HRH Princess Sirindhorn visits injured police at Songkhla Hospital

Matichon•Society•19d ago

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Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn assigned the Saijai Thai Foundation to provide royal baskets and encouragement to two police officers injured in Narathiwat.

•Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn delegated Mr. Kritsada Boonrach of the Saijai Thai Foundation to visit injured officers.
•The officers were visited at Songklanagarind Hospital in Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, on August 4.
•The injured officers, Pol. Ltn. Traithot Kulsanthawasiri and Pol. Sen. Sgt. Maj. Wannuchit Saekhor, were wounded during an incident on August 2, 2026.
•The incident involved an ambush by gunmen using long firearms in Tak Bai District, Narathiwat Province.

Overview

•Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn directed the Saijai Thai Foundation to present royal baskets to officers injured by unrest in the southern border provinces.
•On August 4, Mr. Kritsada Boonrach, a board member of the Saijai Thai Foundation, acted as the royal representative to visit the injured at Songklanagarind Hospital.
•Mr. Kritsada Boonrach visited Pol. Ltn. Traithot Kulsanthawasiri at the Accident Ward, 5th Floor, who was seriously injured by a bullet grazing his head.
•Pol. Ltn. Traithot Kulsanthawasiri was injured on August 2, 2026, after gunmen fired from a hut behind the Phrai Wan Subdistrict Administrative Organization in Tak Bai District, Narathiwat Province.
•Mr. Kritsada Boonrach visited Pol. Sen. Sgt. Maj. Wannuchit Saekhor at the Chalermphrakiat Barami 8 Special Ward, who sustained gunshot wounds to both legs from the same incident.
•Mr. Kritsada Boonrach conveyed the royal concern of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn to the injured officers and their families.
•Mr. Rattasart Chidchoo, Governor of Songkhla Province, assigned Mr. Ekachai Kaewratana, District Officer of Hat Yai, to welcome the royal representative.

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Key Entities

Person

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn(สมเด็จพระกนิษฐาธิราชเจ้า กรมสมเด็จพระเทพรัตนราชสุดา ฯ สยามบรมราชกุมารี)

President of the Saijai Thai Foundation who granted royal baskets to injured officers.

Kritsada Boonrach(กฤษฎา บุญราช)

A board member of the Saijai Thai Foundation and royal representative.

Rattasart Chidchoo(รัฐศาสตร์ ชิดชู)

Governor of Songkhla Province.

Ekachai Kaewratana(เอกชัย แก้วรัตนะ)

District Officer of Hat Yai.

Traithot Kulsanthawasiri(ไตรทศ กุลสันถวะศิริ)

A 26-year-old Police Lance Corporal seriously injured by a gunshot to the head.

Wannuchit Saekhor(วรรณุชิต แซ่ค้อ)

A 32-year-old Police Senior Sergeant Major injured by gunshots to both legs.

Organization

Saijai Thai Foundation under Royal Patronage(มูลนิธิสายใจไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์)

The foundation tasked with delivering royal baskets to injured officials.

Phrai Wan Subdistrict Administrative Organization(อบต.ไพรวัน)

The location in Narathiwat Province where the clash occurred.

Place

Songklanagarind Hospital(โรงพยาบาลสงขลานครินทร์)ℹ️

The medical facility in Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, where the injured officers were treated.

Songkhla Province(จังหวัดสงขลา)ℹ️

The province where the hospital and greeting party were located.

Narathiwat Province(จังหวัดนราธิวาส)ℹ️

The province where the attack on the police officers took place.

Hat Yai District(อำเภอหาดใหญ่)ℹ️

The district in Songkhla Province where the hospital is situated.

Tak Bai District(อำเภอตากใบ)ℹ️

The district in Narathiwat Province where the incident occurred.