It is not possible for people in the violence-prone three southernmost provinces to always have convenience and safety at the same time, so said Army Commander-in-Chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha.

One week after the devastating car bomb explosion in the downtown of Yala province, the Sai Klang shopping street remains deserted as most shoppers chose to stay away for their safety.

Residents of a predominately Thai Buddhist village in Tambon Kok Krabue, Panareh district of Pattani have demanded better security to their lives rather than monetary compensation for deaths and injuries in the aftermath of February 3 slaughter of five villagers allegedly by Islamic insurgents.

Unlike their compatriots in the other parts of the country who have been spoon-fed with just official news about the situation in the restive far South, the people in the region also have had access to gossips about the events in the region. On various occasions, some key information in the official news and in the gossips differ so much that the locals are confused and wonder which of the two so ...

The attack of an army outpost in Ra-nage district of Narathiwat by suspected Islamic insurgents was a replay of an incident seven years ago when militants attacked an army armoury in Cho-airong district of the same province on January 4, 2004 and robbed more than 400 pieces of firearms, including many M16 assault rifles.