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Volunteer slain, bomb targets Ranger patrol in far South
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 20/04/2026
» YALA - One defence volunteer was killed and seven rangers suffered minor injuries in two separate attacks on Monday in the restive southern region, according to police reports.
Thai foreign minister goes to Malaysia for Cambodia talks
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 12/10/2025
» PATTANI: Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow will travel to Malaysia on Sunday for a mediated ministerial-level discussion about reducing tensions with Cambodia, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says.
Thaksin to work on crypto plan
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 08/02/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been assigned to make a proposal and recommendation for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to start working towards adopting a cryptocurrency, he said on Friday.
Calls for Betong airport upgrade
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 25/02/2024
» YALA: The Betong District Tourism Association is urging the government to expand Betong International Airport's runway under the prime minister's tourism promotion plan so it can accommodate larger aircraft and bring in more tourists.
Whooping cough vaccines urged, especially in South
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 30/11/2023
» Public health agencies are encouraging people, especially those in the deep South, to get vaccinated against pertussis, also known as whooping cough, after figures showed almost 100 Thais have been diagnosed with the disease this year.
Rescue vehicles torched in Pattani
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 08/03/2023
» PATTANI: Two rescue vehicles owned by the Hilal Ahmar Foundation were set on fire by arsonists in Yaring district of this southern border province early on Wednesday.
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.
Mum's forced 5-month separation from tiny baby ends at border
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 07/08/2020
» SONGKHLA: A young mother's worrying wait for the newborn child she was forced to leave in Malaysia ended on Thursday, five months after the closure of the border because of the coronavirus pandemic left her stranded in Thailand while on a visa run.
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.
'Ponohs' call for justice for shot teacher
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 03/07/2019
» An association of privately run Islamic schools in the far South has called on the government to quickly bring to justice the gunman who shot and seriously wounded a Muslim religious teacher on Sunday in Pattani.