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Thai PM embarks on toughest mission of all in deep South
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 12/10/2025
» Pattani: Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has expressed confidence that peace talks in the southern border provinces will gain real momentum following the appointment of Gen Somsak Rungsita as head of the government's southern peace dialogue panel.
ATM bombed, guards robbed of guns in Pattani
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 07/10/2025
» PATTANI — Armed men blew up an ATM at Fatoni University and stole the security guards’ guns in Yarang district of this southern border province early Tuesday morning.
Sunday gold heist 'to fund rebel activities'
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 07/10/2025
» The armed robbery of a gold shop in Narathiwat's Sungai Kolok district on Sunday, which netted over 35.6 million baht in gold jewellery, was carried out to fund a southern separatist network, according to the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) Region 4.
Insurgents escape Songkhla village blockade after gunfire
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 12/09/2025
» SONGKHLA - Security forces failed to capture suspected insurgents despite a blockade around a village where gunfire was exchanged, with the suspects managing to flee into nearby mountains.
8 hurt as armoured vehicle falls into southern ravine
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 11/09/2025
» SONGKHLA - Eight soldiers were hurt after an armoured vehicle fell into a ravine as it was heading to a village that security authorities had cordoned off while pursuing insurgents in this southern province.
Policeman's novice son slain from ambush
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 22/04/2025
» SONGKHLA - A 16-year-old temple novice, a policeman's son, was shot dead when his father’s pickup truck was ambushed in Saba Yoi district of this southern border province on Tuesday morning.
Senator blames insurgents for Songkhla statue attack
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 22/11/2024
» A senator has blamed this week’s grenade attacks in Songkhla on the Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu-Patani (BRN) insurgent group, saying it intended to discredit a policy to strengthen multiculturalism and promote economic development in the troubled southern border region.
PMs pledge to spur Thai-Malaysian border development
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 03/08/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim met yesterday during a joint border visit and discussed ways to heighten border trade and tourism cooperation between the two countries.
Motorists warned after bomb blast on main road in Pattani
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 23/07/2024
» PATTANI: The army has advised motorists to be vigilant while travelling a section of the main road through this southernmost province after a roadside bomb injured six policemen on Monday night.
Malaysia to support twin-city concept in South
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 07/06/2024
» The government will partner with Malaysia to promote the twin-city concept in the deep South, aiming to stimulate the economy.