PM leads “Peace Through Tourism” visit to South Thailand
“WHEN the people have money in their pockets, they will forget about their conflicts.” That simple rationale summarised the core objective of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s historic “Peace Through Tourism” visit to the kingdom’s southernmost provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat between Feb.27-29. Under the slogan “Travel to the South — With All Your […]
Read MorePM buys oil painting at Pattani market for 30,000 baht
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Feb. 27) purchased an oil painting entitled “Peace” for 30,000 baht in cash from an artist in Pattani. At a community market in the capital district of the southern province, the prime minister viewed and obviously admired the oil painting on display and bought it […]
Read More8 policemen hurt in Pattani bomb blast
INSURGENTS in southern Pattani province set off an improvised explosive device just as a police vehicle carrying 10 policemen was passing a road late last night injuring eight of them with all but one slightly so, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Nov. 20). Security teams closed Bang Kao – Pa Thung road in […]
Read MoreSchoolgirl shot dead in front of Pattani mosque
ONE of two eighth-grade schoolgirls sitting in front of a mosque in Pattani’s Mueang district was shot by a man who drove past in a sports utility vehicle and she later died in the hospital, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (Mar. 10). At around 8.35 a.m. police were alerted of the shooting in front […]
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