Prime Minister Anutin said the meeting with security agencies to monitor unrest in the three southern border provinces went well. Measures are expected to be announced soon, alongside discussions on flood relief efforts.
At 09:50 on 25 Aug 2026, prior to the Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul spoke at the Government House about the discussion with security agencies regarding unrest in the three southern border provinces, briefly stating "It went well."
When asked if any measures would be introduced, the Prime Minister replied, "Yes." Reporters further asked whether the southern situation would be discussed at the Cabinet meeting that day, but the Prime Minister did not respond, proceeding directly to chair the Cabinet meeting at Government Complex 1.
Reporters added that before the Cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister also called Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Yossanan Wongsawat, who is in charge of flood management in Nan province, and Minister to the Prime Minister's Office Pradorn Prissanantakul to discuss flood relief. The government plans to propose a central budget at the Cabinet meeting for approval. The compensation fund for affected households is 9,000 baht each. . After flood conditions began to improve,
National Security Council Secretary-General Chatchai Bangchuad arrived at Thai Koo Fah Building but declined to comment to the media, only saying briefly, "It was a routine meeting, nothing special." Similarly, National Intelligence Agency Director Thanat Suwannanon also did not respond to questions about violence in the southern border areas.
