A French tourist was arrested for stealing Bt2.5 million in cash from a Siam Commercial Bank on Koh Tao in Surat Thani on Friday morning, police said yesterday. The 44-year-old suspect, Pierre Charassel, wore a wool hat to cover his face, and used a fake gun to force bank employees to give him money, before […]
SATUN, 17 June 2012 (NNT) – Dr Somkiat Khumnurak of the Satun Provincial Health Office made public that numerous measures are in place to prevent dengue fever in Satun province, following an outbreak in April and May. There are currently 119 students afflicted with dengue fever, spread throughout the province. Public campaigns have been initiated […]
NARATHIWAT, June 13 – Two paramilitary rangers and two village defence volunteers were wounded today in a bomb ambush in Narathiwat’s Chanae district, according to local police. The casualties were identified as paramilitary ranger volunteers Adul Rattanasuanjit and Artit Kamjan and two members of a village protection unit-Arring Dasaw and Usree Uma, said Pol Sub-Lt […]
NARATHIWAT, June 12 – One man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting at a motorcycle repair shop in Narathiwat. Wisit Saejiang, 48, a brother of the motorcycle repair shop owner, was shot in the head and died at the scene. Read more: MCOT
BANGKOK, 11 June 2012(NNT) – People in Phrasaeng district, Surat Thani province, have been evacuated due to a flash flood from Krabi. Today, more than 20 families in Bang Yod Village, Phrasaeng District, Surat Thani, rushed out of the area after a large quantity of rainwater from nearby Krabi province caused Ipan Canal to overflow […]
PATTANI, June 11 – Six people including two police officers and four villagers were wounded in an M-79 grenade attack at a police checkpoint in Pattani Sunday night. Police collected evidence at the site outside the Yarang police station Monday morning. Shrapnel from an M-79 grenade was found at the scene. Read more: MCOT
SURAT THANI, June 11- Thailand’s southern province of Surat Thani on Monday declared half of its 19 districts as flood disaster zones, while a body of an Egyptian tourist who went missing in a flash flood in Phang-nga last week was retrieved. Surat Thani Governor Cherdsak Chusri announced that the ongoing flood affected over 44,000 […]
PHANGNGA, June 10 – Rescue workers are searching for an Egyptian tourist who went missing in a flash flood in Phangnga, while one police volunteer was injured in a storm-related incident in Trang. The tourist was whitewater rafting in the Klong Songphraek stream and went missing three days ago in the flash flood. Read more: […]
