Tag: Yala
More shops open for Friday trade in Thailand’s deep South
SONGKHLA, Oct 12 - More shops in Thailand’s restive southern border region have opened for business than on the previous two Fridays as...
Yuthasak rules out designating Friday as holiday
BANGKOK, Oct 9 -- Deputy Prime Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapa said Tuesday that it is not possible to designate Friday as holiday but said...
Nine insurgent defectors surrender to Yala authorities
YALA, Oct 2 - A group of nine insurgents in Thailand’s deep South surrendered to the authorities in Yala on Tuesday, expressing their...
5kg explosive device defused in Yala
YALA, Sept 19 - A bomb squad successfully defused a five-kilogramme bomb found in a litter bin in the provincial seat of this...
Three paramilitary ranger volunteers, one woman, killed in Yala roadside ambush
YALA, Sept 15 -- Three paramilitary ranger volunteers, one woman, killed in Yala roadside ambush by presumed insurgents as they traveled to market...
Thai government compensates victims of southern violence
NARATHIWAT, Aug 17 – Thailand’s Southern Border Administrative Center (SBPAC) on Friday began compensating victims of the country’s ongoing violence in the south....
Pattani hotel targeted in car bomb attack
PATTANI, Aug 1 -- A car bomb targeting the upmarket CS Pattani Hotel and an adjacent electric power transmission station Tuesday evening caused...
Special economic zone proposed for 3 southern border provinces
YALA, 22 July 2012 - Mr. Yoosin Jintapakorn, president of the provincial Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) office of Yala revealed that currently,...
Car bombing in Narathiwat’s Su-ngai Kolok district
NARATHIWAT, July 20 – A car bomb in Narathiwat's Su-ngai Kolok district on Friday morning caused a fire which engulfed a commercial building,...
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Should Thailand cancel the 1,000-baht note to expose grey money?
PATTAYA, Thailand - In July 2026, Thailand faced shocking news in economic and political circles when the Bank of Thailand unveiled alarming statistics. More...
Police move in before thousands of motorbikes head for Sattahip beach gathering
SATTAHIP, Thailand – Sattahip police moved to prevent trouble ahead of an online-promoted motorcycle gathering expected to draw thousands of riders to Nang Ram...
Pattaya pickup gets unwanted four-meter snake as passenger
PATTAYA, Thailand – A routine drive turned into a frightening experience after a huge snake measuring around four meters was discovered inside a car...
Five injured after SUV collides head-on with pickup near Pattaya railway crossing
PATTAYA, Thailand – Five people were injured after an SUV and a pickup truck collided near a railway crossing in east Pattaya, on Sunday...
Warmth-seeking snake finds hideout behind wardrobe in Pattaya home
PATTAYA, Thailand – A homeowner was left seriously shaken after a roughly one-meter-long snake was discovered hiding behind a wardrobe inside a house in...