Rapid Response Units Deployed in Betong Following Insurgent Threats in Yala

Betong checkpoint in Yala
Betong checkpoint in Yala, near the Thai-Malaysian border. Image: Fannykong.

On July 11th, 2024, Mr. Amorn Chumchuay, the Betong District Chief, ordered relevant agencies to integrate their forces and enhance security measures throughout the area, [Read More…]

Four kidnapping suspects arrested in Yala, Narathiwat and Khon Kaen

CSD Crime Suppression Division, a police force especially working against drug trafficking
CSD Crime Suppression Division, a police force especially working against drug trafficking. Photo: Government of Thailand.

Three suspected members of a kidnapping gang were arrested in two Southern provinces and one in the Northeast in an operation performed by the Crime [Read More…]

Bomb attack kills ranger in Yala and suspected insurgents torch 20 cell phone towers in Pattani

Mosque at Bang Khao, Nong Chik District in Pattani, Southern Thailand.
Mosque at Bang Khao, Nong Chik District in Pattani, Southern Thailand. Photo: กิตติ เลขะกุล.

Violence continued in the southernmost provinces on Friday, after a bomb killed a ranger and seriously injured three others. Insurgents attack a government outpost in [Read More…]