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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.
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 foreign minister goes to Malaysia for Cambodia talks
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 12/10/2025
» PATTANI: Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow will travel to Malaysia on Sunday for a mediated ministerial-level discussion about reducing tensions with Cambodia, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says.
Thaksin to work on crypto plan
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 08/02/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been assigned to make a proposal and recommendation for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to start working towards adopting a cryptocurrency, he said on Friday.
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.
Army eyes backup plan for security
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 10/10/2023
» The Fourth Army Region is preparing measures to maintain security in the South as the government considers scrapping an emergency decree that has placed restrictions in three provinces, according to region chief Lt Gen Santi Sakuntanak.
Yala province goes into lockdown
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 14/06/2021
» YALA: The kingdom's southernmost province has announced a lockdown to restrict people's movements and a ban on dining in restaurants starting tomorrow after a surge in new Covid-19 cases, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Prachachart elects new leader
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 02/09/2018
» Former Speaker of the House Wan Muhamad Nor Matha was elected yesterday to lead the Prachachart Party -- a new political outfit mainly comprising Muslim politicians from the Wadah, a political faction perceived as allies of the Pheu Thai Party.