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Ex-rebel negotiator in peace talks dies
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 27/08/2020
» PATTANI: A key figure in the Pulo-DSPP, one of five organisations in the Mara Patani umbrella group of southern insurgents, who had a key role in peace talks with the government, has died in a Malaysian hospital.
New threats for post-Covid-19 age
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/05/2020
» The most powerful weapon to deal with security issues, in the opinion of National Security Council (NSC) secretary-general Somsak Roongsita, is an intangible asset everyone has but may not necessarily harness to its fullest.
Southern clash to 'hurt' peace talks
News, Published on 20/03/2020
» A car bomb attack and clashes near the Pattani dam in Yala will inevitably affect peace talks with insurgent networks in the Muslim-dominated southernmost provinces.
Peace chief praises southern talks
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 01/02/2020
» The government's chief negotiator in southern peace talks expressed confidence on Friday that the first meeting with the Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani (BRN) insurgent group would set the stage for further discussions to bring peace to the restive region.
No end in sight for carnage in deep South, despite peace talks
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 12/01/2020
» Despite some positive signs observed in the fight to contain the southern unrest over the past 16 years, there has been little progress in the peace talks between the government and groups linked with violence in the deep South which are seen as a key mechanism in bringing the unrest to an end.
'No BRN link' to Yala blasts
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/08/2019
» Bomb blasts in Yala on Tuesday that injured seven people are not linked to a Barisan Revolusi National (BRN) demand for the release of militant suspects, according to Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon.
Insurgent group denies bombings links
Reuters, Published on 17/08/2019
» A senior member of the main group fighting an insurgency in the largely Muslim south has denied involvement in Bangkok bombings on Aug 2 and said it had its first meeting with officials from the new government.
Tantrums sink peace efforts
News, Editorial, Published on 06/02/2019
» The failure of the government to kickstart peace talks on the South is a disappointment to all involved. The Malaysia-based Mara Patani negotiating faction said on Sunday it won't talk until a new Thai government is formed. Peace talks were already barely moving but Sunday's events mean there will be no chance of any official movement for at least six months.
Chief of peace talks answers rebels' insults
News, Published on 05/02/2019
» The head of the government's southern peace talks team said Monday he had no appointment to meet the rebel Mara Patani delegation for talks in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday and therefore no obligation to attend, despite the rebel group's demand that he do so.
Peace talks chief counters southern rebels' condemnation
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 04/02/2019
» The head of the government's southern peace talks team said on Monday he had no appointment to meet the rebel Mara Patani delegation for talks in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday and therefore no obligation to attend, despite the rebel group's demand that he do so.