FORENSIC investigation of a car bomb explosion at Far South Narathiwat province’s old Tanyong police station at 7.20 p.m. last night (July 21) shows the sedan was rigged with two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) with fake licence plates attached, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit of the Special Operations Division
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One injured in Yala roadside blast
A ROADSIDE bombing in far south Yala province this afternoon (Feb. 27) injured one person with authorities having cordoned off the area to prevent further incidents, TV Channel 7 said. At 3.14 p.m. Yala Provincial Police’s 191 emergency call centre was alerted of an explosion at the roadside near the curve of Ban Hua
Read moreArms depot blast was not sabotage: PM
CARETAKER Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said this afternoon (Feb. 25) that the explosion at Border Patrol Police ammunition depot 21 in Chaniang subdistrict, Mueang district, Surin province last night was not an act of sabotage nor linked to the Thai-Cambodian border tension being a technical accident, Amarin TV said. Speaking at the National Police
Read more2 soldiers hurt as fire at barbed fire fence ignites old explosives
A FIRE that broke out at a grove of bamboo trees in front of a barbed wire fence at Chong An Ma in Ubon Ratchathani province ignited old explosives injuring two Thai soldiers, PPTVHD36 said today (Jan. 30). The Second Army Region was informed by soldiers stationed at Chong An Ma that the fire
Read moreThailand and Cambodia agree to ‘consolidate ceasefire’ in China talks
By Agencies – published by CNA and Thai Newsroom Beijing – Thailand and Cambodia plan to rebuild mutual trust and gradually consolidate a ceasefire after weeks of border clashes, Beijing said in a communique with the two countries following talks in southwestern China. The Southeast Asian neighbours on Saturday (Dec. 27) ended weeks of
Read moreChinese man sneaking into Thailand injured in landmine blast
A CHINESE man who illegally crossed over from Cambodia to Thailand at Ban Nong Charn, Sa Kaeo province, got injured after stepping on a landmine early this morning (Nov. 29) with a team of Border Patrol Police and soldiers rescuing him, Amarin TV said. At 5.50 a.m. officers of 4th Border Patrol Police Task
Read moreBlast at southern railway station disrupts services
AN EXPLOSION that damaged a railroad switch at Maruebo station in Narathiwat province early this morning (Oct. 27) has disrupted services to and from Bangkok and the three Far South provinces, TV Channel 7 said today (Oct. 27). The blast, which went off at 6.33 a.m., also injured two persons. With upstream and downstream
Read moreTwo soldiers injured in Yala bomb blast
TWO soldiers from the 15th Engineering Battalion got injured in Yala late afternoon today (May 7) after a bomb planted by insurgents exploded as they were returning to their lodgings, Amarin TV said. The injured soldiers were part of a team which is dredging a canal along a railway line from Koto Tuera subdistrict
Read moreChinese rocket’s breakup puts over 1,000 satellites and other objects at risk
By Reuters and published by CNA Washington – A Chinese rocket stage that broke apart in space this week created more than 700 pieces of debris, putting over 1,000 satellites and other objects in a high-traffic region of Earth’s orbit at risk of hazardous collisions, analysts said on Friday (Aug. 9). China’s state-owned Shanghai
Read moreExplosion at gas-filling factory with many workers trapped within
A GAS-FILLING factory in Suphan Buri exploded at 2 p.m. today (July 11) with many employees trapped within as fire continued to rage, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said. Police have cordoned off the area near the factory in Derm Bang Nang Buat district while rescuers have arrived to help the victims as
Read moreThai AirAsia plane lands safely after power bank explodes
ALL 186 passengers and crew of Thai AirAsia flight FD3188 heading from Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok to Nakhon Si Thammarat at 7.20 a.m. this morning (Feb. 24) were unharmed and the plane landed safely at the destination after a power bank exploded, Matichon newspaper quoted TV Channel 3 as saying. On this flight
Read more21 dead in fireworks factory blast, 2 more being identified
THE LATEST death toll at a fireworks factory explosion this afternoon (Jan. 17) is 21 with remains of two others still being verified, Thai Rath newspaper quoted police as saying late tonight. Deputy Police Chief Pol. Gen. Kittirat Panphet said upon inspecting the site of the explosion in Sala Khao subdistrict, in central Suphan
Read more4 dead, scores injured as fireworks warehouse explodes in Narathiwat
A VIOLENT explosion at a firecracker warehouse in southern Narathiwat province this afternoon (July 29) killed four people and injured 90 others with many still trapped in their damaged houses as rescuers have difficulty in reaching them, Sanook.com said. At 3 p.m. Su-ngai Kolok charity web page posted a message that an explosion at
Read more10 injured in Chiang Mai fireworks factory explosion
A FIREWORKS factory in Chiang Mai exploded this afternoon (July 24) injuring 10 people and damaging five houses with three of them completely levelled, Thai Rath newspaper said. At 12.27 p.m. Pol. Col. Thongchai Kannika, superintendent of Doi Saket police station, was alerted of a blast at the fireworks factory and quickly sent firemen
Read more8 policemen hurt in Pattani bomb blast
INSURGENTS in southern Pattani province set off an improvised explosive device just as a police vehicle carrying 10 policemen was passing a road late last night injuring eight of them with all but one slightly so, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Nov. 20). Security teams closed Bang Kao – Pa Thung road in
Read moreUpdate: Deputy army commander rushes to second railway blast site
THE DEPUTY Commander of 4th Army Region rushed to the railway track in Sadao district of Sonkhla province hit by a second explosion early this morning (Dec. 6) killing three railway workers and injuring four others, Amarin TV and INN News plus Sanook.com said. Maj. Gen. Paisarn Nusangheld held urgent talks with railway staff
Read moreUpdate: Student killed by pen gun bullet, not keyboard explosion
THE teen male student who died while attending a computer class at a school in Bang Bua Thong district, Nonthaburi province, was killed after a pen gun carried by a fellow student went off, not keyboard explosion, Matichon newspaper said this evening (Sept. 15). Initially it was reported that the keyboard of one of
Read morePower bank bursts into flames after being left in vehicle
POLICE issued a warning to be more careful after a power bank left in the front of a pick-up truck in Phetchaburi province burst into flames and damaged the vehicle but fortunately there were no injuries, Sanook.com said today (Oct. 9). Emergency Call Centre 191 Phetchaburi’s web page urged people to be more careful
Read moreBomb attack at Kabul mosque kills ‘number of civilians’, says Taliban
By France 24 with AFP and AP AN EXPLOSION outside a mosque in the Afghan capital killed “a number of civilians” on Sunday, a senior Taliban official said. The bomb targeted the sprawling Eid Gah Mosque in Kabul, where a memorial service was being held for the mother of Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, who later
Read moreLive updates: A powerful explosion near Kabul airport, believed to be a rocket
By Business Insider, published by MSN News A “POWERFUL EXPLOSION” was heard in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, whilst Reuters report that the US has carried out an airstrike in the Afghan capital. It has not been confirmed if the two events are linked. A Taliban spokesperson told AP news that the US
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