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Southeast Asia facing hidden extremist threat
Oped, Muhammad Makmun Rasyid, Published on 07/07/2025
» In May, Indonesia's counter-terrorism unit arrested an 18-year-old man in Gowa, South Sulawesi, on charges of spreading Islamic State (IS) propaganda and inciting bomb attacks on social media. Identified only as MAS, the suspect represents a deeply troubling development in Southeast Asia's struggle against terrorism: the rise of youth radicalisation driven entirely by online exposure.
Unite to solve neglected diseases
Oped, Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan, Published on 29/04/2025
» The successful collaboration between the health ministries of Malaysia and Thailand, industry partners in Egypt and Malaysia, and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) to bring a new hepatitis C antiviral drug -- ravidasvir -- to market in 2022 was an important milestone. For years, a 12-week course of treatment using sofosbuvir cost between $70,000 (2.34 million baht) and $80,000, putting it out of reach for many in the Global South. But ravidasvir -- a safe and effective alternative when combined with sofosbuvir -- costs far less, averaging less than $500 per course.
Insurgents attack security checkpoint in Yala, 15 killed
Muhammad Ayub Pathan and Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 06/11/2019
» YALA: Fifteen people manning a security checkpoint were killed when it was attacked by gunmen on Tuesday night, in tambon Lam Phaya of Muang district. The victims' weapons were stolen.
Yala bombs injure 7 people
Muhammad Ayup Pathan, Wassana Nanuam and Online Reporters, Published on 21/08/2019
» A series of bomb blasts in four districts of Yala province overnight caused minor damage and injured seven people.
Police hunt 'political hitmen'
News, Muhammad Ayub Pathan and Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 15/01/2019
» Yala: Police are stepping up efforts to arrest a group of gunmen who allegedly shot dead an election candidate and his wife in a raid they suspect was politically motivated.
Man slain in Yala tea shop gun attack
Muhammad Ayup Pathan, Published on 18/11/2018
» YALA: A man was killed in a gun attack at a tea shop in Bannang Sata district of this southern province on Sunday morning, police said.
Defence takes on drug fight
News, Muhammad Ayub Pathan & Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 04/10/2018
» Pattani: The newly-appointed 4th Army Region commander has declared drug suppression and prevention in the deep South as a priority issue.
Durian trader killed, guard shot in southern violence
Abdulloh Benjakat and Muhammad Ayub Pathan, Published on 10/09/2018
» A durian trader was shot dead at a house in Yala's Than To district and a security guard seriously wounded by a gunman in Pattani's Muang district on Sunday night, local authorities said.
Court gives man death sentence for killings
News, Muhammad Ayub Pathan, Published on 17/07/2018
» PATTANI: The provincial court has sentenced a man to death for the killing of seven people and injuring of eight others in a series of ambushes in this southern border province five years ago.
Man gets death penalty for series of ambushes in Pattani
Muhammad Ayub Pathan, Published on 16/07/2018
» PATTANI: The provincial court has sentenced a man to death for the slaying of seven people and injuries to eight others in a series of ambushes in the southern border province about five years ago.