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Reality in South fails to match government spin
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 13/09/2016
» The appointment of the army chief's younger brother, Lt Gen Piyawat Nakwanich, as the 4th Army Region commander, does not bring a new sense of hope for peace in the restive deep South.
New setbacks in the South
News, Editorial, Published on 12/09/2016
» It has been another bad week for the government in the deep South. Separatists are believed to be behind a vicious bombing attack that killed a five-year-old schoolgirl, her father and another bystander. It shocked the nation and drew outrage from around the world. Another bomb blew apart a railway car and stopped all rail traffic between southern Thailand and Malaysia. Then, men claiming to represent the bombers, told the press they were trying to sabotage efforts to negotiate peace in the violent region.
Cops doubt BRN bombings 'admission'
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 10/09/2016
» Investigations into recent bombings and arson attacks have not revealed a link to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN), army commander Gen Teerachai Nakwanich said yesterday.
A backpack, bombs and a land of fear
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 10/09/2016
» The photo just broke your heart: A little yellow backpack with a cartoon pattern, crumpled on the road in Narathiwat after a bomb. We can imagine the rest. A few minutes before, it must have been slung on the back of a five-year-old girl before a deadly blast knocked it off. She was killed along with her father, Mayeng Wohbah, at 8.25am outside a school in Tak Bai, a place that has seen too many deaths, adults and children, over many years.
Security tops the agenda for Prayut-Najib meeting
News, Published on 09/09/2016
» Border security cooperation, measures to combat terrorism, particularly the threat of Islamic State-linked elements and extremists, and a crackdown on human trafficking by sea will be at the top of the agenda in Friday's talks between Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his Malaysian counterpart.
Arrest warrant issued for third Hua Hin bomb suspect
Published on 08/09/2016
» PHETCHABURI - A military court on Thursday approved a warrant for the arrest of the third suspect in the Aug 12 bombings in Prachuap Khiri Khan's Hua Hin district.
The big issue: Fighting war, talking peace
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 04/09/2016
» Separatists in the deep South tried to have it both ways last week, thankfully failing (mostly) on one score but arguably pushing ahead on the second, long-range part of the strategy.
South 'safety zones' on table
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/09/2016
» The umbrella insurgent group Mara Patani has appealed to civil society in the deep South to submit proposals on safety zones as they concluded talks with the Thai government in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
Peace talks end with separatists denying role in bomb attacks
Reuters, Published on 02/09/2016
» Peace talks between the government and southern separatists ended on Friday with no breakthrough but an agreement to meet again, and with the insurgents denying responsibility for a string of bombings last month.
Malaysia agrees to sign border fence pact
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 30/08/2016
» Thailand and Malaysia will sign a pact to build a fence along their border, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said Monday.