Provincial Police Region 8 chief Pol Lt-General Thesa Siriwatho led forensic officers and an explosive ordnance disposal team yesterday to inspect the scene of a gun and explosives attack on Tuesday. Police allege a Thai man launched the attack on his former wife’s relatives in Surat Thani’s Phun Pin district, which left one dead and […]
Violence continued in the deep south despite the Muslim Ramadan fast with two fishing piers in Pattani bombed by southern militants, causing damages to four fishing boats. The two bombing incidents happened simultaneously at Pramongsiripong pier at Tambon Bana in Muang district, and at the pier behind the Sabarang school of Tambon Sabarang, about one […]
NARATHIWAT — A 35-year-old woman was shot dead by two assailants who took her motorcycle in Tak Bai district on Sunday morning, police said. Pol Lt Col Nonwaris Tabungkan, deputy chief investigator of Tak Bai police station, said the incident occurred at about 7.45am on a road in Yuyo village in tambon Bang KhunThong. Read […]
SURAT THANI, 18 June 2016 (NNT) – Villagers of Koh Tao island and the local authorities have joined hands to hold Koh Tao Festival 2016, making the world’s longest island hugging for the Guinness World Records. Koh Tao Municipality, Koh Tao Conservation Club, Surat Thani Provincial Administrative Organization and the Tourism Authority of Thailand have […]
SURAT THANI, 11 June 2016, (NNT) – The local police have cracked down on gambling during Euro 2016 soccer games. Bophut provincial police station chief Tewet Pleumsoot in Koh Samui district, Surat Thani province, set up checkpoints to suppress crime, drug trafficking networks and soccer gambling during Euro 2016. Read more: NNT National News Bureau […]
PHUKET — Two tourists were killed when two speedboats collided near the popular Phi Phi islands at noon today in the latest fatal maritime mishap to strike Thai tourism. The two victims, both Chinese nationals, were killed after the boat they were on crashed into another vessel 30 nautical miles off Phuket, according to a […]
Two explosions damaged a number of buildings in Thailand’s southern Pattani province, amid increasing number of violent attacks in the region, local media reported Monday. BANGKOK (Sputnik) – According to the Channel 3 broadcaster, the explosions occurred at a library and an office building, also damaging nearby houses. No casualties have been reported. Read more: […]
About 30 tourists were injured after a speedboat rammed at a transport boat anchoring about 300 metres off Samet Island in Rayong province before dawn Sunday. The incident that involved speedboat happened at about 2.30 am while a speedboat with about 30 tourists were heading for the mainland but unexpectedly crashed into the boat anchoring […]
