Thailand, southern rebels agree on 40-day Ramadan peace initiative

[webfact]

Anas Abdulrahman, the head of the peace talks panel for the BRN, a southern Thai separatist rebel group, speaks at a press conference at a hotel near Kuala Lumpur, April 1, 2022.  S. Mahfuz/BenarNews

 

Muzliza Mustafa, Nisha David and Mariyam Ahmad
Kuala Lumpur and Pattani, Thailand

 

The warring sides in Thailand’s Deep South conflict agreed to a 40-day pause in violence to cover Ramadan and, in a first, unarmed rebels will be allowed to visit their families during the holy month, officials said after the latest peace talks hosted by Malaysia wrapped up Friday.

 

Malaysia facilitated the two days of peace talks between the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) separatist insurgents and the Thai government – the second round of negotiations this year – at a hotel near Kuala Lumpur.

 

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“Both parties have agreed to [a] violence reduction agenda during Ramadan,” the Muslim holy month of fasting that starts this week, as a “confidence-building and trust-building” measure, Abdul Rahim Noor, the Malaysian peace broker for the talks, told reporters at the end of the latest meetings.

 

Full story: https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/thai/thai-brn-peace-talks-04012022143427.html

 

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[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The warring sides in Thailand’s Deep South conflict agreed to a 40-day pause in violence to cover Ramadan and, in a first, unarmed rebels will be allowed to visit their families during the holy month, officials said after the latest peace talks hosted by Malaysia wrapped up Friday.

Just extend it to 365 days and be done with all the fighting.. there are better things to do with your time, money.

[RichardColeman]

26 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Just extend it to 365 days and be done with all the fighting.. there are better things to do with your time, money.

You think the imans will placate the muslim extremists throughout the planet with a 365 day muslim holiday ? Can't see that happening with those nut cases.

[MarcelV]

I hope the ceasefire will hold. I am located in Narathiwat and was always warned not to travel during Ramadan due to the heightened risk of attacks. I either traveled to a different part of Thailand or just hid at home.

Now there may be some opportunities to go out safely without dudes blowing themselves up left and right.????

Edited April 2, 2022 by MarcelV

[impulse]

On 4/1/2022 at 7:49 PM, RichardColeman said:

You think the imans will placate the muslim extremists throughout the planet with a 365 day muslim holiday ? Can't see that happening with those nut cases.

Maybe if the BKK elite quit taking away land they've been farming for dozens of generations...