YALA, Feb 13 – A roadside bombing in this southern border province left ten paramilitary rangers wounded, Bannang Sata police chief said on Monday. The explosion hit a pickup truck carrying the rangers on their way to relieve an earlier shift of their peers giving security to teachers and students in Narathiwat’s Ruso district. Read […]
UTTARADIT, Feb 12 – Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra is due to visit Sirikit dam on Monday to follow up on progress in water management and flood prevention plans for upstream areas. The lower northern province of Uttaradit is preparing to welcome the prime minister and her entourage. Nawin Sinthusa-ard, deputy Uttaradit governor, said about […]
BANGKOK, 26 January 2012 (NNT) – Third Army Region Commander Lt-Gen Wanthip Wongwai said drug eradication in Thailand could be achieved if everyone gets involved. He added concerted efforts would help prevent cross-border smuggling of drugs and their distribution within the country. Dealers are expected to try to smuggle in more drugs, according to Lt-Gen […]
TAK, Jan 24 – The Thai authorities tightened security at the Thai-Myanmar border in Tak province on Tuesday after unknown gunmen shot two Thai nationals – a man and a woman — and severely wounded a Thai teenager. Thai Army soldiers and security personnel inspected a border village in Umphang district after ten gunmen shot […]
Police are on 24-hour security watch at tourist locations and places of foreign interest in Bangkok as officers investigate supposed links between an arrested Lebanese man and terrorist plots. Security has been heightened at various locations including Khao San Road, commercial areas of Sukhumvit Road, the Israeli embassy and the American School of Bangkok in […]
As Thais of Chinese descent celebrate Chinese New Year this weekend, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) yesterday dispatched security officers to guard 35 locations around the capital, while Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra participated in a ceremony believed to ward off bad luck to celebrate the auspicious occasion. The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has made available […]
BANGKOK, 17 January 2011 (NNT) – The Metropolitan Police Bureau has revealed that there are three other suspects involved in the terrorist plot in Bangkok; however, they are believed to have already fled Thailand. According to Metropolitan Police Chief Police Lieutenant General Winai Thongsong, the police investigation revealed that the arrested suspect, Atris Hussien, had […]
BANGKOK, 17 January 2012 (NNT) – National Police Chief Police General Priewpan Damapong has ordered 24-hour surveillance on the US and Israeli embassies as well as tourist attractions in Bangkok to ensure no violence. Pol. Gen. Priewpan has given instructions to the Metropolitan Police Bureau, the Crime Suppression Division and the Tourist Police to stringently […]
