Newly installed Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit along with Deputy Transport Minister Thavorn Senniam and Deputy Interior Minister Niphon Bunyamanee held a multi-party discussion on Saturday at the Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre (SBPAC) in Yala province. The aim was to come up with measures to boost the economy of five provinces in the South.

Malaysian authorities have released 53 Thai citizens from the deep South who were arrested for selling goods at a “Thai Food” event in Melaka City in January without permission, the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC) said yesterday.