Prawit sees possibility of ISIS trying to infiltrate Thailand

[webfact]

Prawit sees possibility of ISIS trying to infiltrate Thailand

By The Nation

 

Deputy PM and Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan

 

Deputy PM and Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan on Wednesday admitted there was a possibility of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) making attempts to set up a branch in Thailand.

 

“There could be an attempt to come to Thailand but we are ready to defend ourselves,” Prawit said. “Like in other countries, they might try to set up a branch in Thailand but we can prevent that.”

 

His reaction followed a Malaysian report that four ISIS members, suspected of planning attacks on non-Muslim places of worship, had fled to the deep South.

 

Three of them are Malaysians and one is a Thai, Prawit said. Two have already been caught but the other two are on the run.

 

Thai authorities are investigating whether they have any links to ISIS, he said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30343407

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-04-18

[JOC]

Please please stop......No more nonsense from your corrupt mouth.....!!

19 minutes ago, webfact said:

“Like in other countries, they might try to set up a branch in Thailand but we can prevent that.”

Yeah sure......

The brave Thai Army.......So far only used against its own people....

[Eric Loh]

 

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Nov 24, 2559 BE · Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan also sought to dismiss concerns, saying there was no link showing ISIS had expanded into Thailand.

 

Head scratcher what he say all the time. Keep contradicting and tripping on his words and deeds. Rotten scoundrel. 

[BigBadGeordie]

This is clearly a major national security issue and a threat to the stability of the nation.

 

Looks like the only option is to delay the election, indefinitely.

[Somtamnication]

Last I heard, Incredibly Stupid Incoherent Sissies are already part of the government! 

[poohy]

All the ISIS guys i know are scared to come to Thailand

I think , mainly its because of the terrifying  minibus ride from the airport!

[sammieuk1]

Maybe some high end trainers needed for a fast getaway no point in having wrists full of bling if you have no head to look at it.  

[Tilacme]

The ISIS watchman

[cornishcarlos]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

they might try to set up a branch in Thailand but we can prevent that.”

 

The same way we will prevent any political parties that might present a genuine alternative, from setting up... 

[RichardColeman]

2 things spring to mind immediately on this for me.

 

1. Bit of a waste buying those subs, tanks and whatever to fight an terrorist army.

2. Why on Earth are they trying to repatriate mulsims with a history of violence and death back to Thailand? 

[coulson]

National security at risk, delay the election in the name of peace and order.

 

Next up, they can delay for fear of Russian interference.

 

Then It will be Facebook.....

[chainarong]

1 hour ago, poohy said:

All the ISIS guys i know are scared to come to Thailand

I think , mainly its because of the terrifying  minibus ride from the airport!

Similar to that old joke, why didn't the Viet Kong invade Singapore. Cause they couldn't get through the Bangkok traffic.

[snoop1130]

IS suspects believed to be hiding in southern Thailand

 

 

Four suspected Islamic State (IS) militants are believed to be hiding in Thailand’s southern border provinces to evade arrest by Malaysian police following the recent arrest of some members of their terror cell, The Star Online reported Wednesday (April 18).

 

The four suspected IS militants were identified by Malaysian police as Mumaham Faizal Muhamad Hanafi, 29; Muhamad Hanafi Yah, 51; Nor Farkhan Mohd Isa, 31; and Awae Wae-eya, 37, who is from Cho Airong district of Narathiwat.

 

Six members of the terror cell were detained in Johor by the Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter-Terrorism Division during February 27-March 1.

 

A source told The Star Online that the remaining four were believed to have fled to southern Thailand and they are considered to be highly dangerous and armed with weapons suspected to be supplied by a terror cell in southern Thailand.

 

Full Story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/suspects-believed-hiding-southern-thailand/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-4-18

[janclaes47]

Of course they want to move to Thailand, because they know even if they are on the track list, they can pass immigration without issues.

 

And once they are settled they can pay for their invisibility

[kannot]

The more I see his great fat face the more i need to vomit

[nausea]

No problemo, they come here to lie low. When I see a high profile bombing in Sukhumvit Soi 4 or Soi Cowboy, I'll start to worry.

[JAG]

They are aware of the possibility, and rest assured, as soon as they have got a grip of the overpriced lottery ticket problem they will turn their full attention to it...

[ostyan]

Hiding ISIS members should not be difficult in countries where 60-95 percent of the population follows the same religion. Most of Thai Muslims are not fighters at all but respect people following the same religion. It is understandable.

Otherwise, if someone asks Thais, does not matter which population from, they will not tell him what is ISIS.

[Litlos]

Lets all keep a careful "watch" for people like this then.  This was news 3 years ago, the old magicians trick, distract and confuse.

 

Cheers

[ostyan]

1 hour ago, nausea said:

No problemo, they come here to lie low. When I see a high profile bombing in Sukhumvit Soi 4 or Soi Cowboy, I'll start to worry.

They cannot be ISIS actions, sorry Too many fellahs are there

[ostyan]

7 minutes ago, Litlos said:

Lets all keep a careful "watch" for people like this then.  This was news 3 years ago, the old magicians trick, distract and confuse.

 

Cheers

You are right, it is an old news. Speaking "watch" in front of Prawit???? Case closed, owner died, the watches are in the drawer. 5555

[InfinityandBeyond]

ISIS??? Pfff. The real threat is student activists. 

[nausea]

Nightmare scenario. And the targets are very obvious.

[champers]

10 minutes ago, InfinityandBeyond said:

ISIS??? Pfff. The real threat is student activists. 

I agree, but a "general" clampdown under the pretext of preventing ISIS infiltration can achieve the same end result.

[kaorop]

Obviously theres an In coming watch, and more dead friends..

 

Thais ahould have kept the heat on that one, but hey its songkran and "happy times" are on everyones mind.

 

I think i know why they have all these holidays and so evenly spaced out.. 

[nausea]

In the South, yes. But I guess the established guys will have little truck with this. May have had some traction with the youth, but ISIS has had its day. Now confined to a footnote in history.

[webfact]

IS cells in country a possibility, says Prawit

By THE NATION

 

 

Malaysian intelligence points to Narathiwat based man as ‘mastermind’

 

IN A rare admission, Thai security tzar Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said yesterday there was a possibility that the Islamic State (IS) was trying to establish a cell in the country.

 

His remarks follow a report that Malaysian authorities were hunting for a Narathiwat native, suspected to be the mastermind of an extremist group. “There could be an attempt to come to Thailand but we are ready to defend ourselves,” Prawit said. “Like in other countries, they might try to set up a cell in Thailand but we can prevent that.” 

 

 

The Malaysian report said that four IS members, suspected of planning attacks on non-Muslim places of worship, had fled to the deep South. Three of them were Malaysians and one a Thai national. 

 

Two of the suspects were Muhamad Faizal Muhamad Hanafi and Muhamad Hanafi Yah, both from Kelantan state in Malaysia. A third suspect is Nor Farkhan Mohd Isa, whose address was given as Taman Ungku Tun Aminah in Skudai, southern Johor, according to The Straits Times.

 

The Thai suspect – Awae Wae-Eya – reportedly lives in the southernmost Narathiwat province, one of the violence hotspots.

 

Media reports earlier said that six members of the IS cell had been arrested between February 27 and March 1. But four others were still on the run. Malaysia Police said the men were “dangerous” and “capable of launching attacks that could pose a threat to national security”.

 

Intelligence circles in Malaysia said they believe Awae is the group’s mastermind, based on interrogation of the six men arrested, and that he is trying to establish an IS cell in southern Thailand.

 

However, Thai security authorities yesterday tried to play down the threat, saying Awae was just a self-promoting figure who loved to claim linkage with IS to get attention in social media. 

 

“He is unemployed, an Internet troll but definitely has no connection with IS,” the spokesman of Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc), Pramot Promin, said. Awae’s record is quite clean, as he has never been involved in any violent incidents in the deep South, Pramot said. The Isoc forward command has already reported to the Fourth Army Region Commander Lt-General Piyawat Nakwanich about the man, he said. 

 

Thai authorities would collaborate with Malaysia to compare intelligence information about the movement of militants on the ground, Pramot said.

 

National police chief Chakthip Chaijinda said police were investigating the case and have regularly exchan-ged information with Malaysian counterparts. Southeast Asia has been dreading the growth of IS cells. IS is reported to have some cells and key figures operating in the region and the group is know to have recruited many fighters from Southeast Asia. 

 

Scholar Srisompob Jitpiromsri from Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, said based on his study there was no solid evidence to prove any move to create or of the presence of an IS cell in the deep South. The nature and ideologies of IS and militants in the South are different, he said.

 

“Some individual insurgents in the South might be inspired by ISIS, but there is no solid connection with the extremist groups,” he said. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30343427

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-04-19

[kannot]

7 hours ago, ostyan said:

They cannot be ISIS actions, sorry Too many fellahs are there

fellah

ˈfɛlə/

noun

 

1. an Egyptian peasant.

[YetAnother]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Prawit Wongsuwan said yesterday there was a possibility that the Islamic State (IS) was trying to establish a cell in the country.

there is a possibility for just about anything;  adding to it's current idiotic leaders, the lamb-like nature of thais creates a fertile environment for extremists

[Cabradelmar]

Thai Malaysia border has always had issues. Pitiful ISIS would target Buddhist. ISIS is pitiful by nature