Tag: Narathiwat
Unicef expresses concern over violence in Deep South
Unicef representative for Thailand on Tuesday expressed deep concern over continuing violence in restive southernmost provinces of Thailand, particularly the motorcycle bomb blast yesterday...
Army Chief beefs up security in Deep South after recent attack
NARATHIWAT, 18 September 2015 – Royal Thai Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Udomdej Sitabutr has ordered officials in the restive South to raise the level of...
Smog hits southern provinces
BANGKOK, 29 June 2015 (NNT) - Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed concerns over the southern smog caused by the eruption of a volcano...
DPM Chalerm: Most of the drugs in Thailand come from neighboring...
BANGKOK, 5 June 2013, The Police Narcotics Suppression Bureau has announced the seizure of almost 1 million pills of methamphetamine from four 4...
Schools in far South reopen amid tight security
NARATHIWAT, May 14 – Fifty per cent of all 379 schools in the southern border province of Narathiwat opened for the new semester on...
Insurgent suspect killed in clash with army rangers
NARATHIWAT, April 30 - A presumed insurgent was shot dead during a clash of unidentified armed men with an Army Ranger patrol on...
Evidence found linking Marine’s abduction to retaliation by insurgents
NARATHIWAT, 4 April 2013 Officials investigating the abduction and killing of a Marine in the Deep South found an important piece of evidence...
Full alert in South on 9th anniversary of controversial ‘gun robbery...
YALA, Jan 4 – Security measures have been heightened in Thailand’s southernmost provinces, bordering Malaysia, today as it is the ninth anniversary of...
Two Phatthalung districts still critically flooded
PHATTHALUNG, Jan 1 -- Two districts in the southern province of Phatthalung remain critically impacted by flooding as they are the lower areas...
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Pattaya transgender women rally for justice and respect after brutal murder and online mockery
PATTAYA, Thailand – Following a horrifying murder of a Thai transgender woman in Pattaya, a wave of anger and grief has erupted among the...
Thai university revokes ‘Ghost Student’ visas after social media exposes rampant abuse of immigration...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Following mounting public pressure, a prominent university in Chiang Mai has canceled student visas for dozens of foreign nationals after discovering...
Pattaya Mayor responds to drop in Chinese tourists, calls for national action to rebuild...
PATTAYA, Thailand –Mayor Poramet Ngampichet has addressed growing concerns over the sharp decline in Chinese tourists, stressing that the issue is being taken seriously...
Pattaya Enforces Order – Jomtien officers tackle illegal signage and public space encroachment
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials continue their citywide campaign under the slogan “Done, Doing, and Continuing—for Pattaya” by cracking down on unauthorized use...
Free Visa, Free Reign? How Pattaya and Phuket became foreigners’ playgrounds amid mounting public...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya and Phuket, once symbols of Thailand's coastal charm, are now increasingly associated with chaos, misconduct, and growing frustration among locals—largely...