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Election candidate shot dead in Pattani
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 04/04/2026
» A local election candidate was shot dead outside his home in Pattani, in an attack police believe may be politically motivated.
20 years after Tak Bai mass suffocation in southern Thailand, cyclists pedal 'for oxygen'
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 23/10/2024
» Cyclists on Wednesday pedalled “for oxygen” on the same route where about 80 arrested protesters from Tak Bai district of Narathiwat suffocated on military trucks in 2004 as the government avoided questions if it can extend the statute of limitations of the Tak Bai massacre case.
Probe into child-duping rebels
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 29/07/2023
» PATTANI: The Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc)'s Region 4 Forward Command says it is preparing to file complaints against whoever duped children into holding pictures of dead insurgent members with the intent to stir conflict during a sports day parade last week in Panare district.
Macabre pics of kids with rebel corpses draw probe
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 28/07/2023
» PATTANI: The Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc)’s Region 4 Forward Command is preparing to file complaints against relevant individuals for duping children into holding pictures of dead insurgent members in the deep south with the intent to cause conflict in society during last week’s sports day parade in Panare district.
Yala court sentences militant boss
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 08/12/2022
» Yala Provincial Court has handed a jail sentence to a leader and member of a militant group that caused widespread damage in the southernmost provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat.
Long sentences for militant leader, followers
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 07/12/2022
» YALA: The provincial court has given long prison sentences to one of the leaders and other members of a militant group held responsible for widespread violence in the southernmost provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat.
Muslims oppose Guan Yin statue construction plan in Songkhla
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 27/04/2022
» SONGKHLA: Muslim people and religious leaders in Thepha and Chana districts of this southern province have voiced their opposition to a plan by TPI Polene Power Plc (TPIPP), a major waste-to-energy power plant operator, to build a large statue of Guan Yin, the goddess of compassion in Chinese mythology, in a Muslim community.
South suspect dies in hospital
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 26/08/2019
» A 32-year-old insurgent suspect found unconscious while in custody at Ingkayutthaboriharn military camp in Pattani died on Sunday morning after a month of lying in a coma, prompting calls for an inquiry into the incident.
Prachachart vows to sweep all 11 House seats in deep south
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 10/02/2019
» NARATHIWAT: The Prachachart Party aims to take all 11 House seats in 11 constituencies of the three Muslim-dominated southern provinces - Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat - in the March 24 election, party secretary-general Tawee Sodsong announced at a rally on Saturday night.
Southern peace talks put off until poll
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 04/02/2019
» Mara Patani, the umbrella organisation that has been engaging in peace dialogue with the government, on Sunday announced it would suspend meetings until after the general election in March.