THAILAND: State of emergency extended after brutal attacks
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Thailand's outgoing army-backed government has extended a state of emergency in the country's restive south for another three months. The decision came amid a fresh spate of brutal killings in the region's long-running Muslim separatist insurgency. On Monday, rebels killed eight Thai soldiers in Narathiwat, while at least 37 people were injured on Tuesday when a bomb exploded in Yala. It's two and a half years since emergency rule was imposed in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat; it's now been broadened to include nearby Songkhla province. Throughout the military junta's time in power, peace in the south has proven elusive -- and it'll continue to be a headache for the new civilian government, which is scheduled to take office next week.
Presenter: Joanna McCarthy
Speakers: Dr Rohan Gunaratna, head of the Specialist Counterterrorism Research Centre in Singapore
