SOME of the parts of an explosive device that went off while being assembled at a Yala house last night (Feb. 2) and injured one suspect have been found to be linked to insurgents, TV Channel 7 said this morning. The Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Region 4 Forward Command said the accidental blast
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Jealous mixed-race man detonates homemade bomb injuring four
A THAI-NORWEGIAN man who threatened his girlfriend with a homemade bomb in jealous rage while they were drinking with another couple outside his house in Chonburi set it off by flinging it on the table injuring all four of them, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 25). At 11 p.m. last night Sawang Boriboon Foundation
Read moreIndia says Delhi blast was ‘terror incident’, sources cite possible link with Kashmir arrests
By Reuters and published by CNA New Delhi – India’s government confirmed on Wednesday (Nov. 12) that it was treating a car blast that killed 12 people and wounded at least 20 others in Delhi as a “terror incident” and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice as swiftly as possible. In a resolution
Read moreDelhi police say car blast being probed under anti-terrorism law
By Agencies and published by CNA New Delhi – Indian police are probing a deadly car blast in the capital Delhi under a law used to fight “terrorism”, an officer said on Tuesday (Nov. 11), as Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to bring to justice all those responsible. The explosion near the historic Red
Read moreThai army cancels all agreements with Cambodia as hostilities linger on
THE Thai army this morning (Nov. 11} terminated all agreements with Cambodia as hostilities persist with this seen by some soldiers getting injured after one of them stepped on a landmine at a regularly patrolled route in Huai Ta Maria area of Kantharalak district, Sisaket province, yesterday, Naewna newspaper said. Army Chief Gen. Pana
Read moreNod for suspending Thai-Khmer peace accord after landmine blast
PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul today (Nov. 10) gave the green light for suspending the Thai-Khmer peace accord and lodging an immediate protest after two Thai soldiers got injured in a landmine explosion, TV Channel 7 said. Mr. Siripong Angkasakulkiat, government spokesperson, said Anutin received a report on a Thai soldier stepping on a landmine
Read moreMotorbike bomb blast at Pattani police substation
A MOTORCYCLE bomb exploded next to a police substation in Far South Pattani province last night (Oct. 30) slightly injuring one policeman but heavily damaging four police vehicles and the building, Amarin TV said this morning. An additional police team and bomb disposal officers immediately went to investigate the blast which went off at
Read moreFemale defence volunteer survives car bomb blast in Pattani
A FEMALE Volunteer Defence Corps member narrowly escaped a car bomb blast in Pattani today (March 17) but did get injured, Naewna newspaper said. At 10 a.m. the defence volunteer, Ms. Suriyanee Siba, managed to get out of her sedan just as a car bomb planted in her vehicle exploded at the rear with
Read more8 navy sailors, 1 resident hurt in Pattani bomb blast
A 10-KILOGRAMME bomb exploded in the centre of Far-South Pattani city at noon today (March 15) injured eight navy sailors and a local resident, Amarin TV said. Pol. Col. Jeffrey Sailamanakul, superintendent of Pattani City police station, took a team to the foot of Talubo bridge, Pakaharang subdistrict, and temporarily closed the route while
Read moreMany injured in Far South pipe bomb blast
MANY people got injured at Yala city in the Far South this evening (March 5) after two motorcycle-riding insurgents flung two pipe bombs near a level crossing with one of the exploding, Naewna newspaper said. At 7:30 p.m., the Yala City Police Radio Centre was alerted of a sound like an explosion on Siros
Read moreThaksin apologises for Tak Bai incident, shrugs off car bomb blast
FORMER prime minister and de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra was unperturbed by a car bomb explosion within Ban Thon Airport at far-south Narathiwat province this morning (Feb. 23) an hour before he and his team landed there while he later apologised for the Tak Bai incident, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Feb.
Read moreBlast at Pattani police station, no injuries
MOTORCYCLE-RIDING insurgents flung a pipe bomb at a Pattani police station last evening (Nov. 10) but fortunately the explosive device fell outside the building so no one got injured, Naewna newspaper said this morning. At 6.45 p.m. Thung Yang Daeng police station was alerted that two insurgents rode up on a motorcycle and parked
Read moreBiden says Gaza militants appear to be behind hospital blast
By Reuters and published by CNA Tel Aviv/ Gaza – US President Joe Biden pledged solidarity with Israel on Wednesday (Oct. 18) and said a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital seemed to have been caused by a rocket misfired by militants as he ended a Middle East peace mission that was curtailed by
Read moreFireworks warehouse blast linked to bribes paid by grey businesses: MP
MOVE FORWARD party-list MP Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn said today (Aug. 1) that while the owners of a fireworks warehouse that exploded in Narathiwat province last Saturday are now facing legal action, this does not get to the root cause of the problem which is raking in bribes from various grey businesses, Matichon newspaper said. The
Read moreSecond blast on southern railway track, 3 seriously injured
A SECOND explosion occurred this morning (Dec. 6) near the railway track damaged in a blast on Saturday (Dec. 3) in Sadao district of Songkhla province that had derailed a freight train with three railway officials seriously injured this time, Matichon newspaper said. This morning’s explosion was just 200 metres away from the original
Read moreTwo junta soldiers, including a major, killed in Yangon bomb attack
By Myanmar Now and AFP published by ChannelNewsAsia TWO soldiers including a major were killed in the guerilla bomb attack against a military vehicle in Yangon’s Sanchaung Township on Thursday, it has emerged. Several junta troops were riding in a truck near the intersection of Bargaryar and Baho roads at around 4 p.m. when
Read moreSouthbound cargo train bombed, none injured
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A BOMB BLAST occurred in a carriage of a southbound cargo train in Narathiwat province today (Aug. 28). No injuries were reported, police said. The cargo train on a special Bangkok-Sungai Kolok route was nearly arriving at Tan Yong Mat railway station in Ra-ngae district of the southernmost province when the
Read moreLoud explosion at Myanmar embassy actually a giant firecracker
THE loud blast-like sound heard in front of Myanmar embassy on Sathorn road last evening was actually a large firecracker ball wrapped in plastic that caused a low-intensity explosion but no fragments were found and also no one got injured, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (Feb. 9). Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Pol Lt Gen
Read morePolice moving to arrest two suspects in ping pong bomb blast
POLICE are gearing up to issue arrest warrants for two suspects on the charges of throwing a ping pong bomb at protesters at Sam Yan intersection yesterday, Sanook.com reported today (Jan. 17). Pol. Maj. Gen. Piya Tawichai, deputy chief of Metropolitan Police, said it was initially discovered that a ping pong bomb was flung down
Read moreCamper van blows up in ‘intentional act’ on Christmas morning
By BBC A PARKED camper van exploded in the US city of Nashville, Tennessee, early on Christmas morning, injuring three people and knocking out communications systems across the state. Possible human remains were later found near the blast site, US media report. Police believe the powerful blast was caused deliberately. Officers responding to reports of
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