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South policies need rethink

A series of violent attacks in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat provinces over the weekend was a calculated attempt to humiliate the security apparatus and the Anutin Charnvirakul government.

Army plays down attacks

Army plays down attacks

A coordinated wave of 51 attacks across Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala may have been launched to discredit state officials and retaliate against a crackdown on illicit trade, Fourth Army Area commander Lt Gen Norathip Phoynok says.

Protests force pause in Yala flood retention plan

Protests force pause in Yala flood retention plan

A public hearing on the controversial water retention project to prevent flooding in southern Yala city has been put on hold amid growing protests by community leaders and environmentalists.

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Deep South police station attacked, school closed

YALA - Gunmen fired shots at Lam Mai police station in Muang district of this southern border province on Monday morning, causing the closure of a nearby school while students were still arriving for classes.

Malaysia holds key to peace in South

It has been an open secret in southern Thailand, especially in Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani provinces, that Malaysia has long served as a second home for many insurgents seeking refuge when they face military crackdowns.

'Som', the missing cat on a train, where are you?

A week-long search has failed to find a disabled cat that vanished from its owner's bag at night in the luggage van of a Yala-Bangkok rapid train.

Hospital demands B30,000 deposit before emergency surgery

YALA - The JSD-South journalism association received a complaint on July 5 that a hospital had demanded a 30,000-baht deposit from the family of a critically ill 76-year-old patient before allowing emergency surgery.

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Govt aids victims of Umrah scam

Govt aids victims of Umrah scam

The government is assisting about 150 Muslim pilgrims from Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat who were duped into buying Umrah tour packages, with losses estimated at 3.7 million baht.

Three PT petrol stations bombed in South

Three PT petrol stations bombed in South

Two PT service stations in Pattani province and another in Yala province were set on fire by what appeared to be coordinated bombings on Sunday night. One man was injured.

Pattani bomb blast injures five police officers

Pattani bomb blast injures five police officers

Five police officers were injured in a bomb attack carried out by suspected insurgents in Mayo district of Pattani province on Friday, just hours after a blast in Yala that wounded six officers.

Six border patrol police injured, two seriously, in Yala bomb attack

Six border patrol police injured, two seriously, in Yala bomb attack

Six border patrol police officers on teacher protection duty were injured, two of them seriously, when a roadside bomb exploded in Than To district of Yala province on Friday morning.

Yala woman found dead at Thai‑Cambodian border after fleeing forced labour

Yala woman found dead at Thai‑Cambodian border after fleeing forced labour

A 28‑year‑old woman from Yala was found dead in a canal along the Thai‑Cambodian border after attempting to escape forced labour in Cambodia on Wednesday.

Bomb blast near Yala school injures police, one civilian

Bomb blast near Yala school injures police, one civilian

Two police on teacher-protection duty and a civilian were injured when a roadside bomb exploded in Raman district of Yala province on Tuesday morning.

20 years since the Boxing Day tsunami: How Sri Lanka’s Yala National Park has recovered – and thrived

20 years since the Boxing Day tsunami: How Sri Lanka’s Yala National Park has recovered – and thrived

Two decades after the 2004 tsunami devastated coastal regions around Asia, Tamara Davison travels to one of the areas that was worst hit to speak to the people who were impacted and learn how tourism has made a comeback

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Severe flooding continues in South

More than 130,000 households in seven southern provinces have been hit by floods following rains that are forecast to continue in many areas until Dec 3.

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Deadly Thai mall shooting exposes murky trade in blank handguns that are turned into lethal weapons

Police in Thailand say they have arrested three men they accuse of selling the handgun and ammunition used by a 14-year-old boy to allegedly kill two people and wound five others at a shopping mall in Bangkok

3 arrested for selling gun to teen shooter

Three men were separately arrested in Yala and Bangkok for allegedly selling a blank gun and ammunition to a 14-year-old boy who went on a shooting rampage inside Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon.

Volunteer ranger killed in Yala bomb blast

A member of a ranger patrol was killed and two others wounded in a bomb attack in Bannang Sata district of Yala on Saturday morning.

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Understanding 'self-determination'

At the seminar entitled "Self-determination and Patani Peace" at Prince of Songkla University in Pattani on June 7, mock referendum ballots were distributed to the attendants to explore the possibility for a referendum for a "Patani State", or the secession of Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat and four districts of Songkhla --…

Four police, villager hurt in Yala roadside bombing

Four police officers providing protection for teachers and one villager were hurt in a roadside bomb attack in Raman district of Yala province on Thursday morning.

Emergency decree extended in South for 72nd time

The emergency decree in force in most of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat provinces will be extended for another three months, from June 20 to Sept 19.

Yala’s giant Koran pulls in Muslim visitors

YALA: Muslims from near and far have visited Raman district to see the nation’s biggest Koran, the latest art attraction in the South.

Army ranger killed, 3 wounded in Yala bombing

YALA: An army ranger was killed and three other ranger volunteers wounded in a roadside bomb attack in Bannang Sata district of this southern border province on Friday.

GT-200 probe lacked teeth

Former Yala governor Teera Mintrasak became the first high-ranking official to be convicted in the infamous GT-200 bomb detector case, in which he was found guilty of malfeasance in office and sentenced to eight years in prison by the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct on Tuesday.

South getting smoke from Indonesia, fires still burning in North

The southernmost district town of Betong in Yala province is covered in smoke haze, which usually comes from Indonesia at this time of the year officials said.

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