rachanakarin Hospital. Both suffered injuries to their arms. Read more: The […]
YALA, Sept 25 – A school employee was shot dead in Yala today, while a highway worker was severely wounded by a booby trap bomb in nearby Narathiwat. Jeyor Dam, a worker at Yata School was shot in the head and torso in Yala’s Raman district. Read more: MCOT
Two school directors and two soldiers were injured on Monday after insurgents triggered a bomb hidden in a pavilion where they were sitting in the latest violence in Narathiwat’s Bajoh district. The four Korde Laemaenae, director of Ban Batu School where the attack took place, Ma Dueramae, director of Ban Buenaepiyae School, Private Wattana Sridet […]
BANGKOK, 11 September 2012 (NNT) – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has praised the Thai government for its one-tablet per child policy, saying technology is important in this rapidly changing world. According to UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, her organization is willing to support Thailand in terms of technological development as information […]
Four 17-year-old high school girls were arrested for prostitution at a central Bangkok hotel. They told police they engaged in prostitution because they wanted money to go out at night. BANGKOK – September 7, 2012 [PDN]: at 8:30 p.m., four girls engaged in prostitution were arrested by more than 10 police officers from the Children […]
The Anti-Money Laundering Office confiscated a plot of land and temporarily shut down an Islamic school in Narathiwat’s Muang district due to suspicion it is being used to support terrorism in the South, AMLO secretary-general Pol Colonel Sihanat Prayoonrat said Tuesday. Read more: The Nation
A Thai MP has gotten into hot water over his controversial suggestion for poor Thai women who want an easy life: “find a farang husband.” Pheu Thai MP Sunai Julphongsathorn’s words caused a barrage of complaints on Thai web forums after a clip of his comments surfaced on YouTube recently. The 12-minute video was apparently […]
