Thailand extends insurgency emergency

Thailand’s government said today that it is extending a state of emergency in three southern provinces for an additional three months to deal with a Muslim insurgency that has left more than 1,200 dead.

The emergency, first imposed in the region in July, was extended in the provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, Buddhist Thailand’s only Muslim-majority areas, said government spokesman Suraphong Suebwonglee.