Many injured in brawl at university concert
VIOLENCE disrupted a concert at Ramkhamhaeng University last night (Sep. 20) as youths brawled leaving many of them injured, Naewna newspaper said early this morning. At around 12.30 a.m. Hua Mark police station was alerted of a fight breaking out among youths attending a concert marking the Festival of the Tenth Lunar Month (Sat […]
Read MoreMalaysia ready to mediate conflict in southern Thailand: Anwar
AFTER successfully mediating a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he is now ready to mediate the conflict in southern Thailand and work to end the tension between the two sides, a Bernama news agency report published by Free Malaysia Today online news portal said last night (Aug. 9). […]
Read MoreMinister in Far South for talks as attacks increase
JUSTICE Minister Tawee Sodsong travelled to the southern border Narathiwat province today (May 5) to monitor and hold talks on the insurgency in this and Yala and Pattani provinces and find a sustainable solution amid a rise in violent incidents, Amarin TV said. Maj. Gen. Narong Tantisiriporn, commander of the Narathiwat Task Force, along […]
Read MorePeace prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages
By AP and published by Yahoo!News PEACE prospects look bleak in Myanmar as a civil war rages despite international pressure on the military four years after it seized power from an elected civilian government. The political situation remains tense with no negotiation space in sight between the military government and the major opposition groups […]
Read MoreAnalysis: Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar’s civil war as junta flags elections
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News FOUR years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar’s embattled ruling generals are making their most concerted effort to gain legitimacy – by pushing to hold another election. In the last two months, the junta has outlined plans to neighbours for […]
Read More1 dead, 12 injured in Pattani prison New Year fight
A NEW YEAR’S DAY futsal match at Pattani Central Prison today (Jan. 1) turned violent leading to one inmate being killed and 12 others injured with one in critical condition, Amarin TV said. Pol. Col. Jeffrey Sailamanakul, superintendent of Pattani City police station, immediately sent a police team to the prison upon being alerted […]
Read MoreTrump shot in ear at campaign rally after major security lapse
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Butler, Pennsylvania – Donald Trump was shot in the ear during a campaign rally on Saturday (July 13) after a major security lapse, an attack that will likely reshape this year’s presidential race and fuel long-standing fears that the campaign could descend into political violence. In the moments […]
Read MoreShocking video emerges of sexual assault in India’s Manipur state amid ethnic violence
By Cherylann Mollan – BBC News and published by Yahoo!News Warning: This article contains details some readers may find distressing. Mumbai – A video showing two women being paraded naked by a mob in the north-eastern state of Manipur, hit by violent ethnic clashes, has sparked outrage in India. The police say they have […]
Read MoreStudent stabbed to death, three others wounded in school fight
A FIGHT between seventh and eighth graders of a well-known school in Sisaket province led to one of them stabbing the other to death while three other students also got wounded with two in serious condition, MNG Online said today (May 30). The stabbings occurred yesterday afternoon with the other students crying in intense […]
Read MoreGunman points revolver in point-blank range at candidate’s employee in Buriram
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN UNKNOWN GUNMAN yesterday (May 3) allegedly pointed a handgun to the head of one of a Palang Pracharath candidate’s campaign employees in Buriram, telling him to give it up for his own life, police said. The unidentified motorcycle-riding gunman wearing a black jacket and a helmet accosted and stopped […]
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