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Thailand to lay down own conditions at BRN peace talks
Patsara Jikkham, Published on 12/09/2013
» Security agencies are refusing to commit to demands made by the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) for peace talks and are preparing their own list of conditions, to be presented to the separatist movement representatives at their next meeting, tentatively set for late October.
All South must talk
News, Editorial, Published on 31/08/2015
» The decision to resume official contact with separatists is good news for the Deep South and the country in general. Last week, a government-authorised team led by Gen Aksara Kerdpol met a number of representatives of well-known military groups. The public ceremony took place in Kuala Lumpur, and was largely organised and arranged by the Malaysian government. The contacts are tentative, and not yet even called peace talks. There is an essential ingredient missing before the contacts can make significant progress.
Local conflict may be behind the Koh Samui bombing
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 12/04/2015
» The car bomb at the Central Festival shopping centre on Koh Samui late Friday night might have been caused by a local business or political conflict, according to a report from the government committee on solving problems in the southern border provinces.
Security tightened as Samui bombers sought
Published on 11/04/2015
» Authorities have tightened security measures across the country after a car bomb rocked a Koh Samui shopping mall at the start of the busy Songkran holiday.
Important arrest
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/12/2010
» The DSI believes it has captured one of the men responsible for the May grenade attacts at the Sala Daeng skytrain station and other locations.
Bomb injures two soldiers in Pattani
Online Reporters, Published on 04/06/2014
» A roadside bomb injured two soldiers while they were on foot patrol in Yarang district of Pattani province on Wednesday morning.
Message heard?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/01/2011
» Maj Gen Chamlong Srimuang, a core PAD leader, says Thailand must demonstrate its military power to gain leverage with Cambodians. Thailand's military may be taking his advice.
A small success
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/01/2011
» Thai Patriot Network members (above) and their PAD allies belittle the government's dealings with Cambodia, but yesterday the government did have one success in the removal of the controversial tablet
Highlights of the Week
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 31/08/2012
» Defence Minister Sukumpol Suwannatat appears to have resolved his conflict in his ministry with his abrupt transfer of three generals. But Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi is caught in a three-way war of words with the City Hall and a group of water experts on the flood prevent plan. In the deep South, militants went on bomb-planting spree to mark their national day.
Weekly highlights
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/03/2012
» Southern insurgents stepped up their attacks on the security forces this week, killing six soldiers and wounding 13; in Japan, Prime Minister Yingluck assured Japanese investors that last year's devastating flood will not be repeated and their factories are now safe; and the government has started the process to compensate victims of political violence.