0 ‘Safety zone’ in South only a pipe dream without BRN agreement

IT WAS billed as a significant step – some even called it a breakthrough – but the announcement on Tuesday that the Thai government and Malay Muslim separatists from the far South has agreed on a “safety zone” is still a pipe dream because the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN), the group that controls virtually all of the combatants on the...

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0 Southern Conflicts: Spiritual leader of Thailand's southern insurgents dies

More than a decade ago, Sapae-ing Basor was one of Thailand's most wanted, his face  plastered on posters around the south offering 10 million baht, more than $250,000, for his capture. But when the spiritual leader of many Muslims in insurgency-torn southern Thailand died at 81 in self-imposed exile in Malaysia Jan. 10, it...

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0 Thailand ‘Not Ready’ to Accept Reference Terms for Peace: Southern Rebels

Efforts to restart peace talks in Thailand’s Deep South ground to a halt when the Thai government this week declined to endorse ground rules for formal negotiations, the rebel side said Thursday. Negotiators for the two sides had “mutually agreed” to terms of reference (TOR) in earlier meetings, and expected the full delegations to...

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0 Joint statement: Armed violence in the Cho-airong Hospital, Narathiwat: All parties urged to protect public health system

For immediate release on 14 March 2016 A joint statement by Duayjai Group, Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF) and Patani Human Rights Organization Armed violence in the Cho-airong Hospital, Narathiwat: All parties urged to protect public health system In pursuance to the violence in the Cho-airong Hospital on 13 March 2016, the Permanent...

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0 Govt needs to show it really wants PEACE in the South

Signs do not look good before the re-start of peace talk It is somewhat strange for the chief negotiator for Thailand's peace talks with the Patani Malay separatists, known as MARA Patani, to be revealing what is on the table before securing a buy-in and understanding with the other side.  Through his spokesperson, retired General...

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0 BRN call for foreign observers at peace talks a key test for Bangkok

Don Pathan Special to The Nation  October 19, 2015 1:00 am Insurgent group says it is willing to negotiate if Thailand follows international norms For an organisation whose leadership is very secretive, Barisan Revolusi Nasional is drifting into uncharted territory as its "Information Department" reaches out to foreign media to...

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0 Mara Patani : A New Hope of Peace?

In a historic press  conference, the representatives of  MARA PATANI( Majlis Syura Patani -Patani  consultative council)spoke toThai reporters at the Premiera Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on  August 27, 2015 to lay out their aims and expectations after wrapping up talks there with negotiators from Thailand’s...

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