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  • World NewsExplosions at a police station in Pakistan leave seven dead and 44 injured

    Explosions at a police station in Pakistan leave seven dead and 44 injured

    At least seven people have lost their lives, and dozens have sustained injuries in an attack inside a counter-terrorism police station in Pakistan yesterday. The incident caused the building to collapse, according to officials. The police station, situated in Kabal town in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, experienced numerous blasts, marking the latest in a series of high-profile attacks targeting law…

  • Crime NewsPathum Thani Police nab 17 teen gang members after explosions

    Pathum Thani Police nab 17 teen gang members after explosions

    Gang violence in the Greater Bangkok province of Pathum Thani has escalated with 17 teenagers being arrested by police after throwing small bombs at each other. Thai news media reported that in the province to the north of Bangkok, on Soi Thammasuthee 23, Moo 5, in Muang district, explosions were heard three separate times related to gang wars. The first…

  • World NewsMore than 600 mine explosions have taken place in Myanmar since February

    More than 600 mine explosions have taken place in Myanmar since February

    Myanmar officials have arrested over 300 suspects connected to over 600 mine explosions that have taken place in Yangon since February, says a spokesperson for the State Administration Council. 59 other suspects have been arrested for violent acts which resulted in the deaths of 84 civilians in Yangon from February 1 to August 26, the head of the council’s Information Team,…

  • South Thailand News2 killed, 4 injured in separate bomb attacks in Deep South

    2 killed, 4 injured in separate bomb attacks in Deep South

    2 men are dead and 4 injured after security forces, protecting teachers in the southern border provinces of Pattani and Narathiwat, were attacked in 2 roadside bomb blasts this morning. The attacks come on the first day of the resumption of in-person classes in schools across the nation. The dead have been identified as paramilitary ranger Emlookman Hayilamae, and soldier…

  • South Thailand NewsTwo bombs explode in front of the Yala provincial offices today

    Two bombs explode in front of the Yala provincial offices today

    More violence in Thailand’s south today as two small bombs explode at the front of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre in Yala’s city centre this morning. Many people are reported as injured from the blasts. It’s believed that five provincial police (or soldiers) and three media were wounded in the two explosions. Thai PBS is reporting that 18 people…

  • World NewsPolice seeking arrest warrants for planners of August 2 Bangkok bombs

    Police seeking arrest warrants for planners of August 2 Bangkok bombs

    ORIGINAL PHOTO: Reuters Police now believe that three suspects in the August 2 Bangkok bombings plotted much the attacks in a neighbouring country. Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwon reported the latest in the investigations to the media today. Gen Prawit reported that the three suspects were actively involved and have fled back to their country. Without mentioning the country (presumably Malaysia), Prawit said…

  • Bangkok NewsFriday’s homegrown terror attacks in Bangkok – what we know

    Friday’s homegrown terror attacks in Bangkok – what we know

    Police continue their investigations to unravel the people behind last Friday morning’s bomb blasts around Bangkok and the likely related case of two unexploded devices found outside Royal Thai Police HQ the night before. At this stage police acknowledge that the attacks were most likely more about gaining attention rather than hurting citizens or tourists although four people were slightly…

  • Bangkok NewsPolice seeking arrest warrants for more suspects in Friday’s Bangkok explosions

    Police seeking arrest warrants for more suspects in Friday’s Bangkok explosions

    PHOTO: New Straits Times Police will seek warrants for the arrest of two additional suspects believed to be involved in the planting and detonating of four explosive devices at the government complex and in front of the Thai Armed Forces headquarters in Chaeng Wattana on Friday. Investigating police say they’ve now gathered all available footage from CCTV systems in the…

  • Bangkok NewsRepresentative of HM King and Queen visits Bangkok bomb blast patients

    Representative of HM King and Queen visits Bangkok bomb blast patients

    King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida instructed His Majesty’s assistant private secretary to visit the five individuals injured by the bomb blasts around Bangkok during peak hour on Friday morning. AVM Pakdee Saengchuto delivered flowers and gift baskets to the five victims in hospital and conveyed Their Majesties’ concerns. His first stop was at Saint Louis Hospital in Sathorn district,…

  • South Thailand NewsMedia reports Bangkok bomb suspects already detained – Thai PM says reports are false

    Media reports Bangkok bomb suspects already detained – Thai PM says reports are false

    Two men already detained by Bangkok metropolitan police confessed yesterday that they came from the south of the country to plant bombs in Bangkok, the Thai-language Khaosod reported. Photos of the two men appear the same as the two men detained early on Friday morning following the placement of a ‘fake’ bomb at the front of the Royal Thai Police…

  • Crime News3 Bangkok students arrested in connection with yesterday’s bomb blasts

    3 Bangkok students arrested in connection with yesterday’s bomb blasts

    Three Bangkok technical students have been arrested this morning (Saturday) as part of the investigation into the four explosive devices planted in bushes in the middle of Rama 9 Soi 57/1 yesterday. The students were aged 15, 16 and 17. Thai PBS report that the suspects have confessed during initial questioning at Huamark Police Station. The police plant to question the…

  • World NewsSouthern insurgents likely behind the Bangkok bombings – Deputy PM Prawit

    Southern insurgents likely behind the Bangkok bombings – Deputy PM Prawit

    A meeting of Thai security and intelligence officials last night, chaired by Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan, has determined southern insurgents were likely behind the spate of ‘warning’ bombs that went off around the capital yesterday morning. At the same time they haven’t completely ruled out political motivations despite an attempt by Thailand’s army chief Gen. Apirat Kongsompong to politicise the…

  • Crime NewsTwo city cleaners injured in this morning’s explosions around Bangkok

    Two city cleaners injured in this morning’s explosions around Bangkok

    PHOTO: JS100 Two road sweepers in Suan Luang district were injured in an explosion on Soi Rama 9 57/1, a soi off Rama 9 Road, at 8am this morning. After examining the area, police determined that the explosion was caused by a ping-pong bomb. The bomb was one of multiple small explodsions between 7 and 9am. Read about the rest…

  • World NewsTwo suspects held over last night’s ‘fake’ bomb, security ramped up at ASEAN meeting

    Two suspects held over last night’s ‘fake’ bomb, security ramped up at ASEAN meeting

    PHOTO: A suspect leaving the area of the Royal Thai Police headquarters last night captured on CCTV “I condemn the mastermind behind this morning’s bomb blasts, which destroy people and the country’s image. I have asked officials to beef up security for members of the public and take urgent care of those affected by the explosions.’’ – Thai PM Prayut…

  • Crime NewsThai PM condemns the people behind Bangkok’s bomb explosions – UPDATE

    Thai PM condemns the people behind Bangkok’s bomb explosions – UPDATE

    PHOTO: Thai Rath Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has condemned those behind the bombings and Tweeted he had already ordered those responsible to protect the people and take care of injured people in a Tweet at 11.12am. Bombs have gone off around different parts of Bangkok this morning, following a fake bomb being placed in front of the Royal Thai Police…

  • Crime NewsFour bombs go off around Bangkok this morning, two injured

    Four bombs go off around Bangkok this morning, two injured

    PHOTO: Fourth explosion was near the entrance to a BTS Four bombs have gone off around different parts of Bangkok this morning, in the wake of a fake bomb placed in front of the Royal Thai Police HQ in Bangkok late last night. The first explosion this morning was in front of a Government Building, Building B, in the Lak…

  • World NewsLATEST: Sri Lanka bombings

    LATEST: Sri Lanka bombings

    A wave of explosions rocked Sri Lanka up-scale hotels and churches on Easter Sunday around the capital Colombo. This is what we know… • At least 215 people have been confirmed dead with up to 450 more injured in a series of bombings targeting churches holding Easter services and hotels in Sri Lanka. The toll is likely to rise during…