Female ranger shot dead in a market in Narathiwat

A female para-military ranger was shot dead as she was selling food at a fresh market in Chanae district of Thailand’s southernmost province of Narathiwat on Thursday evening. District police…

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Arson attacks by insurgents in three southernmost provinces

Suspected insurgents launched coordinated robbery and arson attacks on multiple targets in the three restive southernmost provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat early this morning. The targets included 7-11 convenience…

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Prime minister visiting restive south amid heightened security

Security has been increased in Pattani’s Mueang district today, ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to this southernmost province. The district is also home to the Krue…

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Volunteer killed, four injured in roadside explosion in Narathiwat

A defence volunteer was killed and four others were injured in a roadside explosion in Janae district of Thailand’s southernmost province of Narathiwat today. The incident occurred just a few…

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Whooping cough spreading among children in 3 southern provinces

Whooping cough (pertussis) is spreading among small children in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces, with more than 1,000 cases being recorded so far. Of these, seven have died. Yala provincial governor,…

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Seven drown, one missing, hundreds of thousands affected by flooding in Narathiwat

Seven people have drowned, one is still missing and more than 260,000 people are affected in the worst flooding in the southernmost province of Narathiwat in five decades, according to…

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Eight districts in Pattani declared disaster zones as flooding worsens

Eight districts, covering 95 villages and 20 communities in Pattani, have been declared disaster zones by the provincial office of public disaster prevention and mitigation today, as Pattani is receiving…

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PM to visit Narathiwat today to inspect flooding

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will fly to the southern province of Narathiwat after the cabinet meeting today, to inspect the flooding and to visit those affected. The Meteorological Department is…

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Narathiwat suffering worst flooding for several decades

Narathiwat province has been hit by the heaviest downpours in several decades, with rainfall measured at 631mm in Ra-ngae district, 495mm in Yi Ngor district and 447mm in Rue So…

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Narathiwat faces urgent crisis as floodwaters still rise

The southernmost province of Narathiwat is in crisis as all 13 districts remain submerged for days, a result of consecutive heavy downpours. Scores of people trapped inside their houses have…

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Flood warnings for nine southern provinces

People living in Thailand’s nine southernmost provinces have been advised to brace for possible flash floods and river overflows, due to increased rainfall between tomorrow and Saturday, according to the…

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Suspected insurgents detonate bomb in front of a gold shop in Narathiwat

Suspected southern insurgents detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in front of a gold shop in Tak Bai district in Thailand’s restive southern province of Narathiwat early this morning (Saturday),…

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Emergency decree in restive south extended for one month

The Cabinet has extended the emergency decree in force in most parts of Thailand’s Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat provinces for only one month, until October 18. Throughout the almost two…

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Ranger killed, four injured in explosion at house in Narathiwat

A para military ranger was killed and four others were injured when an improvised explosive device, hidden in a house, was remotely detonated as they entered. The incident took place…

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Prawit Wongsuwan visits site of firework explosion in Narathiwat

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan visited the firework explosion site in Narathiwat’s Sungai Kolok district on Monday. He informed the people affected that he will seek cabinet approval for a…

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Fireworks warehouse owners charged on four counts

Police have filed charges of negligence causing death and injury, illegal modification of a building, illegal importation of fireworks and breaching the state of emergency decree against the couple who…

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Car bomb explosion in Su-ngai Kolok, no injuries

Suspected insurgents detonated a car bomb at a road junction in Su-ngai Kolok, Narathiwat province late Saturday night, but no one was injured. CCTV footage shows a car being driven…

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Fireworks warehouse owners offer surrender to police

The couple who own the fireworks warehouse in Su-Ngai Kolok district of Narathiwat province, which exploded on July 29, have offered to surrender to police, according to Pol Gen Surachate…

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Narathiwat explosion sparks suspicions of bribery

The firework warehouse explosion in Narathiwat province last week has raised questions over how it was possible to have a warehouse containing a large quantity of volatile materials located in…

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PM visits victims of warehouse explosion in Narathiwat

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha travelled to the southernmost province of Narathiwat on Friday, to follow up on the assistance being given to those affected by the deadly explosion at a…

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Malaysian police asked to arrest fireworks warehouse owners

Malaysian police will be asked to help in tracking down thecouple who own the fireworks warehouse that exploded last Saturday, after it was reported that they had fled to Malaysia,…

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Police to seek arrest warrant for firework warehouse owner

Narathiwat provincial police will seek a warrant for the arrest of the owner of the fireworks warehouse, which was destroyed by an explosion and fire last week, after he failed…

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Explanation sought as to why fireworks were stored in densely populated Narathiwat community

Move Forward MP Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn said he will question the interior minister, the national police chief, the commander of the Fourth Army Region and the director-general of Provincial Administration Department…

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Fireworks seized from shop houses linked to warehouse in Narathiwat

Authorities in Su-ngai Kolok district of Thailand’s Narathiwat province have seized about a ton of fireworks from shop houses, located about 150 metres from a fireworks warehouse at which there…

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9 die, over 115 injured in firework warehouse explosion in Narathiwat

At least nine people were killed and more than 100 injured when flares, firecrackers and other pyrotechnics, being kept in a warehouse in Su-ngai Kolok district of Thailand’s Narathiwat province,…

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Civilian-led solution needed for permanent peace in the deep South

In the final of the three-part series, our Political Desk sheds some light on the plans of the eight-party coalition to push for institutional reform to bring permanent peace in…

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Uphill task to demilitarize and decentralize Thailand’s deep South for lasting peace 

How will the coalition partners reconcile their differences in approach towards resolving the long-running conflict in the predominantly Muslim deep South? In the second of a three-part series, our Political Desk…

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Thai military personnel guards convenience stores damaged after an attack, in Cho-airong district in southern Thailand’s Narathiwat province, on August 17, 2022. (Photo by Madaree Tohlala / AFP)

Furore over mock referendum could derail deep South peace moves

The first of a three-part series by Thai PBS World’s Political Desk analyses the latest disputes among political forces over the right to self-determination and the peace process in Thailand’s…

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Four kidnapping suspects apprehended in Yala, Narathiwat and Khon Kaen

Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police arrested four suspected kidnappers in coordinated raids on eight locations in Yala, Narathiwat and Khon Kaen provinces today (Sunday). Under the supervision of Pol Maj-Gen…

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Cabinet extends state of emergency in most of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat

The Thai cabinet has agreed to extend the state of emergency in most districts of the three restive southern provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat until September 19th. Government spokesman…

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Monks injured in explosion in Narathiwat province

Three monks and two defence volunteers were slightly injured this morning (Friday) when a roadside improvised explosive device was detonated by southern insurgents as the monks were receiving alms from…

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A closer look at the coalition’s ‘Fair’ peace plan for insurgency-hit Deep South

A little-known political party named Fair – or “Pen Tham” in Thai – has drawn the media spotlight after being included in the eight-party coalition formed by election winner Move…

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Why a party with a single MP is being courted by Pita

It was probably the first time that most people heard the words “Pentham (Fair) Party” when Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat said on Monday that it was one of…

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Narathiwat boasts a straight and abundant shoreline and idyllic beaches. (Photo by Phoowadon Duangmee)

Narathiwat, a dream destination blessed by nature

Narathiwat is the easternmost of the four provinces in Thailand’s deep south, bordered to the east by the Gulf of Thailand and to the south by Malaysia. The coastal province,…

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Three police officers injured in insurgent attack in Narathiwat province

Three police officers were injured when an unknown number of southern insurgents attacked their outpost, in Su-ngai Padi district of Thailand’s restive southern province of Narathiwat, with automatic gunfire and…

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Children in northeast and south of Thailand at highest risk from climate change

The latest impact assessment report from UNICEF reveals that Children living in the northeastern and southern areas of Thailand are at a high risk of their health development and well-being…

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Three suspected insurgents killed at Narathiwat jungle hideout

Three suspected insurgents were shot dead by Thai security forces at a jungle hideout in the Si Sakhon district of the southern province of Narathiwat on Monday. A security force…

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Five suspects arrested in connection with multiple murders in Narathiwat

Five suspects are in police custody for alleged involvement in the murder of four men. Three of the bodies were found in the trunk of a car, partially submerged in…

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Two bomb disposal team members die, one injured in Narathiwat

Two members of an army bomb disposal squad were killed and another injured by a southern insurgent IED attack on the convoy of the deputy commander of the Fourth Army…

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Four suspects in police custody over multiple murders in Narathiwat

Police in Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat are holding four suspects in custody for questioning in connection with the deaths of four men, three of whom were found in the…

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Betong, a border town between Malaysia and Thailand, stretches out along the valley. (Photo by Phoowadon Duangmee)

Betong: A wealth of southern comfort

Tucked away on the Thai-Malaysian border, Betong is Thailand’s southernmost point. The small border town – which is isolated in a misty mountain valley – is well worth visiting and…

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Spokesman of ISOC’s regional forward unit Col Kiatisak Neewong insists that none of the soldiers visiting the Islamic school in Narathiwat was armed.

Security officials defend visit to Islamic school in South

Local security officials have come in defense of last weekend’s visit to an Islamic school, in the strife-torn southern Thai province of Narathiwat, by a group of soldiers accompanied by…

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Soldiers with a local senior Buddhist monk lecturing students at an Islamic elementary school in Narathiwat on issues of patriotism and history of Thai national flag last Sunday. (Picture from the Special Warfare Command’s Facebook)

Buddhist abbot’s visit to Islamic school sparks uproar

A recent visit to an Islamic education centre in Narathiwat by a local senior Buddhist monk, accompanied by a group of soldiers, has triggered uproar in the Muslim community in…

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Three insurgents killed in clash with Thai government forces in Narathiwat

Three southern insurgents were shot dead during a clash with government security forces, in the mountains of Si Sakhon district in the restive southern province of Narathiwat, on Friday morning….

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“New Year gifts” from Thailand’s cabinet for people in the Deep South

The Thai cabinet agreed on Tuesday to present “New Year gifts” to people in the Deep South. They include a free lunch program for children attending religious schools, nutritional food…

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Two suspects in car bomb attack at Narathiwat police apartment arrested

Two men, suspected of involvement in the car bombing of a police apartment building in Thailand’s restive southern province of Narathiwat in November, have been arrested, national police chief Pol…

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Flooding in Songkhla, Narathiwat and Nakhon Si Thammarat

Heavy rain and a high tide caused widespread flooding in Thailand’s southern provinces of Songkhla, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Narathiwat on Sunday. Red flags are being flown on Chalatat beach…

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Probe ordered after 17 defence students hospitalised after harsh training

The commander of the Fourth Army Region has ordered an investigation after 17 territorial defence students, in Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat, were sent to hospital suffering from severe dehydration,…

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Car-bomb vehicle not checked because it was not reported as stolen

The pickup truck, which was used as a car bomb in an attack on the police apartments in Mueang district of Narathiwat Province on Tuesday, was not checked when it…

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Police search for woman seen last month in Narathiwat in car bomb vehicle

Thai police have been trying to locate a woman who was seen driving the pickup truck used as a car bomb yesterday (Tuesday), which passed through a police checkpoint in…

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Police officer killed and several others injured by car bomb in Narathiwat

At least one police officer was killed and ten others injured by a car bomb at a police apartment block in Mueang district of Thailand’s restive southern province of Narathiwat…

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Army officer killed and another injured in bomb blast in Narathiwat Province

An army captain was killed and another officer seriously injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling was struck by a roadside bomb in Chanae district of Thailand’ssouthern border…

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Locals in Tak Bai, in Thailand’s South, leave their threadfin fish to dry under the sun. (Photo by Phoowadon Duangmee)

No place says salted fish like Tak Bai

Around Asia, salted fish has earned the moniker “poor man’s food.” That’s because its extreme saltiness enhances the flavour of simple rice-based meals and also means there’s enough for everyone…

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Thaksin hints at collusion behind “Tak Bai massacre”

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday blamed what he described as a collusion among some military officers for the incident in the conflict-ridden south of Thailand in 2004 in…

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Rare species of flowering plant found in the jungles of Narathiwat province

A group of researchers from the Department of Biology in the Faculty of Science at Chiang Mai University has found a rare species of flowering plant in the evergreen forest…

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Incendiary device found in 7-11 in Narathiwat province neutralised

Staff at a convenience store in the southern border province of Narathiwat narrowly escaped injury from an improvised incendiary device, left inside the store by a suspected insurgent who possibly…

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Ranger killed and another injured in insurgent attack in Narathiwat province

A para-military ranger was killed and another injured when a road checkpoint in Janae district in the southern province of Narathiwat came under a gun and bomb assault this morning…

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Man found dead in a bombed-out convenience store in Narathiwat province

The body of a man was found yesterday (Wednesday) in one of more than a dozen of 7-Eleven and Mini Big C convenience stores, gas stations and communication towers in…

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Three troopers injured in insurgent attack in Tak Bai Wednesday night

Three army troopers were injured when their outpost, at a pier in Tak Bai district of the southern province of Narathiwat, came under explosive and automatic gunfire attack on Wednesday…

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Ranger dies, 2 seriously injured in insurgent attack on checkpoint in Thailand’s Narathiwat

A paramilitary ranger was killed and two more were seriously injured when heavily armed southern insurgents launched a surprise attack on their road checkpoint, in Ra-ngae district of Thailand’s southern…

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Tough protector of forests in Thailand’s Narathiwat transferred to Nakhon Sawan

Peerawat Waeda-oh, the chief of Namtok Seepo National Park in Thailand’s southern border province of Narathiwat, who has earned a reputation for being tough on illegal loggers, has been transferred…

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Sixth suspected insurgent killed in Narathiwat peat swamp

Thai security forces shot and killed a suspected insurgent in a peat swamp in Bareh Tai sub-district of Bacho district in Thailand’s southern border province of Narathiwat today. Using a…

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Travellers from three border provinces to Songkhla face tighter controls

Checkpoints have been set up on main roads linking Thailand’s Songkhla province with Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat for the random screening of people coming from the three southern border provinces,…

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Train services to southern destinations beyond Yala temporarily suspended

Local train services from Hat Yai town to destinations beyond the southern border province of Yala have been suspended from today (Monday) until further notice after a train was shot…

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One officer killed in clash with insurgents in Thailand’s Narathiwat province

An army officer was killed in a firefight with insurgents hiding in a forest peat swamp in the southern border province of Narathiwat on Saturday night, as government forces tightened…

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Thai security forces lay siege to a forest peat swamp to put pressure on hiding insurgents

About 100 troops, police and para-military rangers are blocking all potential exits from a peat swamp in a forest in Bajoh district of Thailand’s southernmost province of Narathiwat, to prevent…

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Three police officers killed, four injured in separate incidents in Narathiwat

Three police officers were killed in Thailand’s restive southernmost province of Narathiwat today (Tuesday) in two separate incidents. Two police officers were killed and four others injured when a pickup…

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Bomb explodes on Bangkok bound freight train in Narathiwat province

A special train, bound for Bangkok from Su-ngai Kolok district of the southernmost province of Narathiwat, was hit by a bomb blast today (Saturday). The device is believed to have…

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South African COVID-19 variant cases in Thailand’s South confirmed

The country’s first three COVID-19 cases of the South African variant, or B.1.351, have been found in the Tak Bai district of Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat, according to the…

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Bangkok Remand Prison.(Photo by Jack TAYLOR / AFP)

Thailand’s overcrowded prison system a COVID-19 timebomb

Alarm is growing in Thailand after the Department of Corrections revealed that 2,835 COVID-19 cases had been found inside two major Bangkok prisons. Critics are questioning the Department of Corrections’…

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96 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Thailand on Sunday

Thailand recorded 96 new COVID-19 cases today (Sunday), including 87 locally-acquired infections and 9 cases among those who arrived from abroad and are in state quarantine. Of the locally-acquired infections,…

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Thailand’s prisons on COVID-19 red alert

The Corrections Department has suspended visits to prisoners and detainees in all prisons, from Monday until May 5th, after over 100 prisoners and prison officials in Narathiwat and Surat Thani…

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The nature trail winds its way into the middle of the swampland at Sirindhorn Peat Swamp Forest Nature Research and Study Centre, Narathiwat province. (photo by Phoowadon Duangmee)

Swampland Secret

Visitors to Narathiwat are guaranteed to find serenity in the Sirindhorn Peat Swamp Forest Like the few ancient forests that remain around the world, Thailand’s last peat swamp forest abounds…

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Four sons of Nakhon Si Thammarat brace for Sunday’s by-election battle

Four political parties will battle for a single MP seat when the polls open in the Nakhon Si Thammarat Constituency 3 by-election on Sunday (March 7). The coalition Democrat and…

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Two rangers killed and one injured in an ambush in Thailand’s Narathiwat province

Two para-military rangers were killed and another seriously injured in an ambush by suspected insurgents on a jungle trail in Ra-ngae district of the southern border province of Narathiwat this…

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Three policemen injured by blast in Thailand’s Narathiwat province

Three traffic police officers were injured this evening (Tuesday), one of them seriously, in the roadside detonation of a device, believed to have been planted by southern insurgents, in the…

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4 monks killed in attack on Buddhist temple  in Narathiwat 

A group of armed men stormed a Buddhist temple in Su-ngai Padi district of the southernmost province of Narathiwat Friday night, killing the abbot and three other monks. The dead…

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Security stepped up in Naratiwat following multiple attacks Friday night

Security officials in 14 districts of the southernmost province of Narathiwat have been put on high alert after suspected militants attacked a tambon defence volunteer’s base in Ra-ngae district and…

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