PATTANI, Jan 6 – Two local residents were shot dead on Friday in separate insurgent attacks, the latest in this restive southern province. The first incident occurred in Sai Buri district when Sakariya Karubi, 36, was driving his pick-up truck to his home around 11.30am and he was attacked by an unknown number of gunmen […]
NARATHIWAT, Jan 6 — A couple was attacked by gunmen in the southern province of Narathiwat while driving their pickup truck in Su-ngai Kolok municipality. Both were seriously wounded, but the husband later died. Military authorities and the police together inspected the scene where the pickup was stopped on the roadside, with the window on […]
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Jan 5 – Flooding in Nakhon Si Thammarat has eased, and the municipality has set Saturday as a big cleaning day. Chaowat Senpong, mayor of Nakhon Si Thammarat municipality, assessed losses at about Bt100 million, with two communities having been badly damaged. The situation returned to normal in other areas, but some […]
BANGKOK, 5 January 2012 (NNT) – Soldiers have been ordered to give assistance to and take care of flood victims in Southern Thailand, while more troops are ready to be deployed for flood relief if any area needs more help. General Yuthasak Sasiprapa, the Defence Minister, says a number of soldiers have already been in […]
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Jan 4 – Police believe that the bodies of two teenagers found in a canal in this provincial seat were swept away by this week’s flash flood and drowned. Police said the bodies of two male teenagers identified as Kamin Suwanwigo and Chalermkiat Manin, both 15, were found in the Wang Rak […]
BANGKOK, 3 January 2012 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has alerted people in flood-affected southern provinces to water-borne diseases after the floods subsided. Local disease control offices will work together to sanitize the areas. Permanent Secretary for Public Health Phaichit Warachit said that the flooding situation in Songkhla on 3 January has been […]
SONGKHLA, 3 January 2012 (NNT) – Hat Yai district of Songkhla province has kicked off a ‘Big Cleaning Day’ activity as the flood situation in all areas has returned to normal. In the wake of a previous overflow from the Ror 1 Canal, all communities of Hat Yai have finally dried out while Phetkasem Road […]
YALA, Jan 3 – A nine-year old girl reportedly drowned in Yala as heavy rainfall triggered flooding in nine southern provinces, according to Thailand’s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department. The child, identified as Sareeta Sa-u, drowned in Yala in a raging river. Homes, schools and government offices have been submerged, affecting over 50,000 people. Read […]
