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Senator blames insurgents for Songkhla statue attack
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 22/11/2024
» A senator has blamed this week’s grenade attacks in Songkhla on the Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu-Patani (BRN) insurgent group, saying it intended to discredit a policy to strengthen multiculturalism and promote economic development in the troubled southern border region.
PMs pledge to spur Thai-Malaysian border development
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 03/08/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim met yesterday during a joint border visit and discussed ways to heighten border trade and tourism cooperation between the two countries.
Malaysia to support twin-city concept in South
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 07/06/2024
» The government will partner with Malaysia to promote the twin-city concept in the deep South, aiming to stimulate the economy.
Govt to open centre to limit fishing boats
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 29/04/2023
» Pattani: The Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC) is preparing to set up a one-stop-service centre to distribute compensation money for owners of fishing boats who wish to leave the industry as a part of the Sustainable Management of Marine Fisheries Resource Project.
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.
Civic support grows for Songkhla student activist
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 06/01/2022
» A human rights group from Narathiwat's Tak Bai district has offered moral support to a young activist in Songkhla's Chana district who was charged by Pathumwan police with defying the emergency decree.
Religious leader shot dead in Pattani
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 27/12/2021
» PATTANI: A committee member of a local mosque was shot dead as he left his home on his motorbike in Sai Buri district on Sunday night.
Former Pulo leader unveils plan for locals
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 18/09/2020
» Five years after being released from jail, Sama-ae Thanam, a former leader of the Patani United Liberation Organisation (Pulo), is playing a crucial role to advance an investment project on biogas power plants in five southern provinces.
Activists urge rethink of estate plan
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 10/07/2020
» A group of activists against plans to set up an industrial estate in Chana district of Songkhla urged the government yesterday to call a forum to listen to dissenting views.
Man slain by motorcyclist in Pattani
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 18/02/2020
» PATTANI: A man was killed by a gunman on a motorcycle in Khok Pho district on Monday afternoon, police said.