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Did Thaksin met with the Deep South insurgents in Malaysia?

By Bangkok Pundit Thu, Apr 12, 2012 10:00AM UTC Comments Off

In the first post, BP looked at the statistics of the violence from January 2004 until March 2012. In this post, which is really part 2 (although have gone for a different title), BP will look for where we go next and the idea of talks – the word ‘negotiations’ is still a ‘no-no’ for...

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56 deaths and 547 injuries in Thailand’s Deep South in March, what is next? : Part 1

By Bangkok Pundit Sun, Apr 08, 2012 1:24AM UTC View Comments

BP has previously blogged on DeepSouthWatch’s statistics on the violence in the Deep South in 2007 (here), 2008 (posts here and here), 2009 (here), and up until September 2010 (here). At different times, the security agencies and governments will say the situation in Thailand’s Deep South is getting better. The question is then, how can you evaluate if the situation...

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Malaysian PM : Political solution needed in Thailand’s Deep South

By Bangkok Pundit Mon, Apr 02, 2012 2:04AM UTC View Comments

After the car bomb in Yala that killed 11 and the car bomb in Hat Yai that killed – the later is of particular importance to the Malaysians as 1 Malaysian died and 11 were injured – the Malaysian PM has commented. Bernama: The prime minister said Malaysia would continue to assist Thailand, its neighbour,...

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2nd car bomb kills 5 more in southern Thailand UPDATE: One Malaysian tourist among the fatalities

By Bangkok Pundit Sat, Mar 31, 2012 11:13PM UTC View Comments

Earlier today there was a car bomb in Yala province, one of the 3 provinces in the Deep South which has seen a large upsurge in violence since 2004, that has killed at least 10 (as blogged about here). Around the same time, there was also an explosion at a hotel and shopping complex in...

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Car bomb in southern Thailand kills at least 8

By Bangkok Pundit Sat, Mar 31, 2012 5:34PM UTC View Comments

AP: Suspected Muslim insurgents set off a series of bombs as shoppers gathered for lunch Saturday in a commercial hub of Thailand’s insurgency-plagued south, killing eight people and wounding dozens, officials said. Yala Governor Dethrat Simsiri said that 68 people were wounded by three blasts that occurred within a 100-meter (100-yard) radius and minutes apart...

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