BANGKOK, Sept 27 – Thai Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha is is Thailand’s troubled South today on an inspection trip of the insurgency-impacted border region.

Meeting the media before departing, he said that security in the area is less than it might be, but that it will be stepped up to contain the movements and actions of insurgents.

The visit of the Thai army chief came as London-based Amnesty International released a new report in the Thai capital saying that at least 4,766 people have died and 7,808 have been wounded in over seven years of the conflict.

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