On 25 April 2017, Dr. Paitoon Songkaeo, Consul-General to Kota Bharu, and the officials of the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Kota Bharu, welcomed a group of 20 Community Radio hosts broadcast in Malay Language from 3 Southern Border Provinces of Thailand, which was led by Mr. Muhammad-Ayub Pathan of the Deep South Watch, during their visit to Kota Bharu.