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Election candidate shot dead in Pattani
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 04/04/2026
» A local election candidate was shot dead outside his home in Pattani, in an attack police believe may be politically motivated.
Bomb blast targets local military unit
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 23/02/2026
» Narathiwat: Insurgents in this southern border province detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) along a rural road in tambon Dusongyo in Chanae district on Saturday, local officials said yesterday.
Gold shop robbery suspects arrested
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 17/10/2025
» Security forces in Narathiwat have arrested three men suspected of involvement in the recent gold shop robbery at Big C Sungai Kolok, while a separate bombing incident in Yi Ngo district yesterday morning injured several civilians and police officers.
Peace team 'ready to engage' all groups
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 13/10/2025
» The government is ready to engage in dialogue with all insurgent groups in the deep South to achieve lasting peace along the border, says the chief of the Southern peace negotiation team, Gen Somsak Rungsita.
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.
Two Yala parks closed after bomb blasts
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 09/10/2025
» YALA - Authorities temporarily closed two public parks in Muang district of this southern border province after eight bomb explosions on Wednesday night. No casualties were reported.
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.
Senator wants better border centre chief
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 17/09/2025
» The next secretary-general of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC) should be someone better suited to the job, a senator says.
Bomb blitz leaves 10 people injured
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 21/06/2025
» A series of coordinated bomb attacks in the southern provinces of Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani injured 10 people, including five officials, prompting heightened security measures and an urgent investigation by authorities.
Defence volunteers warned regular routine makes them easy targets
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 20/05/2025
» PATTANI - Defence volunteers have been advised to vary their daily routine, because a fixed schedule makes their movements predictable to insurgents looking for a target.