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  • Thailand NewsCrisis at sea: Attacks threaten 1.31 trillion baht trade route

    Crisis at sea: Attacks threaten 1.31 trillion baht trade route

    Thailand‘s 1.31 trillion baht worth of exports to Europe and the Middle East hangs in the balance as armed militants threaten a vital trade route. Expert warnings of a trade catastrophe are ringing alarm bells worldwide. Amid escalating conflicts in the Red Sea, Associate Professor Aat Pisanwanich, an international economics guru, has raised the red flag on the severe consequences…

  • EventsThammasat University Massacre – 45 year on | VIDEO

    Thammasat University Massacre – 45 year on | VIDEO

    Yesterday marked the 45th anniversary of the infamous October 6 massacre at Thammasat University in Bangkok in 1976, when 4,000 police and military forces blocked all exits from the university before firing machine guns, assault rifles, grenade launchers, and other military-grade weapons on the students after increased anti-government protests. Officially, some 45 people were killed and over 145 injured, but…

  • Thailand NewsThailand News Today | Cannabis tourism, Covid in Chiang Rai, PM visits south | Dec 8

    Thailand News Today | Cannabis tourism, Covid in Chiang Rai, PM visits south | Dec 8

    Passengers from Chiang Rai-Bangkok flights considered “low-risk” The passengers from 4 flights between Chiang Rai and Bangkok are considered at “low risk” of contracting Covid-19, according to a statement from the Public Health Ministry. But the ministry, through an abundance of caution, is asking all passengers to self-monitor for the next 14 days, and report any symptoms such as fever,…

  • Thailand Protest NewsUniversity alumni and students gather to commemorate the Thammasat University Massacre – VIDEO

    University alumni and students gather to commemorate the Thammasat University Massacre – VIDEO

    A small gathering was held yesterday on the grounds of Bangkok’s Thammasat University Tha Prachan Campus commemorating the 44th anniversary of the ‘Thammasat University Massacre’, the violent crackdown on students by right-wing militia and army in the morning of October 6, 1976. Former student leaders, university alumni and opposition politicians came to pay their respects for the fallen and voice…

  • World News14 dead, 75 injured in southern Philippines suicide bomb attacks

    14 dead, 75 injured in southern Philippines suicide bomb attacks

    More violence in the southern Philippines as Islamic militants exploded powerful bombs in the region yesterday. At least 14 soldiers and civilians were killed, and another 75 injured, despite all the additional security – Islamic State militants have made threats in recent weeks. At least 5 soldiers and 4 civilians were killed as a result of the first attack near…

  • World NewsGunmen attack Pakistan stock exchange

    Gunmen attack Pakistan stock exchange

    Militants have allegedly opened fire at the Pakistan Stock Exchange this morning, which reportedly left three people dead. Pakistan police have declared the incident a terrorist attack as two security guards and a policeman was killed along with the four gunmen, who police reportedly shot down. Inside the stock exchange, broker Yaqub Memon said he and others were huddled inside…

  • World NewsThai security officials search for attackers after 15 killed on Tuesday in Yala

    Thai security officials search for attackers after 15 killed on Tuesday in Yala

    The 4th Army continues to hunt down suspects responsible for Tuesday’s brutal gun attack on a security checkpoint in Yala’s Muang district. The attack left 15 village defence volunteers dead and five others injured. The attack is believed to be a retaliation for extrajudicial killings of two insurgent suspects in Pattani’s Sai Buri district last week, according to a source.…

  • South Thailand NewsATM destroyed in front of University in Pattani, police looking for 10 suspect attackers

    ATM destroyed in front of University in Pattani, police looking for 10 suspect attackers

    PHOTO: Thai PBS Security officials are on high alert in southern Thailand after two explosions went off early yesterday, damaging ATMs in front of a University. Security is being tightened up at banks, markets, convenience stores and government offices in 12 districts of Pattani, one fo the three southern-most provinces. At this stage security officials are blaming separatist insurgents for…

  • South Thailand NewsSentences handed down for militants linked to truck theft and murder in Songkhla

    Sentences handed down for militants linked to truck theft and murder in Songkhla

    One militant has been sentenced to death and another three handed down life sentences. The sentences were handed down by the presiding judge at the Na Thawee provincial court yesterday in the southern province of Songkhla after being found guilty of murder, robbery and illegal detention. A fifth defendant was sentenced to two years and eight months prison for being an accessory…

  • South Thailand NewsSecurity stepped up following multiple attacks in Narathiwat

    Security stepped up following multiple attacks in Narathiwat

    PHOTO: Thai PBS Security in 14 districts of the Narathiwat has been stepped up after suspected militants attacked a tambon defence volunteer’s base in Ra-ngae district and detonated several home-made bombs targeting power poles and bridges in four districts on Friday night. Narathiwat is the Kingdom’s southern-most province, bordering Malaysia. Four motorcyclists and pillion riders were injured by bomb shrapnel…

  • South Thailand NewsSouthern militants escape after gunfight in Narathiwat

    Southern militants escape after gunfight in Narathiwat

    by Santhiti Khorjitmet Fighting between soldiers and eight armed militants has erupted on a remote mountain range in the southern province of Narathiwat in the Taway mountains. According to reports, both sides fired more than 100 rounds of ammunition during the confrontation near a suspected insurgents’ base in the Rangae district. Though two suspects were believed to have been injured, all…

  • South Thailand NewsSchool director ambushed in Pattani

    School director ambushed in Pattani

    The director of a school in Pattani’s Panareh district escaped an ambush by four suspected insurgents this morning, police said. The director, Thawil Sae-ham, was driving to Ban Nam Bor School when he was attacked by four men on two motorcycles on the main road of Moo 3 village in Tambon Phor Ming. Thawil said both pillion riders fired AK-47…