Thai State Railway Increases Security On Trains

[george]

Thai state railway increases security on trains

PATTANI: -- The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has increased the number of railway police on board its trains in the southernmost provinces after rail tracks in all three border provinces were vandalised on Monday.

Normally, railway police provide security for passengers on board, while military personnel have guarded train stations and railway lines, according to Pol. Maj-Gen. Nutthawut Phongsima, SRT Police Commander.

However, the numbers of security personnel have been increased from four to six on all 24 southern line trains after suspected insurgents removed bolts from sections of track in several locations in the restive south, causing a train to derail in Pattani on Monday this week.

Out of 21 passengers injured in Monday's train derailment, only one person remains in hospital, the others having been treated and released.

-- TNA 2007-06-05

[ovenman]

How will putting more cops on the trains help when the last incident was the result of the insurgents removing bolts from the tracks?

[sonnyJ]

That should do the trick.

Special training and all..

Edited June 5, 2007 by sonnyJ

[lazeeboy]

That should do the trick.

Special training and all..

why tell these terrorist what they ars doing,just do it and give them a surprise

[Jai Dee]

Insurgents removed track bolts of railway in Yala again

Yala - Insurgents have removed track bolts of railway in this southern border province but the damages were spotted before an arrival of a train, police said.

Police said 60 track bolts were removed from the section of railway between Raman and Rusoh district stations and railway officials had been alerted to fix them Wednesday morning.

Officials also found that 183 track bolts were removed from the section between Taseh and Yala railway stations and officials had moved in to fix the section.

Source: The Nation - 06 June 2007

[Jai Dee]

A soldier walks past a train that was derailed by insurgents in Pattani province yesterday. The incident resulted in the suspension of rail services in the region.

Source: The Nation - 05 June 2007

[Scott]

Can anybody tell me whether any of this has been happening on the tracks that lead to Penang? We have staff who are going down to get their non-immigrant B visa and I would just as soon have them make it!

[Jai Dee]

Insurgents sabotage additional rail lines in Yala

Suspected insurgents aimed to create bloodshed in Yala province by removing numerous rail fasteners on the southern railway line.

Authorities report that suspected insurgents in the three southern border provinces remain active, with their latest attack on civilian targets occurring earlier today at 10:00 AM (May 6). Officials in Raman (รามัน) district of Yala province report that a military reconnaisance patrol along local railway routes have discovered signs of sabotage by suspected insurgents with the removal of 60 rail fasteners, and 3 rail sleepers from rail lines.

Later at 10:20 AM, soldiers from the 5034th Army Infantry Company on patrol near the Ban Yupo-Ban Bado (บ้านยุโป - บ้านบาโด) rail station in the muang district of Yala province discovered that insurgents removed approximately 183 rail fasteners from rail lines near the station. The Director of the State Railway of Thailand Southern Office, Mr. Thanongsak Pongprasert (ทนงศักดิ์ พงษ์ประเสร็ฐ ), report that the State Railway has decided to postpone the reopening of the southern rail route from June 8th to a later date to ensure security for passengers and rail employees.

The Director of the State Railway of Thailand will be adjusting all rail routes leading into the southern border provinces in order to provide the safest alternative to all involved parties. National security agencies will be closely monitoring the situation.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 06 June 2007

[ovenman]

Can anybody tell me whether any of this has been happening on the tracks that lead to Penang? We have staff who are going down to get their non-immigrant B visa and I would just as soon have them make it!

These incidents have not been occurring on the track from Hat Yai to Padang Besar (i.e. towards Butterworth/Penang), only on the track from Hat Yai to Sungai Kolok.

[Mid]

New attacks on rail lines

Thu, June 7, 2007 : Last updated 0:10 am (Thai local time)

Militants in the deep South have sabotaged more stretches of railway track, causing further delays to the resumption of services in the region.

Violence continue unabated yesterday with an elementary school coming under arson attack and three separate shooting incidents.

Police said insurgents removed nearly 250 nails and bolts from sleepers in two locations in Yala's Muang and Ramanb districts overnight, while two bombs were found underneath a stretch of track in Pattani province.

Sriva Saengmanee, chairman of the State Railway of Thailand in the southern region, urged the public to work with the authorities in keeping a look-out for any evidence of sabotage on the 250 kilometres of track in the region.

Train services from the southern commercial centre of Hat Yai southward have been suspended since Monday after 10 acts of sabotage on the track caused one train to derail, injuring 20 people.

In Yala's Muang district in Ban Budi, a bomb left at a dirt pit exploded injuring three small children after they had picked it up.

In Pattani, security forces discovered and defused two bombs planted under the track.

Meanwhile, arsonists burned down an elementary school in Tambon Wang Praya in Yala's Raman district yesterday, leaving half of the 200 students without classrooms. About 40 schools have been victim to arson attacks over the past four months, matching the entire number of schools destroyed in 2006.

In Yaha's Tambon Bangosinae, two gunmen shot and killed a teenage boy, Kamaluding Salaemae, 15, as he was riding his motorbike.

A similar incident took place in Narathiwat's Tak Bai district in which two gunmen rode behind Ameelin Ali, 21, and shot him dead as he was returning home on his motorbike.

In Bacho district, a gunman fatally wounded Pongsapat Ounjai, a travelling vendor from Prachinburi. Pongsapat was shot three times in his torso with 11mm bullets.

The Nation

looks as if they have found a weak target ...................

[Jai Dee]

Normal Railway operations resume in restive south

Normal railway operations in the three southern border provinces have resumed.

The State Railway of Thailand reports that normal train operations in the restive south has been allowed to resume from Hat Yai (หาดใหญ่) station in Songkhla province to the Su-ngai Kolok (สุไหงโก-ลก) station in Narathiwat province, following a period of repairs to local rail lines sabotaged by insurgents on June 4. The atmosphere at Su-ngai Kolok train station was relatively quiet today (June 8), with few passengers to be seen.

Train number 448 outbound from the station this morning (6:30) was delayed as military and police conducted an initial patrol of local areas to ensure security.

Ground and airborned troops will continue to monitor high risk locations on land and in the air, with helicopter gunships having been deployed to follow trains operating on routes transversing Yala and Pattani provinces.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 08 June 2007

[Jai Dee]

Southern railway officials are happy with intensifying security

The Director of the Southern Railway Center of Thailand, Mr. Thanongsak Pongprasert, says the railway employees in the South are satisfied with the beefed up security provided by the security units.

Mr. Thanongsak says he had a meeting on railway security with the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC), and the meeting agreed to reinforce security between Hat Yai and Su-ngai Kolok route. He says security officials will conduct a daily inspection at Su-ngai Kolok, Yala and Hat Yai train stations every morning. He says the inspection may cause some delay, but it is for the safety of railway employees and passengers.

Mr. Thanongsak says the employees are satisfied with the security measures and feel more secured while they are working. The southern railway has resumed its service since June 8th.

He says people can inform suspicious activities to the ISOC by calling 1341 hotline.

They can also call the State Railway of Thailand (STRT) at 1690 hotline.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 11 June 2007

[ballinlove]

Thai state railway increases security on trains. In my opinion, if there are policemen or soldiers in railway station, many people feel good for traveling by trains. All people are looking for security so policemen will take care them and many tourists will come to travel in Thailand because they think security in Thailand can save them from the danger. When those areas have good security so terrorists can’t do bad thing. But I think this way can’t protect people from bomb 100% because terrorists have many ways for using bomb to destroy the city. Some people who are in that province anti police and soldiers. They are not co-operative in any ways. Importantly, we can’t know a base of terrorists and how they spread in that province so policemen and soldiers can’t stop them to do bad things.

Thai state railway increases security on trains many people feel happy but it can’t protect from bomb 100%. Do you agree with me?

[Mid]

Southern railway officials are happy with intensifying security

The Director of the Southern Railway Center of Thailand, Mr. Thanongsak Pongprasert, says the railway employees in the South are satisfied with the beefed up security provided by the security units.

Mr. Thanongsak says he had a meeting on railway security with the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC), and the meeting agreed to reinforce security between Hat Yai and Su-ngai Kolok route. He says security officials will conduct a daily inspection at Su-ngai Kolok, Yala and Hat Yai train stations every morning. He says the inspection may cause some delay, but it is for the safety of railway employees and passengers.

Mr. Thanongsak says the employees are satisfied with the security measures and feel more secured while they are working. The southern railway has resumed its service since June 8th.

He says people can inform suspicious activities to the ISOC by calling 1341 hotline.

They can also call the State Railway of Thailand (STRT) at 1690 hotline.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 11 June 2007

couple of problems with this ,

there's been a second incident recently ( yesterday )

and

today is the 6th , release is dated the 11th ???

edit

ok i've figured out the timming thing .............

Edited July 6, 2007 by Mid

[sonnyJ]

Is it just me but often I have received "posted on the topic" e-mails very late.

Like this one was send caused by post today, but the browser started of the post #10, 7th of June. Which I had not read before. So sometimes there's a huge (1 month) lag on the e-mailing thing, or the forum's servers just somehow mis it? It would be nice to get notification on time (Immediately). What could be the problem?