The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has closed a section of its rail line in Narathiwat province following damage caused by a blast.

Security has been increased along the Malaysia-Thailand border after two Malaysian men were wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in Thailand's Narathiwat province, an area known for insurgency.

Five paramilitary rangers were killed and five civilians injured when heavily armed men attacked a security checkpoint in Rangae district of Narathiwat province in Thailand's southern border region.

A paramilitary ranger was killed during a siege on a house in Chanae district, Narathiwat province, aimed at arresting suspected southern insurgents, with the hunt continuing for hours.

Security has been tightened near the Malaysia-Thailand border after two Malaysian men were injured by a roadside bomb in Narathiwat province, a region experiencing a deadly insurgency against Bangkok.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin is scheduled to visit Narathiwat province, a region grappling with a persistent southern insurgency.