‘Exercise caution in southern Thailand’

Under control: Authorities are monitoring the security situation in Narathiwat (pictured) as well as Pattani, Yala, and Songkhla provinces. —ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

NARATHIWAT: Malaysians residing in or visiting southern Thailand have been advised to remain vigilant and exercise caution at all times in light of coordinated attacks by suspected insurgents in four southern provinces of the country.

Malaysian Consul-General in Songkhla, Ahmad Fahmi Ahmad Sarkawi, said so far the situation in Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, and Songkhla provinces is under control, and the local security authorities are doing their utmost to monitor the situation and make efforts to arrest those responsible for the attacks.