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Popular peacemaker earns fond farewell
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 07/03/2023
» Yala: Representatives of those who supported the secretary-general of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SPBAC), who was recently transferred to the Office of the Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office on Monday, asked the cabinet to review the order.
Minor arson attacks, gunfire in Pattani on New Year's Eve
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 01/01/2023
» PATTANI: Bullets were fired at an army base and four small fires were set in four districts of this southern border province late on Saturday night, police said, in an apparent attempt to disrupt the New Year's Eve holiday.
6 bomb explosions in Yala on New Year's Eve
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 02/01/2022
» YALA: Six bombs exploded in this southern border province on Dec 31 - two in Muang district and four in Bannang Sata - and the Barisan Revolosi Nasional (BRN) claimed responsibility for the blasts, Pol Maj Gen Tinnakorn Rangmat, the provincial police chief, confirmed on Sunday.
Conscripts have DNA samples taken
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 06/04/2019
» Yala: A senior army officer admitted yesterday that DNA samples were being collected with consent from those going through this year's conscript selection process in the deep South to form a DNA database of people in the violence-plagued region.
Court sentences Big C bombers to life
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 21/09/2018
» PATTANI: Two men have been sentenced to life in prison for the double bombing of a Big C Supercenter in Pattani in May of last year that left 61 people injured.
Prachachart elects new leader
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 02/09/2018
» Former Speaker of the House Wan Muhamad Nor Matha was elected yesterday to lead the Prachachart Party -- a new political outfit mainly comprising Muslim politicians from the Wadah, a political faction perceived as allies of the Pheu Thai Party.
Cops prepare manhunt for bombers
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 11/04/2018
» Authorities have denounced the perpetrators of the three motorcycle bombs that injured 13 villagers including several children in Narathiwat in the deep South in the lead-up to this week's Songkran festival.
Villagers look to shoot down airport plan
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 29/03/2018
» PATTANI: Villagers have voiced strong opposition to plans to extend Pattani airport's runway another 1,100 metres, arguing it would cause major problems among their communities -- especially for schools and mosques.
Police to seek warrants for southern blasts
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 13/02/2018
» PATTANI: Police say they know who was behind a string of bomb attacks that wounded nine people on Sunday and have also noticed a growing trend of attackers using bicycles to plant explosive devices.
Six Pattani blasts prompt Chinese New Year fears
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 12/02/2018
» PATTANI: Six Sunday morning bomb blasts in the province’s three districts which left nine people, including the Yaring district chief, injured have sent authorities scrambling to boost security amid fears of more attacks during the Chinese New Year festival.