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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Pattaya police search cars and raid nightclub, six patrons face drug tests
PATTAYA, Thailand – More than 50 police and administrative officers conducted roadside checks and surprise inspections of Pattaya entertainment venues on October 17, finding...
Similan Islands welcome 1,400 tourists on opening day with coral-safe sunscreen campaign
PHANG NGA, Thailand – Thailand’s Similan Islands welcomed 1,409 visitors on October 15, the opening day of the 2026–2027 tourism season, with national park...
Pattaya’s 5,281 registered motorcycle taxi riders face a bigger test than blue vests
PATTAYA, Thailand –Pattaya and Banglamung have introduced blue motorcycle taxi vests to improve safety standards and the city’s tourism image. But with 5,281 legally...
Pattaya seizes beach mats and chairs rented out illegally to tourists
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers are continuing inspections along Pattaya Beach to stop the unauthorized use of public space by people placing mats...
Pattaya reorganizes 420-space city hall car park to ease parking shortages
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City Hall has reorganised its 10-storey parking building, which accommodates 420 vehicles, to improve access for residents visiting municipal offices...