Thai renews state of emergency in turbulent south

Thailand has extended for three months a long-standing state of emergency in the three insurgency-plagued provinces of the country’s far south.

The Cabinet approved the extension Tuesday for the provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala, where an Islamic separatist insurgency that erupted in 2004 has cost more than 4,300 lives.

The state of emergency allows the government to impose curfews, prohibit public gatherings, censor and ban publications, detain suspects without charge, confiscate property and tap telephones, among other provisions.

It was the 21st extension since it was first declared for the area in July 2005.

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Category: Thailand