Militants sabotage power supply in Narathiwat

People in Tak Bai, Sungai Kolok, Sungai Padi, Waeng and Sukhirin have been in the dark since Monday after militants launched their attacks at several locations. The insurgents loosened screws at the base of electricity poles causing them to collapse, and cut power lines in the area. As of yesterday, authorities could not access the area but expected to resume the power supply by lunch time today, according to Niphon Narapitakkul, the Narathiwat deputy governor.

The business community said they had lost millions of baht.