Trains to start running again today

Trains to the deep South should start running again from today after being suspended on Sunday following an attack in Narathiwat that killed three, Preecha Promtungkor, chief railway engineer in Hat Yai, said yesterday.
Rail workers are currently removing the debris and fixing up to 300 metres of the rail track damaged in the explosion.
The cleanup should be completed today allowing the 14 daily trains to and from Narathiwat’s Sungai Kolok station to start running again, he said.
Preecha was speaking after he led workers to the explosion site in Narathiwat’s Rusoh district. Repairs are being done under tight security to prevent a recurrence of the attack.
Services were suspended after a compartment of Train 435 on the Yala-Sungai Kolok route was hit by a bomb on Sunday morning. The compartment was carrying the volunteer security team, three of whom were killed immediately.
Of the 35 other injured, 28 have already been released from hospital while the remainder are being treated at the Narathiwat Ratchanakarin Hospital.
This attack took place one day after a motorcycle bomb went off in Yala’s Muang district, killing one and injuring 33 others.
Meanwhile, assistant police chief Pol Lt-General Jarumporn Suramanee visited two police officers being treated for injuries at the Prince of Songkhla Hospital. Pol Sergeant Pichet Tipwaree, 46, and Pol Snr Sgt-Major Yongyuth Kangsawat, 43, injured in the train attack, were reported to be in stable condition.
Both officers were praised for being brave enough to shoot back at the insurgents waiting |to launch a gunfire attack after the blast.
This is the fourth time that Pichet has been injured on duty in the deep South.

INSURGENTS ‘REACTING’
Meanwhile, National Security Council chief Lt Gen Paradon Pattanathabutr said violence in the region is possibly increasing because the insurgents are unhappy about the conclusion of a recent Organisation of Islamic Cooperation meeting.
They want OIC to place a greater priority on problems and condemn the Thai government for mishandling the issues.
However, the OIC has indicated that the government is well able to control the situation.
Paradon was possibly referring to the OIC meeting held in Azerbaijan last week.
“The insurgents want to show their power and their anger at the outcome,” he said.