PATTANI, Aug 4 – A man was gunned down early Saturday morning while riding a motorcycle in the violence-plagued province of Pattani, according to local police. Paisan Lakor, 25, was shot dead on a road in the Taluban municipal area, Sai Buri district while he was riding a motorcycle, having left from home at 4 […]
Pattani policeman shot dead while riding motorcycle in Sai Buri district in afternoon. Cause of attack may be linked to regional unrest. MCOT
SONGKHLA, 3 August 2012 (NNT) – Following rumours that a series of car bombs is in the making in Hat Yai district of Songkhla, provincial police are stepping up security and distributing to related agencies photos of stolen vehicles that authorities suspect the insurgents might plan to use in their attacks. According to Songkhla police […]
BANGKOK, 2 August 2012, (NNT) – Buddhists in the southern border province of Narathiwat have offered alms to monks on the occasions of Asalha Bucha and Buddhist Lent amidst heightened security. They dedicated merit to the deaths from southern unrest incidents. On 2 August 2012, Narathiwat Deputy Governor Pradit Sukhonsawat and Narathiwat provincial police chief […]
Songkhla police Thursday stepped up security following intelligence reports that three alleged notorious insurgents would launch more car bomb attacks in this southern province. As part of the security beefing up, Provincial Police Bureau 9 Deputy Commissioner Pol Maj Gen Thanit Sakthirasawat and Songkhla police chief Pol Maj Gen Suwit Choensiri chaired a ceremony to […]
PATTANI, Aug 1 – A car bomb targeting the upmarket CS Pattani Hotel and an adjacent electric power transmission station Tuesday evening caused a blackout in wide areas of the municipality and fire at the hotel, but no deaths were reported. Two other electric power distribution transformers were reportedly targeted shortly afterward. Read more: MCOT
TRAT, 28 July 2012 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) provincial office in Trat organized an evacuation drill in the event of flash floods or forest run-off. The drill was held in cooperation with the Sato Subdistrict Administrative Organization, people in the Ban Thung Krabok community, and relevant government agencies. Mr. […]
SONGKHLA, July 29 – Smog from a forest fire in Indonesia’s Sumatra blanketed Songkhla over the weekend, but particle dust levels are within the safety standard. Smog from the forest fire covered Thailand’s southern provinces and affected visibility in the morning. Read more: MCOT
