Accidental bomb blast at Yala house linked to insurgents
SOME of the parts of an explosive device that went off while being assembled at a Yala house last night (Feb. 2) and injured one suspect have been found to be linked to insurgents, TV Channel 7 said this morning. The Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Region 4 Forward Command said the accidental blast […]
Read MoreAccidental bomb blast at Yala house linked to insurgents
SOME of the parts of an explosive device that went off while being assembled at a Yala house last night (Feb. 2) and injured one suspect have been found to be linked to insurgents, TV Channel 7 said this morning. The Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Region 4 Forward Command said the accidental blast […]
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 MoreEight bomb blasts in Yala but no casualties
EIGHT bombs exploded in succession in Yala City last night (Oct. 8) but fortunately there were no casualties with the public warned that the penalty for helping the perpetrators is two years imprisonment and/or a 40,000 baht fine, TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said this morning. The blasts started at 8.03 p.m. with […]
Read MoreUnrest in Far-South continues as insurgents kill officer
THE UNREST in the three Far-South provinces continued today (March 10) with a Volunteer Defence Force officer being shot dead by insurgents in Yala, Naewna newspaper quoted YalaToday as saying. The attack took place at 2 a.m.in village number 3, Sa-e subdistrict, Krong Pinang district, with an unknown number of insurgents using unidentified weapons […]
Read MoreMany injured in Far South pipe bomb blast
MANY people got injured at Yala city in the Far South this evening (March 5) after two motorcycle-riding insurgents flung two pipe bombs near a level crossing with one of the exploding, Naewna newspaper said. At 7:30 p.m., the Yala City Police Radio Centre was alerted of a sound like an explosion on Siros […]
Read MoreTorrential rain forces PM to skip visiting Pattani and only go to Yala, Narathiwat
PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s visit to the three southernmost provinces today (Jan. 16) had to change because torrential rain pounding Pattani made it impossible for her to go there so she is now only visiting Yala and Narathiwat, TV Channel 7 said. The Prime Minister held a meeting with some ministers and senior officials […]
Read MoreFlood crisis continues in Pattani with food shortage in many areas
FAR SOUTH Pattani province continued to suffer from severe flooding today (Dec. 1) with floodwater still rising and residents having to wade through it to ask for food handouts, Naewna newspaper said this evening. While Nong Chik-Pattani road is partially passable today and residents were able to come out to ask for food, in […]
Read MoreChaos as Betong residents rush to fill petrol amid torrential rain
RESIDENT of Betong city in southernmost Yala province and near the Malaysian border queued up to fill petrol at pumps amid ongoing torrential rain fearing a shortage as the key road to Yala city has been cut off with some pumps running out of supply, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Nov. 29). At Ratana […]
Read MorePolice vehicle damaged in Yala bombing
SOUTHERN insurgents detonated a bomb just as a police vehicle drove past a road in Raman district of Yala province today (Oct. 14) damaging it but there were no casualties, Naewna newspaper said. At 9.38 a.m. 191 Emergency Call Centre at Yala provincial police headquarters was informed of the bomb explosion with shrapnel damaging […]
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