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  Visakha Bucha Day blast kills 5

  25 May 2013 : Five military rangers were killed and another wounded in a bomb attack in Pattani's Sai Buri district yesterday as Buddhists marked Visakha Bucha Day.

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  Pattani bomb kills five rangers

  24 May 2013 : Five military rangers were killed and another wounded in a bomb attack in Sai Buri district of Pattani province on Friday.

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  Gun stash seized in Narathiwat raid

  11 Apr 2013 : NARATHIWAT - Security authorities on Thursday arrested a suspected insurgent and seized a stash of guns and ammunition during a raid in Sungai Padi district, as they stepped up security ahead of the Songkran holiday.

• Chalerm quietly flies South

  11 Apr 2013 : Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung quietly flew to Pattani province on an air force aircraft on Thursday, in his first trip to the South.

• Militants rampage in Pattani overnight

  11 Apr 2013 : Two soldiers were killed and six others injured by a bomb explosion on Wednesday night as militants also bombed two fishing boats, attacked defence volunteer posts and set fires at 35 spots in Pattani’s eight districts, police said.

• NSC: Peace talks still on April 29

  11 Apr 2013 : The next round of peace talks with representatives of separatist groups will be held as scheduled on April 29 in Malaysia, National Security Council (NSC) secretary general Paradorn Pattanathabut said on Thursday.

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  Night of attacks leaves 2 soldiers dead

  11 Apr 2013 : A string of attacks rocked several districts of Pattani last night including at a defence volunteer base where two soldiers were killed.

• Peace talks with rebels lack organisation, critics say

  11 Apr 2013 : Peace talks with southern insurgency movements will only succeed if they are well organised and honest, critics say.

• South Koreans outwardly calm

  10 Apr 2013 : Despite the increasing tensions on the peninsula, there are no signs of panic among the 10.5 million inhabitants of Seoul.

• Prayuth conveys PM's concerns

  10 Apr 2013 : Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra wants all officials in the far South to closely follow operational plans to ensure security during the long Songkran holiday, army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Wednesday.

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  Grenade attack tests NSC's patience for talks

  10 Apr 2013 : The National Security Council (NSC) has hinted that the peace talks between security officials and separatist groups risk being postponed.

• More violence, peace talks face delay

  09 Apr 2013 : Insurgents took another shot at the house of an adviser to Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung early Tuesday, firing a third grenade at his Narithiwat home that missed and wounded a neighbour.

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