The cabinet will extend the emergency decree in three provinces in the deep South for another three months.
Deputy government spokesman Supachai Jaisamut said the new round of the decree will run from April 29 to July 28 in Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani.
Only Mae Lan district in Pattani is excluded due to improved conditions.
Deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban said the National Security Council was revamping its methods after the government issued a special law on administration of the deep South.
The government has also appointed a new Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre (SBPAC) secretary-general. It will form a team to implement the SBPAC's policies, said Mr Suthep.
Southern border police chief Pol Lt Gen Phaithoon Chuchaiya yesterday ordered police in the deep South to step up security in five towns of the three beleaguered provinces over the Songkran holidays to prevent insurgent violence and road accidents.
The five towns are Muang districts of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat provinces, Betong district of Yala, and Narathiwat's Sungai Kolok district.
Pol Lt Gen Phaithoon said yesterday he had called a meeting of 159 police unit chiefs in the three provinces and four districts in Songkhla.
Bangkok Post
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