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PM Anutin calls urgent meeting after Deep South attacks
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Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul convened an urgent meeting of senior security officials on Sunday morning after 51 bomb, arson and property-damage incidents were reported across Thailand’s three southern border provinces over
Key facts
- The meeting was held at Military Air Terminal 2 at Wing 6 before Anutin departed at 8.05am on Sunday (August 23, 2026) for Nan province to inspect flooding in the North.
- The Internal Security Operations Command Region 4 Forward Command said the incidents began at about 8pm on Saturday (August 22, 2026) and involved bombings, arson and damage to government and civilian property.
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- A total of 51 incidents were reported across 21 districts in Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala.
Summary
The meeting was held at Military Air Terminal 2 at Wing 6 before Anutin departed at 8.05am on Sunday (August 23, 2026) for Nan province to inspect flooding in the North.
Those attending included Defence Minister Lt Gen Adul Boonthamcharoen; Interior permanent secretary Arsit Sampantharat; Department of Provincial Administration director-general Narucha Kosasivilize; Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Pana Claewplodtook; and Army Chief of Staff and Internal Security Operations Command secretary-general Gen Chaiyapruk Duangprapat.