A car bomb is believed to have caused the fire that killed five people at a Hat Yai hotel and sent more than 300 to hospital on Saturday. It was fairly clear that the blast was caused by a car bomb, according to evidence found at the scene, said Surin Weerasook, a mechanic (professional level) […]
YALA, March 31 – At least 10 people were killed and 102 wounded by car bombs at the Yala provincial seat on Saturday in one of the most serious violent attacks in the southernmost provinces. Two people were reportedly killed at the scene. The presumed insurgents used two pick-up trucks as car bombs. Read more: […]
PATTANI, March 31 – A senior police officer at Pattani’s Mae Lan police station was slightly injured while he was having lunch at a food shop after the bomb hidden in a motorcycle exploded. Pol Lt-Col Chitrakan Kuekoryuod, Deputy Superintendent of Mae Lan police station was eating his lunch at a food shop around 2pm […]
SONGKHLA, March 31 – Four persons were confirmed dead and 350 injured in a fire at Lee Gardens Plaza Hotel in Songkhla’s commercial town of Hat Yai, while rescue operations to find remaining victims continued. The fire broke out in the underground parking area of Lee Gardens Plaza Hotel which was packed with tourists and […]
Assailants fire two M-79 grenades into the home of a former MP in Thailand’s Narathiwat Province. No injuries have been reported. Officers of Narathiwat Police’s Scientific Crime Detection Division inspected the two-storey house of former MP Najmudin Umar after attackers fired M-79 grenades into the premises. Read more: TAN Network
SONGKHLA, March 29 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Hat Yai office will hold Songkran activities during the whole month of April to boost local and cultural tourism. The promotion is expected to help generate revenue of at least Bt100 million in this southern commercial district. TAT Hat Yai Director Prapas Intanaprasart said activities […]
Seriously wounded in Yala provincial seat shooting, university student later pronounced dead. Police believe attack motivated by personal conflict or insurgency. Read more: MCOT
NARATHIWAT, March 25 – An assistant village headman on Sunday was gunned down by suspected insurgents in restive Narathiwat while a defence volunteer was shot dead in Pattani, according to police. Adisak Tayae, a 53-year-old assistant village headman, was killed in Rueso district on Sunday in a shooting while riding home, according to Pol Lt […]
