Thailand's southern insurgency erupts with renewed fury

PoliticsWorst outbreak of attacks in over a decade comes as peace talks stallThai police officers inspect a subdistrict administrative organization office in Narathiwat province on Aug. 23, following a series of bomb and arson attacks in the country's southern region. © EPA/JIJIMARWAAN MACAN-MARKARAugust 27, 2026 10:51 JSTBANGKOK -- Thailand has tightened security across the country's southern border provinces after suspected insurgent attacks struck about 50 locations beginning Saturday, the worst outbreak in more than a decade.