1.   A Thai ranger unit had been put on standby.

2.   Four BRN separatists were killed in a clash with Thai paramilitary rangers in Narathiwat three weeks ago.

3.   He said Thai authorities blocked all routes into Myanmar, and despatched Thai rangers, special task forces, sniffer dogs and helicopters in the search.

4.   The Thai military shelled Cambodian government troops caught crossing the Thai-Cambodian border Thursday a day after two Thai rangers were killed by unidentified gunmen in the area.