A police officer joined by a religious leader tries to negotiate with two rebels before a gunfight broke out in Pattani province, southern Thailand, Jan. 20, 2022.

Thai Police Kill 2 Suspected Rebels in Pattani after Standoff Negotiations Fail

The Deep South shootings come days after the government, BRN resumed in-person peace talks.

A tourist arrives at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Nov. 1, 2021.

Thailand to Resume Quarantine-Free Entry for Foreigners in February

Relatives of Abdullah Esomuso prepare to transport his body for his funeral at a cemetery in Pattani, a province in southern Thailand, Aug. 25, 2019.

Suspected Rebel’s Family Seeks Justice after Thai Agency Ends Death Probe

Thai police escort Erawan Shrine bombing suspects Adem Karadag (front) and Yusufu Mieraili into a military court in Bangkok, Feb. 16, 2016.

Uyghur Bombing Suspects Describe Deplorable Conditions in Thai Military Prison

A soldier checks vehicles after suspected insurgents killed one soldier and injured two others in La Pae village in Narathiwat province, Thailand, Jan. 3, 2022. [Matahari Ismail/BenarNews]

Thai Deep South Residents Don’t Expect Much from Next Week’s Peace Talks

First face-to-face talks since March 2020 between Thai negotiators and separatist rebels to take place in Malaysia.

Yumida Yusof, a widow from Thailand’s Deep South, prays in front of the Kaaba at the Great Mosque in Mecca during a Thai government-sponsored pilgrimage to holy sites in Saudi Arabia, Dec. 11, 2021.

Widows from War-Torn Thai Deep South Live Joy of Umrah Pilgrimage

NGO says the government needs sincerity to tackle the separatist insurgency.

Thai soldiers in Mae Sot, Tak province, receive Myanmar villagers who fled clashes between Burmese troops and an ethnic Karen rebel group during the third week of December 2021.

Thousands Spill across Thai Border to Flee Myanmar Clashes

More than 16,000 have fled over two weeks from 10 villages in the Kayin state region.

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