BANGKOK — Even if it’s true the Islamic State is distributing newspapers in Thailand’s restive southern provinces, the group is unlikely to gain sway in the region, experts on the Deep South said Wednesday.

News the organization launched Malay-language media operations including a web site and newspaper said to be reaching the Thai provinces where Muslim separatists have battled for autonomy for over a decade, comes at a time the radical Islamist movement is reportedly intensifying operations in Southeast Asia.

Full story: khaosodenglish.com

By Teeranai Charuvastra