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Bangkok-Yala Express Train crashes into pickup killing mother and child

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3 months ago

January 22, 2019

The Thaiger

PHOTO: Coconuts

A mother and son have died after a Bangkok-Yala express train hit their pick up this morning on a road between Ban Tham Khao Chawala and Ban Tham Namthip Villages in Surat Thani, southern Thailand.

The victims were identified as 39 year old Weerawal Semrod and her 10 year old son Manoonsak.

The incident occurred at a level crossing with no barriers. Reports say the train pushed the wrecked pick up truck about 400 metres from the crossing along the railway tracks.

Facebook posts by volunteer rescuers stated that the young boy had been thrown from the vehicle due to the force of the collision, while the mother was stuck in the car and had to be pried out with a hydraulic cutters (the “Jaws of Life”).

Police say the mother was driving her son to school and they speculate that she might not have noticed the incoming train, and are investigating the accident.

SOURCE: Coconuts

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Eight fishing tour boats destroyed at southern pier

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1 hour ago

April 20, 2019

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A fire has destroyed eight tourist fishing boats in Satun province earlier today.

Police report that the fire broke out at the Pak Bara pier and spread quickly from a fishing boat to seven other adjacent boats. The boats were used to take tourists out to fish in the sea. The pier is the take-off point for boats heading from the Satun mainland out to the nearby islands.

La-ngu district chief Thani Hayimasa rushed to the scene to direct the firefighting operation but the eight boats were completely gutted before he arrived.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.

SOURCE: The Nation

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Boonrod gets his own Facebook page – VIDEO

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10 hours ago

April 20, 2019

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Boonrod gets his own Facebook page – VIDEO | The Thaiger

Boonrod, the dog rescued this week from an oil rig the middle of the Gulf of Thailand, can now show off his own Facebook page with more than 6,000 followers.

Launched just yesterday, Boonrod บุญรอดหมาอ่าวไทย (Boonrod Gulf of Thailand dog), has Facebook user Vitisak Payalaw serving as an administrator.

The rescue of the tan-coloured dog, named Boonrod (“Survivor” in Thai) by oil rig workers, hit both domestic and international headlines after he was fished out of the gulf last Friday by Chevron rig workers 220 kilometres from the shore.

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Boonrod recovering and meeting a few new friends

They spotted his head bobbing between the waves. How he got there and how long he had been lost at sea remains a mystery.

Boonrod was brought back to the Songkhla province to be under a vet’s care and is said to be recovering well. His sad eyes, clearly visible exhaustion and quiet appearance pulled at the hearts of many who followed the rescue.

Boonrod will enjoy a new life, as the Chevron worker who rescued him has decided to adopt him. His Facebook page is now full of drawings and paintings of him made by his followers. Boonrod has been reported as being a girl dog in past articles but Boonrod is definitely a happy boy!

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SOURCE: The Nation

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Village leader killed in Yala in an insurgent ambush

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3 days ago

April 17, 2019

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Village leader killed in Yala in an insurgent ambush | The Thaiger

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An assistant village headman has been ambushed and shot dead in Yala’s city district just after midnight today (Wednesday).

53 year old Sakariya Waemamah was killed on the main village road in Ban Taseh village at about 12.05am while riding home on his motorcycle.

Police found 23 spent shells from an M16 assault rifle and two spent shells from a shot gun at the scene.

Police said Sakariya was riding home at the end of his night-shift keeping guard at the village’s security post when he was ambushed by at least two insurgents.

SOURCE: The Nation