Narathiwat, in the deep south of Thailand, borders Malaysia and the Thai southern railroad terminates here. Once home to Southern Thailand's mining industry, modern Narathiwat is a natural link between Thailand and Malaysia! The province is blessed with natural scenery of both forests and beaches.

Unrest In Southern Thailand
The continuing unrest in Thailand's three Muslim majority border provinces, Narthiwat, Pattani & Yala has been well documented in the international media.

On all major Embassy websites, travel guidelines are in place warning of the possible dangers. In line with these warnings, we cannot stress strongly enough the dangers of travelling in these areas! If in doubt.....

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