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Tambon official injured by road bomb in Pattani
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 24/03/2025
» PATTANI - A senior tambon official was injured when her car was targeted by a roadside bomb on Monday, the second female official attacked by southern separatist insurgents this month.
Life-threatening warnings target defence volunteers in South
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 21/03/2025
» PATTANI — Insurgents have warned Muslim defence volunteers in the southern border region to back down or face life-threatening consequences.
Pattani blast injures 9 police on teacher-protection duty
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 14/03/2025
» PATTANI — A roadside bomb attack injured nine police officers on teacher-protection duty in Mae Lan district of this southern border province on Friday morning.
Time for Thai govt, BRN to talk
Oped, Matt Wheeler, Published on 12/03/2025
» Dialogue between the Thai government and Malay separatists marked its 12-year anniversary on Feb 28, but violence in the southernmost provinces remains an open wound on the Thai body politic. A dreadful routine of bombings, shootings and clashes in these provinces has killed some 7,680 people since 2004, yet the simmering violence goes largely unnoticed outside the region.
Push for peace in deep South
Published on 03/03/2025
» Peace advocates are urging the Paetongtarn Shinawatra-led administration to quickly form a peace negotiation committee to kickstart a new round of peace talks with the Islamist separatist group Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani (BRN).
Deputy Prime Minister backs Thaksin on South solution
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/02/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has expressed support for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's views regarding restoring peace in the deep South and urged insurgents to halt violence during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Peace plan needs rejig
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/02/2025
» During a recent visit to the South, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra vowed to bring an end to the violence which has rocked the restive region for almost two decades.
Government set to form new peace negotiation team
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/01/2025
» A new government peace negotiation team will be established to address the ongoing conflict in the Deep South, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai announced.
Security boost for PM in Thailand's South
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 16/01/2025
» Security has been beefed up as Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will visit three southernmost provinces on Thursday amid concern about a recent flare-up of violence in the region.
Syria's de facto leader meets minority Christians
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» DAMASCUS - Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met with senior Christian clerics on Tuesday, amid calls on the Islamist chief to guarantee minority rights after seizing power earlier this month.