Seven districts in Narathiwat province were hit by simultaneous arson attacks yesterday, four days before Ramadan, the annual Muslim fast, finishes.
Security authorities had warned and prepared for possible insurgent attacks during this period in the deep South.
The attacks started about 7pm in seven districts - Bajoh, Yi Ngor, Chanae, Ra Ngae, Sungai Padi, Muang and Rue Soh. No one was injured.
In Muang district, insurgents set fire to a bus-stop pavilion and a telephone booth in Tambon Manangtayor.
In Bajoh, roadside food stalls on Phetkasem and the Pattani-Narathiwat Roads were set alight. A mobile phone antenna and phone booth were also torched.
In Yi Ngor, an office of Chang Pheuk Tambon Administration Organisation was burnt to the ground, while tyres were set ablaze along with a roadside pavilion in tambon Laharn.
A phone booth in Ra Ngae was also burnt last night.