Dozens of coordinated arson and incendiary attacks across Thailand’s insurgency-hit south late Saturday (August 22, 2026) left two people injured and damaged government property, the military said.
The Narathiwat military command earlier announced a curfew from Saturday night (August 22, 2026) until 6:00 am Sunday (August 23, 2026).
Most were in Narathiwat province, where two civilians were reported injured and an overnight curfew was imposed, while other attacks occurred in neighbouring Yala and Pattani provinces, ISOC said. A local government office building, a 7-Eleven convenience store and a stolen vehicle were burned in the 51 attacks, according to the military’s Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) and local media reports. Narathiwat Governor Boonchuay Homyamyen told local media that authorities were investigating the sites of the attacks on Sunday (August 23, 2026), including the local government office and telecommunications towers and electrical poles. There were no further attacks reported on Sunday (August 23, 2026) morning, Mr.
“Multiple coordinated incidents aimed at creating unrest occurred in various locations across the southern border provinces” from around 8:00 pm to midnight on Saturday (August 22, 2026), ISOC said in a statement. Boonchuay said, adding that he did not have details on the injured.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and members of his cabinet are scheduled to make a two-day visit to the city of Hat Yai in southern Songkhla province next week to discuss investment projects, flooding prevention and security issues, his office said Saturday (August 22, 2026).
