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Emergency decree extended in deep South

Prawit asks Isoc to consider how to replace decree with normal legal measures to protect security

Bomb disposal officers examine the scene of an attack in Si Sakhon district of Narathiwat in which one defence volunteer was killed and two others injured on Jan 11. (File photo: Waedao Harai)

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has approved a further extension of the emergency decree in the three southern border provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat for another three months, from March 20 to June 19.

The 71st extension of the decree was approved after a meeting of a committee chaired by Gen Prawit, who is responsible for security affairs, on Wednesday.

Participants at the meeting were briefed on…

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