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.
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2 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 morePeace talks with southern insurgency groups put off after Narathiwat attacks
THE Thai government has indefinitely postponed peace talks with southern insurgency groups after two attacks last week with five rangers killed and six civilians injured in one of them while a police officer was slightly injured in a car bomb blast, Naewna newspaper said this morning (July 28). Mr. Thanat Suwannanon, director of the
Read moreArrest warrant out for one suspect in Narathiwat checkpoint attack
THE Internal Security Operations Command Region 4 Forward Command said this evening (July 25) that progress has been made in investigating the attack on a checkpoint in Far South Narathiwat province midweek that killed five rangers and injured six civilians with an arrest warrant having been issued for one suspect while another has been
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 moreLand bridge project delayed by a year to gauge public opinion
THE Transport Ministry has put off submission of a 1-trillion-baht Land Bridge project and draft Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) bill for its implementation to the cabinet for a year in order to gather and evaluate feedback from all sectors, PPTVHD36 said today (July 8). The Land Bridge project is designed to connect two seas
Read more4th Army Region Commander apologises over remarks about Islamic schools
DURING Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s visit to Pattani province today (April 17) 4th Army Region Commander Lt. Gen. Norathip Poinok issued an apology after a complaint was submitted over his comments that Islamic boarding schools (pondok schools) are breeding grounds for terrorists and are subject to IO (information operation) attacks, Amarin TV said. At
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 moreOne 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 moreDemocrats tipped to get nearly 40 MP seats, mostly from southern constituencies
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE DEMOCRATS headed by former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva are anticipated to get as many as nearly 40 MP seats in the Feb.8 election, mostly from southern constituencies where they used to prevail in previous races to parliament, according to NIDA Poll director Suvicha Pouaree. Abhisit’s Old School conservative camp
Read moreImmigration Bureau waives overstay fine for foreigners stranded in floods
FOREIGN tourists stranded in their accommodations at eight severely flooded southern provinces, particularly Songkhla, and unable to depart the country within the permitted timeframe do not have to pay a 500-baht a-day overstay fine, PPTVHD36 said this evening (Nov. 28). Pol. Maj. Gen. Cherngron Rimphidee, deputy police commissioner-general and spokesperson for the Immigration Bureau,
Read moreTwo shots fired at jet-skiing rescuers in Hat Yai
SEVERE flooding in southern Hat Yai city is turning violent as two shots were fired at jet-skiing rescuers with a flat-bottom boat accompanying them also smashed on the bow forcing a quick withdrawal, Amarin TV said this evening (Nov. 26) The Army Military Force Facebook page posted this message, “Urgent! A jetski rescue team
Read moreSouthern floods death toll reaches 33 as evacuation continues
THE SEVERE flooding of several southern Thailand provinces have so far killed 33 victims while evacuation is underway in many areas beyond heavily-hit Songkhla province, PPTVHD36 said this afternoon (Nov. 26). Mr. Siripong Angkasakulkiat, government spokesperson for the Centre for Emergency Response (CRES), said after Minister of Prime Minister’s Office Paradorn Prisananantakul chaired a
Read moreSevere floods have cost southern economy 25 billion baht so far: Research
KASIKORN Research Centre estimates that the critical flooding in the South has so far cost the regional economy 25 billion baht with 800,000 households affected and 400,000 rai of farmland damaged, PPTVHD36 said today (Nov. 26). The widespread inundation, in Songkhla as well as several other southern provinces including Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Surat
Read moreHat Yai still severely flooded as forest runoffs swamp Trang
HAT YAI remained critically flooded this morning (Nov. 25) with residents still trapped in their homes despite an urgent citywide evacuation order while a new wave of forest runoff worsened flooding in Trang with 12,000 households affected, PPTVHD36 and Naewna newspaper said. Despite Songkhla Governor Ratthasart Chidchu ordering an urgent evacuation of residents throughout
Read moreThai govt, BRN to hold Far South peace talks
REPRESENTATIVES of the Thai government and Barisan Revolusi Nasional Malayu Patani (BRN) reaffirmed their commitment to resume Far South peace dialogue in December following a special meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Amarin TV and Bernama news agency said today (Nov. 15). The National Security Council (NSC) said in a statement released yesterday that the meeting,
Read moreAnutin in South Korea for Apec meeting
PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul and his delegation have arrived in South Korean for the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Economic Leaders’ meeting and related events where he will get an opportunity to hold informal talks with leaders from various countries and boost confidence of the global community in Thailand’s economic potential, Amarin TV said.
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 moreKlatham competes against Bhumjaithai for future southern MPs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE KLATHAM UNDER de facto party boss Thammanat Prompao is quietly competing against the Bhumjaithai, core of the current coalition government under de facto party boss Newin Chidchob, to attract many MPs currently attached to other parties and representing southern constituencies to the extent that they skip over to the
Read moreSeveral bomb blasts in Far South to mark anniversary
THE THREE Far South provinces were hit by nine bombing incidents overnight injuring two people with this violence suspected to have been unleashed to mark the anniversary of Bersatu Movement, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Sep. 1). Most of the blasts were in Narathiwat province occurring at approximately the same time. Details are
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