Mere mentioning of the name of the Fourth Development Battalion based in Krom Luang Narathiwat Ratchanakarin or Peeleng garrison will remind many civilians and officials in the deep South and observers of the violent situation in the region of the incident on Januarh 4, 2004 when Islamic extremists raided the garrison and took away 417 M16 assault rifles and other weapons most of which still rema ...

A big question was raised in the aftermath of the Supreme Administrative Court’s ruling for the reinstatement of Mr Thawil Pliensri as the secretary-general of National Security Council retroactively as of September 2011 about whether a government can or cannot order the transfer of any government officials?

On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25, 23 women’s civic groups In the three southernmost border provinces issued a statement appealing to all armed groups in the restive region to stop all forms of violence in public places to ensure safe space for women.

A spate of more than 30 bomb blasts in Yala’s municipal area from May 14 until May 16 has led to the purge of several senior police officers in this restive southern province.

Drive-by shootings by insurgents in the deep South occur every day now, causing havoc, emotional distress and fear. Many members of the security forces, teachers and innocent villagers, have been killed and injured during the past eight years of senseless violence in the restive region.