August 31st, 2006 by admin
23 Yala banks hit by bomb blasts
YALA: — Muslim militants launched 23 coordinated time bomb attacks at commercial banks in this southern province Thursday, killing at least one man and severely injuring at least four bank customers, police said.
The bombs, mostly left on bank counters and some in ATM booths at the banks, were detonated [...]
August 26th, 2006 by admin
Thailand
 /This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendment to the Summary and Terrorism/Security section. The overall level of the advice has not changed./ * *
We advise against all but essential travel to, or through, the far southern provinces of Pattani, Yala,Narathiwat and Songkhla, where there is continuing violence due to insurgency and civil unrest.
Since [...]
August 24th, 2006 by admin
FM suggests security check at first point of entry
Caretaker Foreign Minister Kantathi Supamongkhon said that foreigners should have immigration and security checks at the first point they entered the Thai soil.
At present, the foreigners whose destination was Bangkok, they would have the checks at Bangkok Airport while those who took connection flights to other provinces [...]
August 24th, 2006 by admin
Foreign man accuses PM of perjury BANGKOK: –
An American businessman does “not hate” Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, despite a mostly bitter 21-year relationship, it was reported Sunday.
A Thai court will start hearings next month into allegations by William Monson, 63, the president of US-based Clearview Wireless, that Thaksin committed perjury during a previous hearing.
The [...]
August 20th, 2006 by admin
Thai police offer reward for missing British tourist
BANGKOK: — Thai police Saturday offered a reward for any sighting - dead or alive - of a British law student who went missing while white-water rafting near the holiday island of Phuket.
The search for the student Shenaz Kapoor, 22, from Dundee, Scotland, started when she fell in [...]
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