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Malaysians advised to avoid visiting southern Thailand
Saritdet Marukatat and Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 09/03/2025
» Malaysia has advised its citizens to put off plans to visit southern Thailand following bombings and gunfire in the Thai border city of Sungai Kolok, a popular destination for Malaysians, and in Pattani.
Critics slam 'failure of justice' in Tak Bai massacre case
AEKARACH SATTABURUTH, APINYA WIPATAYOTIN and WASSAYOS NGAMKHAM, Published on 03/11/2024
» Critics have slammed authorities in the justice system for their failure to bring defendants in the Tak Bai massacre case to trial before the statute of limitations expired.
Court declares end of Tak Bai massacre case after defendants' no-show
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/10/2024
» The Tak Bai massacre case is officially over, according to a court announcement on Monday, after all seven defendants failed to report to the judges by the Friday deadline.
Police see no signs of Tak Bai-related violence
Post Reporters, Published on 26/10/2024
» National police chief Kitrat Phanphet said on Saturday that intelligence reports showed no signs of suspicious activity related to the end of the Tak Bai case.
Security beefed up in wake of Tak Bai killings statute expiry
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth and Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 26/10/2024
» Security has been tightened in the deep South following intelligence reports of insurgent groups planning to instigate violence from Oct 24-28, after the statute of limitations for the Tak Bai massacre case expired at midnight last night.
Talk, but no action, on Tak Bai massacre
Saritdet Marukatat and Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 25/10/2024
» Lawmakers, human rights activists and families hoping to see justice for the victims of the 2004 Tak Bai tragedy were offered nothing more than a debate in parliament on Friday as the clock ticked towards the expiry of the statute of limitations.
New strife fears for South
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/10/2024
» Authorities have expressed concern that ill-intentioned groups may incite fresh unrest in the deep South as the statute of limitations in the Tak Bai massacre case expires today.
Thai PM apologises for Tak Bai massacre
Reuters and Post Reporters, Published on 24/10/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday apologised for the deaths two decades ago of 78 protesters who were piled up in army trucks, hours from the expiry of the statute of limitations on a case in which no state official has ever been convicted.
Last-ditch bid to make Tak Bai massacre case arrests
News, Wassayos Ngamkham and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/10/2024
» National police chief Pol Gen Kitrat Phanphet has demanded a last-ditch bid to locate the whereabouts of all the suspects in the 2004 Tak Bai massacre case before the statute of limitations expires on Friday.
Thai PM urged to track down Tak Bai massacre defendants
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 22/10/2024
» Forty-three non-governmental organisations have signed an open letter urging Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, along with the Interior Minister and national police chief, to make sure the seven defendants in the 2004 Tak Bai massacre case are brought to trial before the case's statute of limitations expires this Friday.