KANGAR: District police chiefs and the General Operations Force (GOF) have been directed to step up security and intelligence-gathering along the Perlis border, particularly at the country’s main entry points, following a bomb explosion in Thailand’s Satun province.
Perlis police chief Deputy Commissioner Hamzah Hashim said police remained vigilant as the state shared a border with Thailand.
“Cooperation and information-sharing with the Thai authorities have also been strengthened to detect and address any potential threats at an early stage,” he said in a statement today.
Three school students were injured, one of them seriously, in a bomb explosion in Satun, while several other bomb attacks were reported in Yala and Songkhla from last night until this morning.
Hamzah advised the public to remain vigilant and refrain from speculation that could cause concern, adding that the Perlis police contingent was committed to ensuring the state’s security against all forms of threats.