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Bombs damage two power poles in Pattani
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 02/02/2023
» PATTANI: Bombs exploded at two locations in Khok Pho district of this southern border province in the early hours of Thursday, damaging two high-voltage power poles. No casualties were reported.
Bomb attacks at 2 petrol stations in South
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 16/11/2022
» PATTANI: Two petrol stations were damaged by bombs in two districts of this southern border province on Tuesday night, and one employee was injured.
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.
Policeman killed, 4 injured by bomb in South
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 21/09/2022
» PATTANI: One policeman was killed and four injured when a bomb exploded in front of a hospital in Mai Kaen district on Tuesday night.
Blame game resumes over unrest
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 29/08/2022
» The recent bombing and arson attacks at 17 locations in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat may have been motivated by the Thai peace negotiators' refusal to let leading figures in the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) separatist movement set foot in Thailand and meet residents, according to an analyst.
BRN claims responsibility for attacks on convenience stores in South
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 18/08/2022
» The separatist movement Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) has claimed responsibility for the wave of attacks on convenience stores in the far South early on Wednesday, saying these chain stores destroy the economies of local communities.
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.
Parents win court battle over hijab rule
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 22/04/2022
» A group of parents have won an Administrative Court judgement against what they felt was an unfair rule barring their children from wearing their hijab headscarves to school in the southern border province of Yala.
Banners, flags in South mark BRN's 62nd anniversary
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 14/03/2022
» Cloth banners with the message in English "Free Patani - Patani is not Siam" were displayed and balloons carried aloft the flag of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) separatist movement in many areas in the four southernmost border provinces on Sunday.
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.