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Abhisit Opens ASEAN Conference Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says that Asean leaders must focus their efforts to make the proposed Southeast Asia economic area a reality by 2015, In addressing the opening formal procedure of the Asean summit yesterday, Mr Abhisit robustly upheld the role of the Asean secretary-general in conveying pressing issues to the [...]

700,000 Baht Bomb Detector Fails Real Life Test A Thai military team inspected a suspicious motorcycle with a GT200 bomb scanner, but the device did not detect a bomb. The bomb on board the motorcycle exploded about 15 minutes after the military squad had left the scene with their not so effective bomb detector. Online [...]

Bombing in Yala A bomb went off at a busy market in the southern province of Yala on Monday injuring twenty-four people, together with three soldiers. Police said the explosive contrivance was hidden in a motorcycle that was parked in front of the marketplace in the town. It exploded about 7.30am when local inhabitants were [...]

Two Defense Volunteers Slain in Yala Two local village defense volunteers died from gunshots received in a ride-by shooting on a road at Bueng Nam Sai village of Yala’s Raman locality in the early hours of the afternoon on Saturday, according to police. Yaki Noithapthim, 27 years old and Anwar Phudaraw, 35, were shot by [...]

Obama Announces Asia Tour for November US President Barack Obama will tour Asia for the first time next month, visiting Japan, Singapore, China as well as South Korea for a bout of meetings on pressing matters such as trade and global security. The upcoming trip will be Obama’s most testing venture up till now into [...]

Internal Security Act to be Invoked for ASEAN Meeting The Thai Prime Minister’s cabinet assembly today concurred to enforce Internal Security Act (ISA) in Cha Am and Hua Hin localities from Oct 12 to 27 to uphold law and order for the duration of the Asean meeting planned for Oct 23 to 25, Thawil Pliansri, [...]

Rubber Worker and Wife Shot in South A Thai Muslim rubber taper was murdered and his wife was seriously wounded in a ride-by shooting in Yala’s Betong district early in the morning on Saturday, police said. Ma-ardee Arvae and his wife were both shot by gunmen on motorcycle while they were en route to a [...]

Joint Session of House and Senate Meets A special joint sitting of the Thai House of Representatives and Senate on Wednesday endorsed six outlines for cooperation with five nearby countries. The agendas relate to talks with Cambodia, Burma, Laos, Indonesia and Malaysia. Article 190 of the constitution necessitates that they are endorsed by the parliament [...]

Islamic Killers Strike Again in Southern Thailand Islamic Insurgents in Southern Thailand slayed two rubber tappers in the province of Pattani, then exploded a bomb placed under their bodies, injuring five onlookers who came to assist, police said Tuesday. The rubber farmer and his wife, both Buddhists, were shot down in the morning as they [...]