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Pattani school denies links to insurgents
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 24/02/2018
» An executive at an Islamic school in Pattani has denied allegations by security officials that the school is linked to those perpetrating unrest in the insurgency-plagued deep South.
Arson attacks, shootings in Narathiwat, Pattani
Published on 24/02/2018
» Two areas in Narathiwat province were set on fire in arson attacks, where two shophouses and a department store were burned around midnight. Gun attacks and tyre burning also rocked five districts of neighbouring Pattani. There were no injuries.
Security tightened in Hat Yai, border districts
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 24/02/2018
» SONGKHLA: Security has been increased to the maximum level in the commercial hub of Hat Yai and four border districts of this southern province in anticipation of possible violence.
Islamic team praises Thai approach to unrest
News, Published on 02/03/2018
» An Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) team has given positive feedback on how Thai authorities are addressing the unrest in the insurgency-plagued region, army chief Chalermchai Sitthisad says.
A place where indies can thrive
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 08/03/2018
» The stone latticework of Cinema Oasis gives its façade a vaguely Middle Eastern look. Up on the 2nd floor gallery that runs along the screening room, pockets of sunlight shine in through the gaps in the pattern. Looking down, you see what's left of what was once a large pond. An oasis, maybe, as the name suggests.
From mayhem reigning to Project Peace
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 17/03/2018
» The insurgent-led violence in the far South has entered its 14th year and even though there is no clear end in sight, locals should not put their lives on hold, according to Pongsak Yingchoncharoen, the mayor of Yala province.
Two rangers wounded in Narathiwat ambush
Waedao Harai, Published on 24/03/2018
» NARATHIWAT: Two volunteer rangers were wounded in an ambush by suspected insurgents at a school in Tak Bai district late Friday night.
A shortcut to convenience and cash
Spectrum, Erich Parpart, Published on 25/03/2018
» Pakdee Tanapura, head of the Thai Canal study team at the Thai-Chinese Culture and Economy Association, argued that because of current congestion in the Malacca Strait, the Thai Canal would provide another channel for ships.
Art attack: painting for peace
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 31/03/2018
» They say art imitates life. In Pattani, a years-long insurgency and related episodes of violence have now been caught on canvas and hung on the walls of the province's only gallery -- adding an artistic perspective to what at times looks like an intractable bout of political unrest.
All quiet on the southern front?
Spectrum, Maluding Deeto, Published on 08/04/2018
» Positioned as a pilot province under the government's "triangle economy city model" in the far South, Yala's Betong district has recently been delisted from the region's severe emergency areas to pave the way for the scheme, which is aimed at bolstering the local economy and enhancing residents' livelihood.