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Apirat says Thaksin provoked insurgents
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 12/10/2019
» Army chief Apirat Kongsompong on Friday accused the Thaksin Shinawatra administration of complicating the southern insurgency problem.
Army chief in Aceh to sign security cooperation pact
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 14/01/2020
» Army chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong flew to Aceh province on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Tuesday to sign an agreement on security cooperation in dousing the flames of southern unrest in Thailand.
No early end seen for Deep South emergency decree
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 26/09/2023
» The emergency decree imposed in three southern border provinces for the past 18 years is unlikely to be scrapped anytime soon due to ongoing security concerns, according to Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsutin.
Peace talks still on track despite BRN no-show
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 04/04/2023
» Thailand will continue its policy of negotiating for peace in southern Thailand despite expressing frustration that the Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu-Patani (BRN) did not show up at the last scheduled talks in Kuala Lumpur.
South committee to build on Saudi ties
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 31/03/2022
» The government's strategic committee for the development of southern border provinces is pushing for a raft of development projects aimed at strengthening ties between Thailand and Saudi Arabia.
Udomchai aims for southern comfort
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 21/01/2019
» The flare-up of violent attacks in the deep South over past weeks has not shaken the confidence of Gen Udomchai Thammasaroraj as he attempts to end the insurgency at the negotiating table.
Southern peace talks rev up
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 04/01/2019
» Fifteen years ago today, sounds of gunfire rang out at the 4th Development Battalion in Narathiwat's Cho Airong district when insurgents overran the military outpost marking the re-emergence of the separatist movement in the far South.
Deep South emergency decree extended
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 12/10/2023
» The emergency decree imposed in the deep South will be extended by another three months but it will be lifted in six districts and reinstated in one, according to the decree administration panel which ordered the extension.
‘No political agenda’ in generals’ Langkawi trip
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 18/07/2023
» A trip by former army chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong and the chief of defence forces Gen Chalermpol Srisawat to a Malaysian island on May 5-7 had nothing to do with national politics, a source said on Tuesday.
SBPAC to talk with student activists
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 17/06/2023
» The Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC) plans to talk with a youth group that allegedly called for a referendum on establishing an independent Muslim "Patani State" in the South.