The announcement came after Australian police informed Thai authorities that some groups of Thais were providing financial support to the IS. Thai authorities had previously consistently denied any connections between Thais and the IS. Tuesday's claim of links between southern Thais and Islamic State surprised most security experts in Bangkok. But Pol Gen Srivara said police from the Central Investigation Bureau and the Special Branch Police have been instructed to investigate the matter and will report the findings to the government. Pol Gen Srivara added police have been analysing the user names of the Facebook users which are being divided into six groups.

Source: Bangkok Post November 22, 2016 21:55 UTC