Anutin plans talks with Malaysian leaders following southern blasts

Security personnel secure the scene of a bomb attack at a petrol station in Yaring district, Pattani, as investigators examine the blast site on Monday. (Photo courtesy of Pattani Public Relations Office)

The government is stepping up efforts to address the renewed violence in the southernmost provinces following a series of bomb attacks, with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul scheduled to hold talks with Malaysian leaders on July 9-10 to seek more concrete solutions to the long-running insurgency.

Deputy Prime Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said he had received reports from the governors of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat regarding the recent bombings.