Prawit orders safety boost
POST REPORTERS
-Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wong. Suwon has instructed all security agencies to strengthen border protection and safety in the wake of the devastating terror attacks in France.
-Gen Prawit yesterday chaired a meeting between security and intelligence agencies that centred on how to boost security in Thailand and safe- guard the population from extremist threats following the the Islamic State (IS) strikes that rocked France on Friday night.
-Security measures have been heightened along all borders, particularly with Malaysia, as the government had earlier received reports of suspects in Malaysia with possible ties to the IS Gen Prawit said. -Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o- cha has called for all members of the public to be on the lookout for any signs of threats to national secu rity and promptly alert authorities if they suspect they have seen some thing unusual.
-"The truth is the risk is now every and no country in this world is considered totally safe, he said.
-Meanwhile, Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen met Gen Prayut yesterday to discuss security risks in a regional context.
-The two agreed Southeast Asia has to focus more on its security after the Paris terror attacks, said deputy government spokesman Werachon Sukondhapatipak.
-National police chief Chakthip Chaijinda said Thailand has never faced an IS threat. Nevertheless, he said he has instructed special forces units in every provincial police region to train inten- sively to prepare for the unexpected.
-Pol Gen Chakthip ordered immigra tion officers to step up the screening of people arriving and departing from Thailand at all airports and natural border passes.
-The Central Investigation Bureau held a meeting of its 11 divisions yes- terday to update its database on trans- national criminal rings in Thailand.
-The Crime Suppression Division (CSD), one of the 11 divisions, was made the centre for dealing with trans- criminal cases in Thailand five years All divisions have been asked to ago. information send any relevant to the CSD.