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Home » Reader question » Reader question: Is Narathiwat in southern Thailand really dangerous?
Reader question: Is Narathiwat in southern Thailand really dangerous?
Dear readers,
We would like to go to Narathiwat and then move north. The southern provinces are red on the travel advice map, so no travel advice.
Is it really dangerous to go there?
Sincerely,
Jeannette
It is almost impossible to answer these kinds of questions. It's just like with traffic, you can drive without damage for years and make two hits within a week. For example, you could stay in the South for a long time without any problems and then suddenly become involved in attacks within a short time.
You should assume that the red signal for these provinces has not been given for nothing, or has been plucked out of thin air. If you do incur significant damage there, medically or otherwise, I wouldn't be surprised if your travel insurance doesn't cover it. You deliberately visit a risk area.
What is dangerous? I have lived here – Narathiwat City – for 14 months now and have not felt threatened for a single moment. If you are passing through here as a tourist and/or staying for a few days, the chance of attacks and similar suffering is really negligible. In that respect I would feel much less safe in the heart of London or Paris. However, those cities are still colored green in the travel advisory map, probably for political reasons.
However, the deep south of Thailand, plus Hat Yai and Songkhla, have been 'downgraded' in travel advice from orange to red since July. I hear from everyone around me that it has never been as safe here as it is now. Inquiring about the reason for changing the travel advice for this region, I was told a vague story. I do not believe that a single Dutch diplomat has ever set foot on this ground. In short: draw your own conclusions. I would say: “Welcome to Narathiwat”.
It is much safer here (Narathiwat, Pattani, Songkhla, Yala) for foreigners than many other places in Thailand. Friendly people in the deep south.
The problem is the government and military "power and money".
What will happen if there are no bombings, no extra danger money. And the military doesn't want that
that just wants more money and the army still has additional income in the deep south.
Well,
It is, as Dirk says, a “dangerous” area. Yes, you can walk around for years without anything happening, but if you're in the wrong place and at the wrong time………… Well, then you're out of luck.
Almost daily there are attacks on the TV and also deaths. These “mostly military” are taken to Bangkok by plane with tribute. (almost daily on TV)
I think that the Dutch government will not bring Jeannette to the Netherlands with much honor.
So "my advice" stay away from there.
Greetings Gerrit
Well London Brussels Paris Barcelona
That way I can make an even longer list
Also dangerous, but travel advice is not
Red ???
I think you better stay home
There are attacks all over the world
If you are unlucky you can also go into stampegat one
Bomb hit!!!!
I live in Hat Yai and have recently also seen that it is now less safe here (on the site of foreign affairs).
They should make that clear here, to the police / army, because the controls are much less strict.
Comparisons with London, Barcelona etc. are flawed. This concerns civilian casualties, and here it *almost* always concerns targeted actions against specific persons or government officials.
So, the chance that it will go well is very high, but not 100%. Only you can decide if it's worth the risk...
My in-laws also live in Hat Yai and I visit on average 3-4 times a year.
I also have not yet noticed that it would be unsafe, but those who issue that warning look at it differently than we do. We also have family living in the town of Songkhla and I like to go there despite the warnings and that something has happened.
But things are also happening in the rest of the world that we shouldn't want.
If you look at what has happened in recent years in terms of attacks, I would certainly not call it a safe area. Much news does not reach the newspapers living in the south on the west coast where it can be called safe. Instead of traveling via Naritiwat I would choose the Penang-Haad Yai route and avoid the east coast. I myself no longer go to the region south east of Haad Yai and certainly not to Yala where my brother-in-law lives. But everyone must decide for themselves whether they want to take the risk. the negative travel advice has been issued completely rightly for this region.
That's actually the area I'm talking about.
I always do my visa run in Pedang Basar, in combination with family visits in Hatyai and Songkhla.
We went to Pattani once, there is a famous temple (I forgot the name) where my wife and mother-in-law wanted to visit. A sister is married to a cop and she came along. After an hour of driving he pushed a gun in my hand and so on, you're a soldier, aren't you.
When I say shoot just shoot anything that comes near the car. Personally think a bit boastful, but still. Fortunately nothing happened.
Another nice link with some history about the struggle in the South
https://goo.gl/wmkXRB