The second week of February saw a sudden surge of violence in the three southernmost provinces and parts of Songkhla province but the frequency of violent incidents since the beginning of the year has dropped substantially compared to the same period a year ago as insisted by the government.

PULO claims responsibility for firing rockets The Pattani United Liberation Organisation (PULO) has claimed responsibility of the launch of the improvised rockets that struck military targets in Pattani and Narathiwat in January to celebrate the 48th anniversary of the organization,

While Thai government leaders have denied the presence of Islamic State terror group on Thai soil, the group’s Mahasa-speaking wing recently sent a frightening warning to Malaysian government for stepping up campaign against the terror group.

A national legislative assemblyman who was previously actively involved in border coordination with Malaysia has voiced his dissatisfaction with the recent role of Kuala Lumpur in arranging core members of Mara Patani to have an informal meeting with Organisation of Islamic Cooperation secretary Iyad Ameen Madani.

This year’s January 4 marks the 12th year anniversary of the biggest arms robbery by Islamic militants when they raided the 4th development battalion’s Peeleng camp in Narathiwat’s Cho Airong district and escaped with 413 weapons, mostly M16 assault rifles.