Thailand's peace talks with BRN militants postponed indefinitely
By English News



BANGKOK, Oct 18 – Thailand has postponed indefinitely the next round of peace talks with a key militant group given escalating anti-government violence in the country’s far South, a senior official said today.

Charoon Ampha, National Security Commission (NSC) advisor, said the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) was told to find the causes behind the continued attacks in Thailand’s southern border provinces before the fourth round of peace dialogues can take place.

He said the BRN leaders were also asked to control dissidents in their group in light of their assurances that they could talk with those who disagreed with their peace approach.

October 25 marks the ninth anniversary of the Tak Bai incident – a tragedy which occurred after a protest by southern people against the detention of six men. Eight-five Muslim men were killed in the incident.

Col Charoon said the upcoming Tak Bai anniversary would determine if the BRN group has real control of their fellow militants.

A 15-member Thai security delegation has held three rounds of peace talks with 15 BRN representatives with Malaysia acting as the dialogue facilitator in the capital of Kuala Lumpur.

Meanwhile, Defence Ministry spokesman Surachat Chitchaeng said a suspect in the 2005 murder of two marines in Narathiwat recently surrendered to the authorities.

Thailand's Fourth Army Region Command recently launched a campaign urging suspectes insurgents to report to the authorities and turn themselves in as part of an attempt to solve the southern insurgency in a peaceful manner. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2013-10-18

Back to square one then.

Anyone surprised?

Thailand postpones peace talks in the Thai south. A vote for more terror, chaos, deaths, injuries, and uncertainty. Way to go Thailand.

<deleted>! Don't they realise this is just what the nutters want?

What is Thailand offering as an incentive for insurgents to turn themselves in? It must be known down south. I'd be interested in the answer.

Dealing with death merchants is not an easy task, the BRN are cut from the same silk as the Taliban, all nutters ,who don't deserve to populate this planet, I don't envy one bit, trying to talk reason to these murderers, what ever your political persuasion, the best way out is don't talk to them at all, that's what they don't want to hear , then nobody is listening to them brag.