Thailand Deep South

Thai Government and Southern Separatists Agree to New Plan to End Conflict

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Thai Government and Southern Separatists Agree to New Plan to End Conflict

The Thai government and Muslim separatist rebels in southern Thailand have agreed on a roadmap to try to end the region’s long-running conflict, according to the Malaysian of facilitator the talks. In a news conference in Kuala Lumpur yesterday evening, Malaysian facilitator Zulkifli Zainal Abidin said that the two sides had agreed “in principle” to … Read more

Thailand, Particularly the Deep South, Needs a Final Reckoning With Thaksin

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Thailand, Particularly the Deep South, Needs a Final Reckoning With Thaksin

Advertisement It has been the subject of conversation for years, both celebrated and dreaded by different parts of Thai society. Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has claimed for several years that he wants to return to Thailand, a possibility now accentuated by the rise of his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a prime ministerial candidate for the … Read more