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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Isoc | History Defined

Why southern Thailand has been rocked by over 50 coordinated arson attacks

Outbreak linked to decades-old insurgency in Thailand’s Malay-Muslim south

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Garage owner linked to MP’s shooting sentenced

NARATHIWAT - A court in this southern province has sentenced a garage owner to five years in prison for dismantling an Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) pickup truck used in the shooting of a Prachachat Party MP.

Bangkok Post

Pickup used in deadly Narathiwat attack found torched

NARATHIWAT - The pickup truck used in a deadly attack in Rangae district was found torched in another district of this southern province on Wednesday night, as the regional army commander ordered a hunt for the 10 armed men who killed five soldiers and injured six civilians.

Bangkok Post

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Military says Isoc did not hide spending

The Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) has not concealed spending and nor does it duplicate the work of other agencies in the South, the Royal Thai Army (RTA) said on Sunday, while defending both its budget structure and role.

Bangkok Post

Calls for Isoc reform mount

The Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) remains necessary to tackle complex threats, but the agency must modernise, improve transparency and reduce spending, security experts say.

Bangkok Post

Has internal security become indefensible?

An important conversation was set off this week when the chairman of the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council, former house speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, called for the dissolution of the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc), questioning not only its purpose but its massive and opaque budget and chequered record.

Bangkok Post

Hold Isoc accountable

The Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc), the state's national security apparatus, is once again in the media spotlight, mired in reputational fallout. This time, former House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha suggested in parliament that Isoc should be abolished because its duties overlap with those of other agencies and its…

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Wan calls for end to Isoc operations

Former House speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha has called for the dissolution of the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc), saying its duties overlap with other state agencies and its performance does not justify its budget.

Bangkok Post

Three PT petrol stations bombed in South

Two PT service stations in Pattani province and another in Yala province were set on fire by what appeared to be coordinated bombings on Sunday night. One man was injured.

Bangkok Post

Isoc tells public not to share AI royal images

The Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) urged the public to stop sharing AI-generated images falsely depicting the royal family, warning that doing so could violate the Computer Crime Act and contribute to public misunderstanding.

Bangkok Post

Isoc must accept IO 'smear' verdict

An Appeal Court ruling penalising the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) for its information operation (IO) against two human rights defenders sets a welcome precedent for the protection of rights.

Bangkok Post

IOs are real and need to be stopped

A surprising but welcome decision was made by the Court of Appeal this past week, which overturned part of a lower court ruling and ordered the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) to pay over 200,000 baht in compensation to human rights activists smeared online by a so-called information operation (IO).

Bangkok Post

Isoc told to pay activists smeared online

The Court of Appeal has ordered the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) to pay 210,000 baht in compensation to two human rights defenders and remove online content that damaged their reputations, overturning part of a lower court ruling.

Bangkok Post

Bomb blast near Yala school injures police, one civilian

Two police on teacher-protection duty and a civilian were injured when a roadside bomb exploded in Raman district of Yala province on Tuesday morning.

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A cover-up unravels

More than two months after an assassination attempt on Kamolsak Liwamoh, a Prachachart Party MP for Narathiwat, there are more questions than answers.

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After Nearly Dying This Year, Arctic Cat Already Won Its First Snowmobile Race

At the Ironwood ISOC Amsoil Championship Snocross race, Arctic Cat returned to the podium's top spot after the company nearly went under.

Bangkok Post

Isoc urges locals to watch out for spies

The Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) has urged locals to report the presence of

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Empowering new communities to seize digital opportunities vital to Africa’s development

In recent weeks, high-level international governance conferences across Africa have cast light on the vital role digitalisation is set to play for the continent’s inclusive and sustainable development.

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Axiom Space's 3rd private mission will conduct pioneering microgravity experiments on ISS

Set to launch to the ISS in Jan. 2024, the commercial mission Axiom-3 will continue to push the frontiers of science by conducting an array of experiments in microgravity.

Bangkok Post

Politicians to face charges following separatism forum

The military suspects some politicians of law violations over a separatism-related forum in the southern border province of Pattani early this month, according to the commander of the 4th Army.

Bangkok Post

Leader of Isoc-impersonating extortion gang caught

The alleged mastermind of a gang whose members claimed to work for the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) has been arrested on charges of extorting 3.1 million baht from a resident of Hua Mak district in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

The silence of the Senate

The photographs of a young female police corporal who had just completed facial reconstruction surgery following a savage beating by her boss reminded the public of a controversial case that shocked the country last year.

Bangkok Post

MFP proposes amnesty for those with contrarian political views

The opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) on Saturday proposed an amnesty for political cases, to return justice to those who hold different political views as the party unveiled a platform on politics to kick-start the election campaign.

Bangkok Post

Isoc in need of oversight

The phenomenon of "ghost recruitment" has cast a long shadow over how the government spends tax money to recruit staff to work in restive southernmost provinces.

Bangkok Post

Senate panel to investigate abuse claim

The Secretariat of the Senate has assigned an ethics committee to probe whether a senator had abused his power to help his alleged mistress, a police corporal accused of abusing her maid, get a state job.

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