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Reeport from The Nation (Thailand) dated Weednesday 30 December 2009 :-
Bangkok is at risk of terrorist attacks by insurgents travelling from the South during the New Year holiday period, Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said yesterday.
Citing an urgent report by the National Intelligence Agency, he said the insurgents were now based mainly in Bang Kapi district and would carry out non-lethal attacks at celebratory events just to cause a disturbance.
"The directors of all 50 district offices have been instructed to be on standby, especially to watch out for incidents at local celebratory events in their jurisdiction," he added.
In a recent meeting among authorities and volunteer agencies to discuss security measures during the four-day holiday break, concern has been raised over motorcycles without licence plates, either parked or in use, in that they could be used in bomb attacks or by attackers as getaway vehicles.
Employees with private security companies also expressed concern over an insufficient number of surveillance cameras and streetlights in many areas of Bangkok, as well as inefficient urgent public warning systems in case of incidents.
Bangkok police chief Pol Lt-General Santhan Chayanon said at least two checkpoints would be set up in each of 21 police precincts that covered 39 major events in addition to 10 major checkpoints at key spots in and out of Bangkok.
At the countdown event at CentralWorld alone, 4,400 policemen will be mobilised to provide security to about 100,000 revellers expected there and other nearby areas.
A team of 150 military policemen from the Armed Forces will be made available as a back-up force.
Police patrols will be carried out at all major bus and train terminals starting from today, to provide extra security to travellers heading from Bangkok.
Emergency medical services and rescue teams will be ready at all 50 Bangkok districts to provide both routine and emergency services around the clock.
Shops that sell fireworks without permission will face drastic action or closure, while parents of young street racers will be prosecuted if their children are arrested or found to have held or participated in street racing, the officer warned.
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Report from Bangkok Post dated Wednesday 30 December 2009 :-
Sungai Kolok Checkpoint closed for New Year
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NARATHIWAT : The Sungai Kolok border checkpoint will be closed tomorrow and Friday following reports of possible insurgency-triggered violence in the lower South over the New Year period.
Sungai Kolok district chief Somkiat Suwannimitr yesterday said the checkpoint on the Malaysian border would be closed from 6am tomorrow until 6pm on Friday.
He said there were intelligence reports indicating insurgents were planning attacks in southern border towns during the New Year period.
The checkpoint closure would inconvenience tourists from Malaysia but was necessary to prevent would-be troublemakers from entering Thai territory to commit acts of violence, he said.
Also, security forces have set up road blocks throughout the province.
In neighbouring Yala, authorities were checking leaflets purportedly released by insurgents threatening to stage attacks during the New Year holidays.
Yala police chief Sayan Krasaesan said officers were working to verify the source of the leaflets, adding security had been stepped up.
He said authorities needed tips-off and information from local people and grassroots leaders in order to keep a step ahead of the insurgents.
Vice Adm Kasikorn Khirisri, chief of the combined police, military and civilian force in Yala, said the warnings in the leaflets might be just empty threats. However, all security officials must report for work during the New Year period.
Abdullateb Todeh, chairman of the Islamic association in Yaha district, said security authorities should forge closer ties with local people by introducing themselves at a mosque congregation.
Once they are better acquainted with the locals, it would be easier to seek help and cooperation from villagers in countering the insurgency, he said.
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