TORRENTIAL rain that lashed all 11 districts of southern Phattalung province all night and continuing today (Nov. 20) triggered heavy flooding in some areas with nearly 20 schools shut, Amarin TV said. Several villages at Sri Nakarin and Kong Ra districts abutting Banthat mountain range were badly inundated as water gushed down lowland with
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Four being quizzed for allegedly helping prisoner escape from mountains
POLICE detained four suspects after searching several houses in Phatthalung for a team of people who helped a prisoner on the run escape from Banthat mountain range where a big police team chased him for weeks but ended the operation late last week due to torrential rain, Naewna newspaper said. While serving a 20
Read moreTwo injured as gunman opens fire on Phuket-Phatthalung minibus
A GUNMAN opened fire on a minibus running from Phuket to Phatthalung early this morning (Feb. 10) injuring two persons and is still holed up in the empty vehicle after everyone fled, Matichon newspaper said. At 6.49 a.m. a call was made to 191, the police emergency centre, informing them that a shooting had
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