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The Emergency Situation Administration Committee (ESAC) of Thailand has decided to extend the state of emergency in the restive southern border provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat for another three months from December 20 for security reasons.

Stringent measures to prevent a resurgence of COVID-19 infections have been put in place along the Thai-Malaysian border, especially blocking natural entry channels.

At least 15 people died and four others were wounded as suspected separatist insurgents stormed a security checkpoint in the southern province of Yala, Thailand on November 5 night, according to the Reuters.

Two bomb attacks have hit the south of Thailand, which has a big Muslim population, killing three people and injuring several others.

One police officer was killed and five others were injured in a recent bomb attack in Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat, local news reported on December 25.

As Thailand prepares to assume chairmanship of ASEAN next year, it has begun a campaign to boost tourism in lesser-known provinces in the southern region.

A total of 177 tourists were rescued from a rough sea on Koh Racha island off the southeastern coast of Phuket on August 8.

The Government Complex of southern Narathiwat province has hosted a Zebra Dove singing contest for a Royal Trophy from Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.

At least six Thai police officers were wounded in an unusual explosion in a border area between Thailand and Malaysia in the southern province of Narathiwat on May 5.

The Sultan of Kelantan, Malaysia, has contributed 500,000 baht to help the flood affected public in Narathiwat province of Thailand through his representatives of the province's Islamic commission.

A police office in Narathiwat province, southern Thailand, was attacked on March 30, with one officer died and three injured.

Malaysia will continue collaborating with Thailand to monitor the current flood situation at border areas, especially in Pasir Mas and Tumpat in Kelantan, as well as in Narathiwat of Thailand.

At least two citizens and one soldier were killed and some others were injured in a series of coordinated attacks in the three southernmost provinces of Thailand in the night of November 2.

Thai police announced that an 80-kilogramme bomb was found and neutralised in Rueso district of the southern province of Narathiwat on August 21.

Thai police on July 16 put down a riot erupting at the central jail in southern Pattani province in previous day that left three prisoners dead and five people injured, including a prison staff.

Three people were killed and 14 wounded in a motorcycle bomb attack in southern Thailand, local authorities said on September 18.