PATTANI, Feb 17 – Three defence volunteers were killed and nine people were wounded in a twin bomb attack near a coffee shop and restaurant located not far from the clock tower roundabout in the heart of Pattani province before noon on Sunday. Pattani police were informed of the incident at around 11am where a […]
RATCHABURI, 14 February 2013 (NNT) – The Ratchaburi Central Prison hosted weddings behind bars for 72 incarcerated couples on Valentine’s Day. The prison offered to assist offenders who are legally competent to tie the knot but have been denied the opportunity once imprisoned. Officials previously reviewed a total of 234 marriage applications but only 72 […]
PATTANI, Feb 13 – A couple selling food at a roadside stand were shot by a suspected insurgent in the violence-plagued province of Pattani. Thongdaeng Taboonmee, 57, and his wife, Jorn Khoknukul, 58, were selling papaya salad at the roadside. The gunman, a passenger on a motorcycle, fired at them several times. Read more: MCOT
NARATHIWAT, Feb 11 – A computer salesman was killed in his car in Pattani, and four Thai army rangers were wounded in a bombing in Rangae district of this southern province on Sunday, according to official reports. Kriangsak Sermsangsuk, a 35-year-old computer salesman, was shot dead by two gunmen on a motorcycle in broad daylight […]
YALA, Feb 10 – Five soldiers were killed and another one wounded in a bombing and shooting attack in the violence plagued province of Yala. A group of soldiers were driving a personnel carrier on Sai Thathong-Wangphraya road when a 50-kilogramme bomb hidden in a pick-up truck exploded. After the bombing, at least ten assailants […]
PATTANI, Feb 9 — A joint security force in the southern province of Pattani on Saturday killed a leading member of an insurgent group who had 11 outstanding arrest warrants and was involved in the recent murder of a teacher in Narathiwat. Pol Maj-Gen Ekapop Prasitwattanachai, the Pattani police chief led a team of police, […]
The elder brother of a Chinese woman who drowned on Koh Samui believes she was murdered by her husband. He has asked the parliament to help him seek justice for his sister, because the husband is wealthy and may evade prosecution. A senator will personally oversee the police investigation. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
HAT YAI, Feb 7 – Security has been tightened in the southern commercial district of Hat Yai to prevent any violence during the festive Chinese New Year. The Hat Yai commercial area in Songkhla province has been festooned with Chinese-style decorations ahead of the Hat Yai Chinese New Year 2013, scheduled to be held from […]
