Shops in Thailand’s South soon to be fully open daily

[News Bandit]

BANGKOK, Oct 19 – Deputy Prime Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapa expressed confidence today that trading in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces will return to normal, without business closures on Fridays, next month.

He said all shops in Pattani province should be open today while it is business as usual for only 60 per cent of the shops in neighbouring Yala and Narathiwat provinces.

Friday has become a ‘day of fear’ for shopkeepers after leaflets were distributed and rumours spread in the three trouble-plagued provinces, threatening violence if they open their shops.

The deputy premier complimented officials of all agencies under the Interior Ministry for continuously creating better understanding among local people. 

Meanwhile, Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha said he had asked the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology to urgently close down controversial Malaysia-based website ambranews.com which has distorted facts and attacked the Thai army.

The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has closely monitored the website and learned that some of the supporters are in Thailand, he said, adding that the NIA chief will discuss the issue with his Malaysian counterpart next month. (MCOT online news)

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