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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.
Ramadan violence fears after Yala blast
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/03/2025
» Security has been tightened in Yala province, following a pipe bomb attack on a police box next to a railroad crossing in Muang district which left six Muslims injured on Wednesday night.
Push for peace in deep South
Anucha Charoenpo, 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).
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.
DPM Phumtham calls for new path to peace in Thailand's South
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/01/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has called for a thorough review of strategies aimed at resolving the decades-long insurgency in the deep South.
BRN rebels tell govt to 'show sincerity'
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 21/12/2024
» The Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu-Patani (BRN) rebel group has slammed the Thai government for delays in establishing a new peace negotiation team, calling on Thailand to show sincerity towards solving the problem.
Senator blames insurgents for Songkhla statue attack
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 22/11/2024
» A senator has blamed this week’s grenade attacks in Songkhla on the Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu-Patani (BRN) insurgent group, saying it intended to discredit a policy to strengthen multiculturalism and promote economic development in the troubled southern border region.
Songkhla 'terrorist' gets jail time
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/11/2024
» Azman Porloh, a 29-year-old suspect in several terrorist attacks in Songkhla province, is facing more than five years' imprisonment for the illegal possession and accumulation of weapons.
Tak Bai bomb possibly linked to massacre court case: Phumtham
Abdullah Benjakat and Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 30/09/2024
» A car bomb in Tak Bai district of Narathiwat could be linked to the mass killing court case that will expire in less than a month, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Monday.
New facilitator raises southern peace talks hopes
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 02/08/2024
» National Security Council (NSC) deputy secretary-general Chatchai Bangchuad believes peace talks between the Thai government and the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) separatist movement will produce positive results now that a new talks facilitator has been appointed.