[GMA News] Seven Philippine soldiers were injured in an hour-long clash with Abu Sayyaf terrorists in Patikul town in Sulu province on Friday. Military spokesman Filemon Tan said the troops were on patrol when they battled an undetermined number of Abu Sayyaf militants. He said the rebels were under Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Hairullah Asbang.
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[IN.REUTERS] The top U.N. human rights ...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty... official called on Thailand on Friday to suspend "dangerously sweeping" powers handed to the military and he encouraged dialogue on a draft constitution the military hopes will win approval in an August referendum.
The military has ruled since a May 2014 coup and has banned political gatherings, censored media and tried dissenters in military courts.
Junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha has stressed the need to restore political stability after year of fractious and at times violent politics and he has promised to hold an election in mid-2017.
Last month, the junta gave soldiers powers of arrest and detention, including the authority to seize assets and search premises, a move rights groups say would only help strengthen the crackdown on critics.
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said in a statement extending the military's powers was not the answer to "rebuilding Thailand's political landscape".
[Bangkok Post] A combined military force searched an area on Khao Tawe mountain range in Narathiwat province on Wednesday and found a cache of bomb-making materials and medical supplies. The force, comprising troops, an explosive ordnance disposal unit and sniffing dogs, examined the area after getting information about where the RKK separatist group had assembled mines and bombs for use in insurgency operations.
Equipped with bomb detectors, the force found four large fertilizer bags hidden at near trees and in rock crevices, covered with plastic sheets. The bags contained clothing, medicine, medical equipment, nails, ball bearings, electric wire, plugs, electronic circuit panels, drills, gas stoves and many other items.
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[Bangkok Post] A combined military force searched an area on Khao Tawe mountain range in Narathiwat province on Wednesday and found a cache of bomb-making materials and medical supplies. The force, comprising troops, an explosive ordnance disposal unit and sniffing dogs, examined the area after getting information about where the RKK separatist group had assembled mines and bombs for use in insurgency operations. 
