Tag: Yala
Five soldiers wounded in Yala bicycle bomb, drive-by shooting attack
YALA, July 3 -- Five Thai army soldiers in a military transport vehicle were wounded by a bicycle bomb in the southern province of...
60,000 health masks sent to smog-affected southern residents
BANGKOK, July 2 – Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has distributed some 60,000 health masks to local residents in five southern provinces as smog...
Wildfire haze from Sumatra obstructs sea traffic in Southern Thailand
SONGKHLA, 2 July 2012 - Smoke plumes caused by seasonal wildfires burning across Sumatra Island are now covering several southern provinces of Thailand, including...
Village official shot dead; 14 wounded in Southern bombing
YALA, June 26 - An assistant village head was gunned down here Monday, while 14 Army Rangers and local residents were wounded in Narathiwat....
Haze hits Thailand’s southern provinces
SONGKHLA, June 19 – Seasonal haze and smog from forest fires in Indonesia on Tuesday have blanketed Thailand’s lower southern provinces, including Songkhla. ...
Pattani school torched, ranger units attacked
PATTANI, June 4 - A local school in this southern border province was burned Sunday night and two army ranger units were attacked...
Govt prepares measures to shore up fruit prices during oversupply period
BANGKOK, 17 May 2012 – The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry has laid in store measures to prevent a drop in fruit prices during...
TAT to hold travel fair to promote three southernmost provinces
BANGKOK, 17 May 2012 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)’s Southern Branch will organize a campaign in Bangkok to promote tourism in...
5,000 troops deployed in far South for school term security
BANGKOK, May 16 - 5,000 soldiers have been deployed in Thailand’s southern border region to ensure safety of teachers and students during the...
Government to step up work to resolve insurgency
BANGKOK, May 15 - Deputy Prime Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapa said on Tuesday that the government will step up integrated work of all concerned...
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Newly asphalted road on Pattaya hill damaged by negligent road builders
PATTAYA, Thailand - Prompted by numerous complaints from residents regarding significant flaws on Phra Tamnak Road, despite recent resurfacing with new asphalt, a team...