A SUSPECT has been arrested in the wave of 40 bombing and arson incidents in Narathiwat on Saturday night (Aug. 22) on charges of damaging a surveillance camera while authorities are rushing to inspect and repair a bombed railway line, Amarin TV said today. A joint force of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officers, Narathiwat
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Another car bomb blast in Narathiwat but no casualties
SHORTLY after a car bomb blast in Far South Narathiwat province late last month slightly injured one official followed by an attack on a checkpoint that killed five rangers and injured six civilians the next day an improvised explosive device (IED) that was planted in an official vehicle was set off this evening (Aug.
Read more2 policemen shot dead, 3 injured in clash at Narathiwat
A TEAM of six policemen returning from drug investigation in Far South Narathiwat province spotted a suspicious group of men sitting in a hut at a palm plantation and upon moving in to investigate them too were hit by a volley of M16 assault rifle gunfire killing two officers and injuring three others in
Read moreMartial law declared in Narathiwat after deadly attack
THE Narathiwat Task Force has imposed martial law in the Far South province after a group of nine insurgents attacked a checkpoint killing five rangers and injuring six civilians on Wednesday night (July 22), TV Channel 7 said today (July 24). Maj. Gen. Yod-awut Phungphak, commander of Narathiwat Task Force, had signed an order
Read moreOver 100 rounds of ammunition fired in attack on Narathiwat checkpoint
THE NINE insurgents who attacked a Narathiwat checkpoint killing five rangers and injuring six civilians last night (July 22) had fired over a hundred rounds of three different types of ammunition with the attack planned in advance to take place when three other rangers of this unit were on leave, PPTVHD36 said today. Narathiwat
Read more5 rangers dead as insurgents in disguise attack Narathiwat checkpoint
FIVE rangers manning a checkpoint in Far South Narathiwat province were killed when a group of six insurgents dressed as security personnel attacked them at around 6.45 p.m. today (July 22) and fled, Naewna newspaper said. The insurgents drove to Bukeh Sami municipal checkpoint in Tanyong Mat subdistrict, Ra-ngae district, in a black four-door
Read moreProbe shows southern car bomb packed with two IEDs
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
Read morePolice probing murder of senior Narathiwat official, girlfriend
POLICE in far southern Narathiwat province are investigating the ambush and slaying of Chanae district deputy chief and his girlfriend at around 1 a.m. this morning (April 1) focusing on whether this arose from national security or a personal issue, Amarin TV said. AT 9.30 a.m. this morning a team from Narathiwat’s Explosive Ordnance
Read moreSuspect held in bombing of petrol pump restroom
A THAI army and police team today (Feb. 11) arrested a suspect in the bombing of a restroom at a PTT petrol pump in Si Sakhon district, Narathiwat province, last evening that led to three people being injured, Naewna newspaper said. Based on photographs and a surveillance camera clip as well as tips from
Read moreBombing at Far-South festival opened by Deputy Interior Minister
A BOMBING occurred in the vicinity of Tadika Relations Festival in southern border Narathiwat province this morning (May 3) just before Deputy Interior Minister Sabida Thaiset presided over the opening ceremony with senior provincial officials also present but fortunately there were no injuries, Amarin TV said this evening. At around 9.30 a.m. a loud
Read moreUnrest in Far-South continues as insurgents kill officer
THE UNREST in the three Far-South provinces continued today (March 10) with a Volunteer Defence Force officer being shot dead by insurgents in Yala, Naewna newspaper quoted YalaToday as saying. The attack took place at 2 a.m.in village number 3, Sa-e subdistrict, Krong Pinang district, with an unknown number of insurgents using unidentified weapons
Read moreDefence Ministry mounts strict control of Far-South after attacks kill 5
By Amarin TV and AFP – published by CNA THE DEFENCE Ministry offered condolences to the families of five people who were killed with 13 others wounded in two attacks in the troubled Far-South and ordered strict control of the area to prevent repeat shootings and bombings. Maj. Gen.Thanathip Sawangsaeng, spokesman for the Ministry
Read moreTorrential rain forces PM to skip visiting Pattani and only go to Yala, Narathiwat
PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s visit to the three southernmost provinces today (Jan. 16) had to change because torrential rain pounding Pattani made it impossible for her to go there so she is now only visiting Yala and Narathiwat, TV Channel 7 said. The Prime Minister held a meeting with some ministers and senior officials
Read more8 injured in four bombings in far South
THREE policemen and five rangers were injured as insurgents set off four bombs in far South Narathiwat province this morning (Oct. 18), Amarin TV said. The first blast at 6.09 a.m. knocked down two power poles at Road 4056 in Su-ngai Padi district but there were no casualties. Pol. Col. Asri Tuanpeng, superintendent of
Read moreCar bomb explodes at Tak Bai district chief’s house
A CAR BOMB exploded in front of Tak Bai district chief’s residence in far southern Narathiwat province at 10 p.m. last night (Sep. 29) injuring two young men, Amarin TV said. Initial investigation found that some houses near the residence of Tak Bai district chief, acting Sub. Lt. Jirass Siriwanlop, got damaged with two
Read more2 more blasts after insurgents stole firearms from wildlife sanctuary
AFTER 20 armed insurgents attacked a wildlife sanctuary in Narathiwat and stole 10 shotguns and burnt down four buildings, they set off two bombs as rangers were inspecting the area in an attempt to ambush and kill them, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (Sep. 22). At 9 a.m. this morning a meeting was
Read moreTwo bomb blasts in Narathiwat province
A TEAM of eight policemen travelling in two pickup trucks escaped unscathed after two bombs went off on a road in southern Narathiwat province’s Cho-airong district today (July 31) but one civilian got injured in the blasts, TV Channel 7 said. At 11.10 a.m. just as the police investigators got close to a bridge
Read moreTourism-deprived South Thailand provinces expect better days with improved road, air access
Narathiwat Province, South Thailand – The South Thailand provinces of Pattani and Narathiwat are pretty much at the bottom of the heap in terms of tourism. That is set to change over the next three years thanks to upcoming improvements in road and air accessibility. An upgrading of Narathiwat airport is due for completion
Read moreThailand continues converting battlefields into trading fields, this time in the South
Pattani Province, South Thailand – In the 1980s, after the end of the Indochina wars of the 1970s, Thailand forged a policy of “converting battlefields into trading fields”, making the kingdom a hub of travel, trade and transportation for the Greater Mekong Subregion countries of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. As its far-sighted success is
Read morePM leads “Peace Through Tourism” visit to South Thailand
“WHEN the people have money in their pockets, they will forget about their conflicts.” That simple rationale summarised the core objective of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s historic “Peace Through Tourism” visit to the kingdom’s southernmost provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat between Feb.27-29. Under the slogan “Travel to the South — With All Your
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