Thai prime minister meets security chiefs after coordinated attacks in 3 southern provinces

Thailand 's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, already facing a flood crisis in the country's north, held an urgent meeting on Sunday with high-level security officials in response to coordinated violence overnight in three southern provinces where a small-scale Muslim insurgency is active.

Thai prime minister meets security chiefs after coordinated attacks in 3 southern provinces

TL;DR

  • Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul held an urgent meeting with security officials.
  • The meeting was in response to coordinated violence in three southern provinces.
  • These southern provinces are experiencing a small-scale Muslim insurgency.
  • The country is also facing a flood crisis in its northern regions.