M'sia won't be haven for those opposing peace in southern Thailand, says Khaled

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Malaysia will not allow any part of its territory to be used as a refuge or hideout by parties resorting to violence and rejecting the peace process in southern Thailand.  Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the Malaysian government was taking developments in southern Thailand seriously and remained committed to supporting efforts to bring peace to the neighbouring region.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ynvyva7p  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:01Defense Minister Datuk Siri Mohamed Khaled Nordin launched the National Month

00:05and fly the Jalur Gemilang campaign at the Ministry of Defence level on Thursday.

00:10After the event, he told the media that the Malaysian government

00:13was taking developments in southern Thailand seriously

00:16and remained committed to supporting efforts to bring peace to the region.

00:38He said Malaysia will provide cooperation to the Thai authorities

00:42to ensure this does not happen.

00:44He said the armed forces will continue to strengthen security

00:47and monitoring along the Malaysia-Thailand border

00:50to prevent incidents in southern Thailand from spilling over into the country.

00:54Last Saturday, a curfew was imposed in Narathiwat from 10.15pm to 5am

01:00following more than 50 incidents, including bombings,

01:03the burning of local government offices, and tire burning.

01:06The explosions in Narathiwat also shook homes

01:09and caused concern among residents along the border,

01:12including those in Kampung Lubokgong and Kampung Tersang in Rantau Panjang.

01:17After that, the

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