Violence continued in three deep southern provinces with separate insurgency attacks killing three and injuring one. A 52-year-old woman was killed early Friday morning as she was riding a motorcycle in Narathiwat’s Rangae district. The woman was identified as Jehmenoh Sani, a resident of a village in the district’s Tambon Chalerm. Read more: The Nation
A husband and wife were shot dead in Yala’s Yaha district yesterday, police say. According to witnesses, Lert Chaisangad, 62, and his wife Tim Thongsongkaew, 55, were travelling on a motorcycle from tambon Lam Phak Chi to sell vegetables in Khok Pho district of Pattani. Read more: Bangkok Post
TRANG, Nov 21 — A number of Thailand’s southern provinces are now under severe floodwater, with the Meteorological Department issued warnings that heavy rain is expected to continue to batter the region. The Meteorological Department in the South has warned that residents of the six southern provinces of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala […]
PRACHUAP KIRI KHAN — A former solder has been arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a Venezuelan tourist on a beach in the popular resort town of Hua Hin last night. Adirek Nuchantuek, 31, was arrested after a tourist told police he attempted to sexually assault her while she was sitting alone on the beach […]
Four persons in a car were killed at a railway crossing with no barricades in Thung Song district of Nakhon Si Thammarat province this morning. The fatal incident happened at 9.00 am Wednesday between Wang and Huey Yod railway stations. Read more: thaipbs.or.th Thai PBS
The Southern Border Police Command (SBPC) chief has ordered a tightening of security measures to protect Thai Buddhists in the deep South following a spate of shootings over the past week. Read more: Bangkok Post
Today Monday 17.11.2014 sees the deadline for charges to be brought against the killers of Volker Schwartges, the 46 year old German man from Duesseldorf who was stabled to death in Chaweng. The suspects have now been detained for 84 days, the maximum amount of time they are able to be detained without charges. Read […]
SURAT THANI, 15 November 2014 (NNT) – Many agencies are campaigning for Koh Tao Island to be a smoke-free area in efforts to boost the island’s tourism image. The Thai Health Promotion Foundation, the Koh Samui municipality, and the Action on Smoking and Health Foundation are pushing to make Koh Tao Island in Surat Thani […]
