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Anutin approves border fence plan
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 19/04/2026
» Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has approved in principle a border fence project in Narathiwat to curb smuggling, illegal crossings and unrest, to be funded from the central budget.
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.
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.
Malaysia to help dredge river mouth
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 06/09/2025
» Thailand and Malaysia have agreed to systematically dredge the Golok River mouth to improve water flow and protect local communities as well as the local ecosystem.
BRN rebels tell govt to 'show sincerity'
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 21/12/2024
» The Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu-Patani (BRN) rebel group has slammed the Thai government for delays in establishing a new peace negotiation team, calling on Thailand to show sincerity towards solving the problem.
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.
Deadly explosions rock Narathiwat
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 20/05/2024
» One volunteer was killed and nine others injured in two separate explosions in Narathiwat on Monday while rebel group Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu-Patani (BRN) was holding a peace workshop with Thai officials in nearby Malaysia.
Govt to open centre to limit fishing boats
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 29/04/2023
» Pattani: The Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC) is preparing to set up a one-stop-service centre to distribute compensation money for owners of fishing boats who wish to leave the industry as a part of the Sustainable Management of Marine Fisheries Resource Project.
Civic support grows for Songkhla student activist
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 06/01/2022
» A human rights group from Narathiwat's Tak Bai district has offered moral support to a young activist in Songkhla's Chana district who was charged by Pathumwan police with defying the emergency decree.
Ex-rebel negotiator in peace talks dies
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 27/08/2020
» PATTANI: A key figure in the Pulo-DSPP, one of five organisations in the Mara Patani umbrella group of southern insurgents, who had a key role in peace talks with the government, has died in a Malaysian hospital.