SI SA KET, April 15 – Security has been tightened on the Thai-Cambodian border as Cambodia began giving first oral statement on the Phra Viharn (Preah Vihear) temple dispute at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today. Although, the overall situation at the border remains calm, Thai border patrol police and soldiers from the Suranaree […]
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday ordered security agencies to provide better protection for officials and the public in the deep South, after a Yala deputy governor was killed in a roadside bombing by suspected insurgents. Yingluck said that Deputy PM Chalerm Yoobamrung, who oversees security affairs in the region, had closely followed the situation in […]
BANGKOK, March 13 – A senior Thai government security official today ruled out the possibility of establishing a so-called ‘Pattani City State’ to permanently resolve the long-standing crisis in Thailand’s southern border provinces. In an abrupt reversal of his statement on Tuesday, National Security Council (NSC) secretary general Paradorn Pattanatabut said the initiative regarding the […]
A Security Guard who was reportedly caught sleeping when he should have been protecting a condominium complex was allegedly killed by his supervisor early on Wednesday Morning. Police were called to the condominium located in Soi 6 off the Pratamnuk Road just after 1am and inspected the body of Khun Somshai aged 45, originating from […]
Security in the northern province of Chiang Mai has been beefed up following reports of possible terrorism activities but the US Consulate General in there has not yet asked for more security, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Tuesday. Yingluck, who is scheduled to travel to the province on Friday said she is not worried, as […]
PATTANI, Feb 9 — A joint security force in the southern province of Pattani on Saturday killed a leading member of an insurgent group who had 11 outstanding arrest warrants and was involved in the recent murder of a teacher in Narathiwat. Pol Maj-Gen Ekapop Prasitwattanachai, the Pattani police chief led a team of police, […]
HAT YAI, Feb 7 – Security has been tightened in the southern commercial district of Hat Yai to prevent any violence during the festive Chinese New Year. The Hat Yai commercial area in Songkhla province has been festooned with Chinese-style decorations ahead of the Hat Yai Chinese New Year 2013, scheduled to be held from […]
Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra orders installation of CCTV cameras nationwide to integrate overall system to address security, drug, crime, traffic problems. Read more: MCOT
