The 57-year-old Malaysian was gunned down early Sunday at his karaoke business in the border town of Sungai Kolok in Narathiwat province. The same day in neighbouring Pattani province, a 50-year-old Buddhist teacher was shot dead at his home by suspected militants, while a 54-year-old Muslim man was killed in a drive-by shooting in front of a mosque, police said.
Thailand last week extended emergency rule in three troubled southern provinces until October as it struggles to quell unrest that has left more than 4,100 people dead in six years.
Yala provincial governor Krisada Boonrach vowed a crackdown on