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
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Accidental bomb blast at Yala house linked to insurgents
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
Read moreGunfight erupts as troops move in to arrest Yala petrol pump fire suspects
SHOOTING broke out in far south Yala province when a team of soldiers and policemen moved in to arrest a group of insurgents suspected to have bombed and set fire to 11 petrol pumps earlier this month, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan 20). Col. Yuthanam Phetmuang, a spokesperson of the Internal Security Operations Command
Read moreEight bomb blasts in Yala but no casualties
EIGHT bombs exploded in succession in Yala City last night (Oct. 8) but fortunately there were no casualties with the public warned that the penalty for helping the perpetrators is two years imprisonment and/or a 40,000 baht fine, TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said this morning. The blasts started at 8.03 p.m. with
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 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 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 moreFlood crisis continues in Pattani with food shortage in many areas
FAR SOUTH Pattani province continued to suffer from severe flooding today (Dec. 1) with floodwater still rising and residents having to wade through it to ask for food handouts, Naewna newspaper said this evening. While Nong Chik-Pattani road is partially passable today and residents were able to come out to ask for food, in
Read moreChaos as Betong residents rush to fill petrol amid torrential rain
RESIDENT of Betong city in southernmost Yala province and near the Malaysian border queued up to fill petrol at pumps amid ongoing torrential rain fearing a shortage as the key road to Yala city has been cut off with some pumps running out of supply, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Nov. 29). At Ratana
Read morePolice vehicle damaged in Yala bombing
SOUTHERN insurgents detonated a bomb just as a police vehicle drove past a road in Raman district of Yala province today (Oct. 14) damaging it but there were no casualties, Naewna newspaper said. At 9.38 a.m. 191 Emergency Call Centre at Yala provincial police headquarters was informed of the bomb explosion with shrapnel damaging
Read moreTight security after insurgents set off bombs in Songkhla and Pattani
SECURITY was stepped up in Yala to intercept insurgents after two explosions in Pattani last night injured six policemen, but none seriously, and another blast this morning in Songkhla injured two more policemen, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (July 23). As four policemen from Songkhla’s Thepha police station were patrolling this district in a
Read moreOne dead, 18 injured in car bombing at Yala police flats
A CAR BOMB exploded in front of police flats at Bannang Sata district, southern Yala province, at 10.30 a.m. this morning (June 30) killing one person and injuring 18 others, Thai Rath newspaper said. Police from Bannang Sata station, soldiers, rangers, firefighters and rescuers quickly rushed to the scene of the explosion. It was
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
Read more4 dead as rescue boat capsizes in Narathiwat floods
A FAMILY OF four, two adults and two children, drowned as they travelled through raging floods in southern Narathiwat province on a rescue boat but rescue operation to help people stranded in their homes is still continuing, Amarin TV and Matichon newspaper said today (Dec. 26). Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is due to fly
Read moreInsurgent badly hurt while placing bomb in Yala
ONE of two insurgents who rode up on a motorcycle to a water pumping station at Yala’s Suan Si Muang Dam in the dead of the night got badly injured when the improvised explosive device he was carrying to place there went off beforehand, Matichon newspaper said today (Jan. 22). The injured insurgent, Mr.
Read moreArmy chief on 17 blasts in the South: It was worse before
ARMY CHIEF Gen. Narongphan Jitkaewtae said after 17 bomb and arson attacks took place in three southern provinces from last night till the wee hours of this morning (August 17) that there used to be more such incidents in the past and this wave of blasts does not seem aimed at destabilising this government
Read moreTwo dead after volunteer ranger unleashes a hail gunfire at pub
A VOLUNTEER ranger was arrested soon after unleashing a barrage of gunfire at the car park of a pub in southern Yala province killing two pubgoers and injuring one other person last night, Sanook.com said today (August 12). The shooting occurred in front of NASA Entertainment Centre with Ms.Sunmalee (surname withheld), 38, and Mr.
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