NARATHIWAT – Three civilians were injured on Wednesday afternoon when a large roadside bomb detonated in Rueso district, apparently mistiming an attack intended for a passing police patrol. Suspect Held Over Petrol Station Toilet Bombing in Narathiwat The explosion occurred at approximately 3:20 p.m. on February 11 in Gado village. Police investigators reported that the […]
NARATHIWAT – Suspected Muslim insurgents detonated seven improvised explosive devices (IEDs) across Yee Ngor and Ra-ngae districts late Saturday night into early Sunday morning, in what police believe was a coordinated tactic to cause unrest ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. No casualties were reported, though several motorcycles and properties sustained damage. Three Civilians […]
NARATHIWAT — Arsonists targeted surveillance infrastructure across three districts in Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat overnight, damaging at least 24 locations in what appears to be a coordinated attack on security monitoring systems, local police said on Thursday. Bomb Attacks Target 11 PTT Stations in Thailand’s Deep South, Four Injured The attacks, which began late […]
PATTANI — Five police officers were injured last night when suspected insurgents detonated a motorcycle sidecar rigged with explosives at a checkpoint in Panare district, marking the latest violence to rock Thailand’s restive southern border provinces. Bomb Defused At Pattani Bus Terminal; Authorities Warn Of Possible Further Devices Colonel Ekvarit Chomchuphol, deputy spokesperson for the […]
NARATHIWAT — The assistant district chief of Ra-ngae and a woman were killed in an ambush by unidentified gunmen on a road in Ja-nae district early Wednesday morning, in the latest violence to rock Thailand’s restive southern border provinces. Arsonists Target Surveillance Network in Narathiwat An initial police report said the officer, Monchai Chitkamonkarn, who […]
PATTANI — A village headman was shot and killed in Sai Buri district early Wednesday morning while traveling to a mosque to attend prayers, in the latest violent incident to strike Thailand’s restive southern border region. Gunmen Kill Two in Deadly Ambush in Narathiwat The attack occurred while Reeya Salae, headman of village Moo 3 […]
YALA — Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul pledged on Friday to accelerate peace efforts in Thailand’s deep South as suspected insurgents carried out a series of arson attacks believed to be symbolic acts timed precisely to coincide with his visit to the restive border provinces. Terror Strikes Again: Two Police Officers Killed in Yala Bomb Attack […]
NARATHIWAT — Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has approved in principle a border fence project in the southern province of Narathiwat aimed at curbing smuggling, illegal crossings and insurgent movements, with funding to be drawn from the central budget, according to a report by the Bangkok Post. Thailand Plans Security Wire Fence on […]
NARATHIWAT — Thai authorities have arrested a suspect in the shooting of a member of parliament in this restive southern province following a coordinated cross-border operation with security forces that led to the suspect’s location and detention in Myanmar. Former village official killed in Narathiwat drive-by shooting Officials identified the suspect as Lieutenant Wiroj Ketmanee, […]
BANGKOK — Critics have warned that the military-led approach to handling the long-running conflict in Thailand’s southern border provinces may be prolonging unrest rather than resolving it, as the decades-old insurgency continues to claim lives and erode trust in the state. Arson Attacks Strike Southern Thailand During PM Anutin’s Visit to Restive Region Since violence […]