Islamic insurgents have shot three people in the Yala region of Thailand Saturday. This is the first fatal attack in Thailand since the start of the holy Islamic festival, Ramadan. The first victim, a police officer, was killed after a drive-by shooting as he drove his motorcycle in Pattani. The police report he died in […]
POLICE believe the Phuket kickbox killer may become increasingly desperate while he stays on the run. Officers have staked out the Rawai home of the prime suspect and named him as Englishman Lee Aldhouse, 28. Inside the house, most of his possessions remain. Police have a copy of Mr Aldhouse’s passport. Officers also say that […]
Three rooms at a popular South Pattaya Hotel were broken into by two middle-eastern men early on Tuesday Morning. Hotel staff were informed by the occupants of the rooms who had separately returned to their rooms and found their room safes were missing. Security Cameras were checked and two Middle-Eastern men, who had checked in […]
Authorities in Bangkok are tightening security after a number of warnings about possible bombings this month. The government has warned residents to expect further random attacks. The government says it has specific information that car bombs could be used and has named areas in the city that could be targeted. Royal and government buildings, the […]
Two journalists died and several others were injured during the country’s political unrest. A CPJ investigation has found that both security forces and protesters engaged in reckless behavior—and in the aftermath, the government has done little to bring anyone to account. A CPJ special report by Shawn W. Crispin. After Thai security forces and antigovernment […]
BANGKOK, July 23 — Thailand’s Emergency Decree currently imposed in 16 provinces will be gradually lifted with possible revocation in some provinces next week, according to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. Mr Abhisit said the government shared a common view with former prime minister and National Reform Committee chairman Anand Panyarachun that the emergency decree should […]
The Thai government has once again shown its fear of the Red Shirts opposition by extending a state of emergency in 19 of the country’s 76 provinces. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, stated Tuesday that there would be a gradual lifting of emergency law but added that “we need to restore order now,” cited by […]
The cabinet on Tuesday agreed on the need for legislation granting amnesty to people who illegally have war weapons in their possession and who return them to the authorities, acting government spokesman Panithan Wattanayagorn said. Mr Panithan said this was a follow-up to a previous cabinet resolution that security agencies compile information about people who […]
