A fragile truce holds in Thailand's deep south

Peace talks with Malay rebels can resume after insurgents curb campaign of violence

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An armed Thai soldier stands guard as three Thai-Muslim students stroll past the compound of Yala Islamic College in Yala province, southern Thailand. © AP

Don Pathan is a Thailand-based security analyst.

In December 2024, a leading figure in southern Thailand's biggest rebel group lamented the Thai government's lack of action on the peace process that was supposed to resume once a new government came to power after the 2023 general election.

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