Thai security authorities are on full alert despite having played down the arrest of a Malaysian national with alleged links to Islamic State (IS) militants in Pakistan while about to board a Thai Airways International (THAI) flight to Bangkok.

“His final destination was not Thailand but Malaysia. He was to be in Thailand just for transit to Malaysia,” said a source at a military intelligence unit.

Full story: Bangkok Post

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