www.rsis.edu.sg 2515 – - 3121 AugustSeptember 2014 2014 Country Weekly Report of International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research THAILAND Terrorism In an incident possibly linked to the ongoing Southern Thai insurgency, an assistant village chief was killed in a gun attack in Pattani's Yaring district on 19 September 2014. Mayiding Kadasae, 59 of Village Group 4 in tambon Talo Halo in Yala's Raman district, was killed when two men on a motorcycle shot him as he left a mosque in Ban Pahohae in tambon Baloy of Yaring distring. Police are continuing to investigate the incident.1 Also on 19 September 2014, a defence volunteer was wounded by a home-made bomb while on patrol in Muang district of Yala. Chamnan Srisuwan was patrolling on a motorcycle along Lammai-Lamphaya road near Ban Poyo in tambon Lammai to provide security for teachers when the bomb, which was buried along the roadside was detonated. Srisuwan was wounded in the face and leg, and was rushed to hospital. Counter-Terrorism Forest Rangers in Narathiwat arrested six men involved in the 12 September 2014 detonation of a bomb along a railway track in the province. The men reportedly confessed their involvement in the explosion which caused the temporary disruption of rail services but did not cause any injuries or deaths.2 According to reports, authorities have increased the deployment of security guards in the Southern province of Yala after receiving intelligence of possible car bomb attacks. The security will act in conjunction with local police and civil defence volunteers.3 1 “Village leader slain in Pattani”, Bangkok Post, 19 September 2014, http://www.bangkokpost.com/most- recent/433152/village-leader-slain-in-pattani 2 “Railway bombing suspects arrested by soldiers in Narathiwat province”, National New Bureau of Thailand, 16 September 2014, http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNSOC5709160010002 3 “Yala beefs up security”, National New Bureau of Thailand, 20 September 2014, http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNPOL5709200010008 Nanyang Technological University Block S4, Level B4, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798 Tel: +65 6790 6982 | Fax: +65 6794 0617 | www.rsis.edu.sg .