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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.
Village head shot dead in Pattani
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 01/04/2026
» PATTANI – A village headman was shot and killed in Sai Buri district early on Wednesday morning while travelling to a mosque to attend prayers.
Gold shop robbery suspects arrested
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 17/10/2025
» Security forces in Narathiwat have arrested three men suspected of involvement in the recent gold shop robbery at Big C Sungai Kolok, while a separate bombing incident in Yi Ngo district yesterday morning injured several civilians and police officers.
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.
Deadly explosions rock Narathiwat
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 20/05/2024
» One volunteer was killed and nine others injured in two separate explosions in Narathiwat on Monday while rebel group Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu-Patani (BRN) was holding a peace workshop with Thai officials in nearby Malaysia.
Ranger shot dead in Yala
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 18/04/2024
» A security volunteer was shot and killed while reading the Quran at his father's grave in Yala.
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.
Warehouse owner urged to show up
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 01/08/2023
» The owners of the fireworks warehouse in Narathiwat, which exploded on Saturday, levelling hundreds of homes and killing 12 people, will be arrested if they fail to report to the police today, said Provincial Police Region 9 commissioner, Pol Lt Gen Nanthadej Yoinuan yesterday.
First Muslim woman appointed provincial governor
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 16/11/2022
» PATTANI: People in the far South have welcomed the cabinet's aproval of the appointment of the first Muslim woman to the position of provincial governor.
Protest ends plan to open Covid hospitel in Betong
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 07/10/2021
» Authorities have backed down on a plan to open a hospitel at a hotel for mild Covid-19 patients in the town of Betong after residents protested with some even threatening to hang themselves.