PHUKET: Col Santi Sakuntanark, the commanding officer of the Royal Thai Army contingent stationed in Phuket, has assured that Phuket is believed to not be a target following the bomb attacks in Satun and Phattalung yesterday (Mar 10). However, Col Santi added that security patrols have been stepped up in key tourist areas and main […]
PHUKET: Police across Phuket have been ordered to ramp up security inspections and to report any suspicious activities during the New Year holidays in the wake of the two co-ordinated bombings at Samila Beach in Songkhla on Wednesday night (Dec 25). Provincial Police Region 9 has ruled out the possibility that two bomb attacks in […]
BANGKOK, Nov 22 (TNA) – About 55,000 police will be deployed to provide security at Krathong venues nationwide today as about 50,000 revellers are expected at ICONSIAM, the newly-opened shopping mall on the bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. Deputy national police chief, Pol Gen Chalermkiat Srivorakhan yesterday inspected the Loy Krathong venues […]
BANGKOK, 14th October 2018 (NNT) — Authorities in Yala have stepped up security measures to preempt planned violent attacks. The Yala Provincial Police have led military personnel and security volunteers in setting up security checkpoints on Pipitpakdi Road in the Yala City Municipality to inspect drivers and vehicles. Full story: NNT Reporter: Kitti Cheevasittiyanon, Rewriter: […]
The island of Zealand in the eastern part of Denmark where the state’s capital is located has been sealed off by the police as part of “a major operation,” the Copenhagen police said in a tweet. No immediate explanation was provided by the police as to why the Oresund Bridge, linking Denmark, Sweden and the […]
Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) will install fingerprint and face-recognition equipment at Suvarnabhumi airport by the end of next year, following recent criticism of its security measures. The airport, in Samut Prakan, came under fire from netizens last Friday after it was revealed two women were allowed to enter a restricted area so they could […]
Authorities in Macau say the city will set up a committee to monitor “threats to national security” in the city, a former Portuguese enclave that reverted to Chinese rule in 1999. The function of the committee is to provide co-ordination for the government in protecting national sovereignty, security and development, the Macau Special Administrative Region […]
Security officials in the Deep South are on high alert as they anticipate increased violence by southern insurgents this week to mark the upcoming establishment anniversary of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) on Oct 25. Police, volunteers and soldiers were placed on full alert with road checkpoints setting up to screen vehicles entering southern cities […]
