Police in the southern Thai province of Yala have adopted a pig-tailed macaque monkey as a mascot to improve relations with the community, the Daily Mail reported.

据英国《每日邮报》报道，泰国南方也拉省警方日前“雇佣”了一只短尾猴作为吉祥物以改善警民关系。

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Yala Deputy Governor Krisada Boonrath, who has had staff killed by insurgents, wants to reduce the weapons in the province, although he says he has not yet seen a problem from the number of guns there.

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On Sunday five soldiers were killed by suspected militants in a bomb attack in Yala, a neighbouring province.

BBC: Militants killed in southern Thailand attack