Thai Army chief travels South, insists law enforcement must tackle southern violence

BANGKOK, June 3 – Thailand’s Army Commander-in-Chief Prayuth Chan-ocha expressed confidence that law enforcement rather than military action is the appropriate approach to quell the insurgency in the southern border provinces.

Speaking to reporters before leaving for the insurgency-impacted southern border region, Gen Prayuth said his trip was to follow up progress on official operations and to see for himself if there are any loopholes in current strategies to be fine-tuned. Proactive, defensive measures and development have been applied to tackle violence in the South.

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