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Two people were killed and nine wounded when an explosion ripped through a market in the Muang District of Narathiwat province. Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Najib Razak, arrived in Thailand today on a visit that will bring him to the insurgency-plagued southern provinces.

Malaysian Prime Minister Razak will travel to Thailand on Dec. 8-9 to meet with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to observe development programs in the insurgency-plagued Narathiwat province and discuss the proposed grant of partial autonomy to the southern provinces. Abhisit visited Qatar last week, where he spoke of opportunitie for economic investment and development and […]

A force of 200 Thai police and soldiers surrounded a house in Pattani province, laying siege to insurgents inside. In an intense 20-minute battle, six insurgents were killed and two police officers were wounded. Authorities were able to breach and secure the house.

A bomb hidden in a motorcycle in Narathiwat exploded while a military truck filled with troops passed by, killing a soldier and wounding six others, including a civilian. The device contained approximately five kilograms of explosives and was activated with a mobile phone. Three civilians were killed in attacks in Yala and Narathiwat provinces.

A Buddhist couple was shot and killed at a rice mill in Pattani province. After the murder, five civilian witnesses were wounded in an explosion after they rushed to the scene. Over 4,000 people have been killed in Thailand’s southern provinces since the beginning of the insurgency in 2004.

Muslim insurgents shot and killed a teenage woman in Yala province; after the shooting, a bomb exploded at the scene, wounding three police officers. Also at a rice farm in Yala, police found the body of a man handcuffed and executed. General Chavilit, a former Prime Minister, will visit the troubled southern regions to draft […]

Two Buddhist civilians were killed in separate drive-by shootings in Pattani province. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva may offer a degree of autonomy to the insurgency-plagued southern provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala. Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak will meet with Vejjajiva in December to discuss a plan to deal with the southern provinces.

Two men, one Muslim and one Buddhist, were killed by Islamic terrorists in separate attacks in Pattani province. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva held talks with Sri Lankan leader Ratnasiri Wickremanayake regarding successful counterinsurgency approaches used against Tamil Tiger rebels. The Thai government is considering using similar methods against Muslim insurgents in the southern provinces.

Islamic gunmen killed a Muslim man as he left a mosque in the Krongpinang district of Yala province, then fled the scene on motorbikes. Also in Yala province, a Muslim man was killed and his wife wounded after they were shot in their home. In the Yarang district of Pattani province, the body of a […]

A bomb hidden in a motorcycle exploded at a crowded market in Yala, wounding 3 soldiers on security duty and 21 civilians who were shopping for food. Violence in the southern provinces continues despite the deployment of 30,000 troops and thousands of security volunteers to the region.

Gunmen killed three Muslim civilians and wounded a local administrator in four separate shootings in Yala, Narathiwat, and Pattani provinces. Two hundred soldiers and police raided an Islamic school in Narathiwat province, detaining 60 students and teachers.

A car bomb exploded outside a hotel in Narathiwat province, wounding at least 27 people and killing a Muslim woman. On Tuesday, another bomb attack in Pattani province wounded seven security volunteers. Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban will travel to southern Thailand next week in response to the dramatic recent spike in violence.

Islamic insurgents broke into a house in Pattani province, killing two men. Also in Pattani, the body of a Muslim man was discovered floating in a river. In Narathiwat province, a former local official and his nephew were killed by gunmen on motorcycles.

Islamic terrorists shot and killed a Muslim army sergeant and his wife as they traveled home from work on a motorcycle in Yala province. A Muslim defense volunteer was also killed when a bomb exploded near a mosque in Yala province.

Three Muslim men were killed and seven others were wounded in four separate shootings and a roadside bomb attack in Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala provinces. Despite violence in the southern provinces, economists predict that the Thai economy will dramatically recover and expand next year.

Muslim insurgents ambushed soldiers after they ate a fast-breaking dinner at a mosque in Yala province, killing five troops. On Saturday, five civilians were also killed in Yala province, including a teenage rubber worker who was killed and set on fire.

Muslim terrorists killed five Rangers during an attack on a base in Yala province. Terrorists also killed five civilians, including a civilian who was set aflame. Police detained a man suspected of conducting bombings in Pattani province.

Muslim separatists shot a Buddhist defense volunteer and lit his body on fire in front of terrified onlookers in Pattani province. Also in Pattani, terrorists threw a bomb in a restaurant, wounding five civilians. Two Deputy Village Chiefs were also shot to death, one in Pattani and the other in Songkhla province.

One border policeman was killed and 12 more were wounded in a car bombing at a restaurant in Yala province. A security patrol killed one insurgent during a clash in the Bannang Sata district in Yala.

At least 10 people were killed and 25 were wounded over the past two days in Pattani, Narathiwat, and Yala provinces during a series of drive-by shootings and bomb attacks. Two Muslim terrorists were also killed on Wednesday in separate raids in Narathiwat and Yala.

Muslim terrorists killed three officials in a bombing in Yala, two soldiers in an attack on a checkpoint in Narathiwat, and one villager in Pattani; 21 other persons were wounded in the attacks. Terrorists also wounded 26 civilians in a bombing near a restaurant in Narathiwat.

A car bomb hidden inside a Toyota pickup truck exploded outside a restaurant filled with government officials in Narathiwat town, wounding 42 people, including the chief of the district. The bombing was the largest attack carried out by Muslim separatists since last November, when two bombs killed 1 and wounded 70 in Narathiwat.

Insurgents killed two soldiers and wounded two soldiers and one policeman during an attack on a checkpoint in Narathiwat. Insurgents also killed four government officials and wounded three more in an IED attack in Yala province and killed a village leader in a mosque in Pattani.

A rubber farmer was murdered by insurgents in Yala province; In Pattani province a security volunteer was wounded by gunfire while guarding Buddhist monks. On Sunday, a village chief and a security volunteer were murdered in a drive-by shooting in Narathiwat province.

A defense volunteer was killed by Muslim gunmen in Yala province on Tuesday evening as he returned from a local mosque, while the mother of a defense volunteer was also murdered in Narathiwat Province. On Wednesday, two more defense volunteers were killed in Narathiwat province and a Buddhist man was murdered on his way home […]

A Buddhist security guard who had just left his night shift at a rubber factory in Pattani province was murdered by two suspected Muslim gunmen who opened fire from a motorcycle. Terrorist attacks in southern Thailand are increasing, according to analysts; the total dead since the insurgency began five years ago has topped 3,500.

A Buddhist man and his wife were murdered while they were on their way to work in Pattani province by terrorists armed with assault rifles. Three security officers were wounded by a bomb when they attempted to respond to the initial attack. In the past month, at least 40 people have been killed by Muslim […]