After our flight to Bangkok, we fly with AirAsia to Hat Yai and then travel by minibus to Pak Bara and take the ferry to Koh Lipe, but is the south of Thailand safe?
News from Thailand – January 11, 2014
Today in News from Thailand:
• Ratchadamnoen Avenue shooting: 1 dead, 7 injured
• Private jet air traffic comes to a standstill
• Top civil servant supports protest movement and that is not allowed
News from Thailand – November 29, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Skirmishes between red shirts and demonstrators
• MPC lowers interest rates by 0,25 percentage point
• Thailand talks to the 'wrong' insurgents
Residential areas in Korat under water; severe weather in South
Some residential areas in Muang (Korat/Nakhon Ratchasima) were flooded yesterday after heavy rain showers. Numerous homes and vehicles were damaged. The overnight rain caused by tropical storm Narin caused a sharp rise in water levels in waterways and reservoirs.
News from Thailand – October 6, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Business community happy with Constitutional Court ruling on budget
• Six killed in fierce firefight in South
• Corpse of premature baby found in garbage bag
Justice system in the South is rotten, writes Bangkok Post
A lengthy legal process, overworked police officers and prosecutors and a lack of experienced personnel deprive the residents of southern Thailand of fair treatment by Lady Justice. The high number of acquittals is striking.
News from Thailand – September 2, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Opposition denounces economic policy of government Yingluck
• Supermodel Yui (Chanel) has lost her way
• Southern violence: 3.000 widows, 6.024 orphans
Twelve arson attacks in South; peace talks continue
The insurgents in southern Thailand have shown once again that they do not care about the agreed ceasefire during Ramadan. On Thursday night, they set fires at XNUMX locations in Yala, Songkhla and Pattani. Authorities expect violence to increase over the next five days until the end of Ramadan on Thursday.
News from Thailand – August 2, 2013
News from Thailand brings today:
• Called for the dissolution of parliament during protests against amnesty
• Winners of the PTT environmental prize return their prize
• Construction of Vana Nava Hua Hin water park started
Despite cease-fire, two bomb attacks in South
The ceasefire in the South was dealt a serious blow yesterday with two bomb attacks. Three bombings have now been committed since the start of Ramadan last Wednesday. Three people were shot dead and four people were injured in shootings, but authorities attribute these to personal conflicts.
Ceasefire during Ramadan in South
Thailand and resistance group BRN have agreed on a ceasefire until the end of Ramadan on August 18. Malaysia, which has been observing the peace talks that began in February, issued a statement in Kuala Lumpur yesterday announcing the good news.
The package of demands of insurgent group Barisan Revolusi Nasional I (BRN), distributed via YouTube, appears to be a maneuver to justify its inability to control the violence in the South during Ramadan. Wassana Nanuam writes this today in an analysis in the Bangkok Post.
News from Thailand – June 25, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Government is concerned about white mask movement
• Siamese Revolution of 1932 commemorated
• More violence in the South since the start of peace talks
News from Thailand – June 18, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Guaranteed price for rice goes to a maximum of 13.500 baht per tonne
• Thai diplomat fights with Egyptian lawyer
• Monks in private jet do not have to take off monk habit
Thailand-BRN peace talks: Video clip is wrong
Today the second peace talks between Thailand and rebel group BRN will take place in Kuala Lumpur. A music video with five demands has gone down badly with Thailand. If the BRN sticks to its demands, the peace initiative will stagnate.
News from Thailand – April 28, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Tension rises around Constitutional Court; red shirts are not going away
• Fear of explosion of violence this weekend in South
• Damaging US report on human rights Thailand
Dual detonation bomb surprises bomb experts
A bomb suspected of being a double detonator killed three soldiers, including a bomb expert, at a naval base in Narathiwat yesterday. Six soldiers were injured.