Deputy Prime Minister issued a new order to Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) in the South and other agencies to step up already heightened vigilance as the government fears the APEC Summit may be used by subversive and protest groups to highlight their cause and damage the kingdom’s image during the two-day event which is being viewed as important to the country and a watershed moment in its political development. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/11/16/pattani-bombs-alert-thai-agencies-over-apec/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Pattani and Bangkok.