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Go softly, softly: 4th Army head
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 02/11/2022
» The newly appointed commander of the 4th Army Region, Lt Gen Santi Sakuntanark, says security authorities will avoid the use of force against suspected insurgents in the strife-torn southern border provinces except for self-defence as law enforcement is stepped up to deal with them.
Peace broker overcomes initial doubts
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 16/05/2022
» Gen Wallop Raksanoh, the head of a government team negotiating peace in the deep South, admitted that when he assumed the role, he was not sure whether he could measure up to the challenges that lie ahead.
Path to peace needs respect
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/05/2022
» The relatively calm Ramadan in the restive deep South reminds us that peaceful dialogue, not arm-twisting or fighting battles, is the real recipe for ending conflicts.
Ramadan calm kindles peace hopes
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 04/05/2022
» The government's peace negotiators expect to secure a long-lasting ceasefire agreement with insurgent groups by the end of this year, according to the team leader, Gen Wallop Raksanoh.
Rebels sidelined from talks admit to Pattani blast
News, Published on 16/04/2022
» PATTANI: Rebels sidelined from peace talks claimed responsibility on Saturday for deadly bombings that broke a Ramadan truce agreed between the main rebel group and the government in the troubled southern border provinces.
South peace talks at crucial turn
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 12/04/2022
» Peace could finally be given a chance in the strife-torn Deep South as the security authorities voiced confidence their latest round of negotiations may have reached a crucial turning point. It involved a "real deal" with the ranks of southern insurgents, according to Lt Gen Thira Daewa, secretary of the peace talks team.
Ramadan truce agreed in South
Published on 01/04/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: The Thai government and southern separatist insurgents agreed on Friday to a truce during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, in what they hope could lead to a more lasting solution.
Southern peace talks make slow progress
Kyodo News, Published on 13/01/2022
» The Thai government and Muslim separatist insurgents in southern Thailand proposed on Thursday forming a joint working group to flesh out the broad terms agreed on in their third round of peace talks held this week in the Malaysian capital.
'Don't give up hope' on deep South
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 26/04/2021
» A peace dialogue process between the government and Malay-Muslim dissidents to bring about peace and unity in the deep South must be fluid and ongoing, says an ex-member of the Thai negotiating team, Gen Nipat Thonglek.
Govt urged to open up peace talks with separatists
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 21/12/2020
» The director of the Centre for Conflict Studies and Cultural Diversity (CSCD) at Prince of Songkla University is calling on the government to seek more countries to act as facilitators in peace talks with southern separatists.