Malaysian peace talk facilitator visits Thailand’s deep South

Malaysian peace talk facilitator visits Thailand’s deep South

The Malaysian facilitator for the peace talks between the Thai government and Mara Patani, an umbrella organization for Thailand’s separatist groups in the Deep South, paid a two-day visit to the region on Tuesday.

The visit was the first by Malaysia’s former police chief, Tan Sri Abdul Rahim bin Mohammad Noor, since he was appointed to the post, replacing Ahmad Zamzamin Hashim.

Mr. Rahim held discussions on the insurgency and the framework for the resumption of peace talks with the insurgent groups with Lt-Gen Pornsak Poonsawat, commander of Thailand’s Fourth Army Region, which has jurisdiction over security affairs in southern Thailand.

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