2 killed, 16 injured in deadly Narathiwat attack
TWO members of Sukhirin Volunteer Defence Corps were killed and 16 others injured in Far South Narathiwat province as insurgents detonated a bomb then unleashed a volley of gunfire just as they were returning to their camp after attending a boat race this afternoon (Sep. 18), Amarin TV said. At 2.52 p.m. Pol. Col. […]
Read MoreInsurgent killed in fierce clash on Narathiwat mountain
AN INSURGENT was killed in an intense clash on Tawe mountain in Far South Narathiwat province today (Sep. 9) with all troops remaining safe, TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said. The Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Region 4 Forward Command, through Narathiwat Joint Special Operations Unit, conducted a law enforcement operation to track […]
Read MoreAnother blast in Pattani but no injuries
SOME insurgents set off an explosion at Global House in Pattani’s Mueang district at 7 p.m. this evening (Aug. 29) and the authorities said initially there were no injuries, according to PPTVHD36. The Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Region 4 Forward Command said the insurgents rode up on a motorcycle fitted with a sidecar […]
Read MoreMartial law declared in Narathiwat after deadly attack
THE Narathiwat Task Force has imposed martial law in the Far South province after a group of nine insurgents attacked a checkpoint killing five rangers and injuring six civilians on Wednesday night (July 22), TV Channel 7 said today (July 24). Maj. Gen. Yod-awut Phungphak, commander of Narathiwat Task Force, had signed an order […]
Read MorePart of Yala-Betong road closed after arson attack
THE military has closed the section of Yala – Betong road between Bannang Sata and Thanto districts after an arson attack on a truck late last night (June 26) followed by the killing of a defence corps volunteer in Pattani this morning, Amarin TV said. The Internal Security Operations Command Region 4 Forward Command […]
Read MoreFar South peace talks to take place in Malaysia soon: Wan Noor
FORMER parliament president and current chief adviser to Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said today (May 25) that peace talks between the government and insurgents in the Far South will likely resume in Malaysia late next month after a two-year hiatus, PPTVHD36 said this afternoon. He revealed this significant move after […]
Read MoreGunfight erupts as troops move in to arrest Yala petrol pump fire suspects
SHOOTING broke out in far south Yala province when a team of soldiers and policemen moved in to arrest a group of insurgents suspected to have bombed and set fire to 11 petrol pumps earlier this month, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan 20). Col. Yuthanam Phetmuang, a spokesperson of the Internal Security Operations Command […]
Read MoreHunt for southern insurgents who robbed gold shop
A BIG group of southern insurgents mounted a well-organised robbery of a gold shop at a shopping mall in Su-ngai Kolok district, Narathiwat province, last evening (Oct. 5) and made off with at least 500 baht weight of gold ornaments, Amarin TV said this morning. There was an exchange of gunfire with police before […]
Read MoreFierce clash with insurgents in Songkhla
A HEAVY clash erupted between troops and southern insurgents in a Songkhla district after a search operation was launched to flush out a group of these extremists from a rubber plantation, Amarin TV said this morning (Sep. 11). Security forces targeted a large rubber plantation in Ban Huai Tao, Khuha subdistrict, Saba Yoi district, […]
Read MorePipe bomb thrown at armoured vehicle in Far South
INSURGENTS flung a pipe bomb at an armoured vehicle in the Far South province of Narathiwat at 9 p.m. today (April 2) but fortunately there were no casualties, Naewna newspaper quoted “Khao Baan Rao Chai Daen Tai” as saying. The pipe bomb hit the armoured vehicle from the 4th Infantry Regiment near Ban Mai […]
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